general notarial services

General Notarial Services

Salim C, Notary Public, provides and delivers wide range of notarial services, helping you locate and prepare the proper legal documentation for plenty of scenarios. Whether you need to certify your document, prepare affidavits/stat declarations, true copies, authentication and legalizations documents, insurance loss declaration or you require legal docuements prepared by a qualified professionals, Salim is highly qualified and your trusted notary in British Columbia.

Salim has the knowledge, education, and expertise to provide you with the step-by-step guidance you need to fulfill your notarial needs. Please feel free to contact our certified notary Salim in Surrey at 6048173022, if you have any questions about notarial services or fees, He offers a variety of general notarial services, including:

  • Notarization of various documents
  • Attestation of signature
  • Statutory declarations/Affidavits
  • Travel consent letters
  • Certified true copies of original documents (i.e. birth certificate, death certificate, marriage certificate, passport, immigration PR, Canadian Citizen, Study Permit, Work permit, and other documents)
  • Insurance loss stat declarations
  • Unregistered vehicle/trailer stat declarations

Salim also provides identification services for passport applications, proof of identity for legal travel and authorization for minor/child travel.

Our policy is not to witness separation agreements, custody agreements, divorce papers, and home made wills or power of attorneys. However, we do witness family law related affidavits ( not prepared by us and no advice given to our clients) prepared by our clients.

Certified True Copies

Once you bring the original documents to a notary public, a notary public will examine the original document that is being certified/notarized and compares the original to the photocopy. The notary public must be satisfied that the photocopy is a true and accurate copy of the original. If so satisfied, the notary public will print a statement on the photocopy that certifies the photocopy to be a true and accurate copy of the original document that was presented. The notary public signs the document and embosses a notary public’s seal on the document. The notary public’s signature and seal can later be authenticated for use in a jurisdiction outside of Canada.

Authentication

Authentication is when the Society of Notaries Public of BC and the BC government certifies that the notary public’s seal and signature appearing on a notarized document is that of a licensed and appointed notary public in and for the province of British Columbia. In some cases, usually if the document is to be used in a foreign country, it may be necessary to have the notary’s seal and signature verified (authenticated) by the Society of Notaries Public of BC and the BC government or the Canadian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. You should contact your country's consulate office to find out what steps you need to complete this task. Our office will also help you in this regard.

A Notary has the authority to administer oaths, solemn affirmations, and declarations that are used for affidavits and statutory declarations.

Affidavit

Affidavit: An affidavit is the written equivalent of giving oral evidence under oath by the “deponent”, who is the person who makes the affidavit. It is a written description of facts. The affidavit is sworn or solemnly declared to be true. An affidavit is usually made in the context of court proceedings. Hearsay evidence is allowed as long as the source of the deponent’s information is identified, and the deponent takes an oath that he/she believes the evidence is true.

Statutory declaration: A Statutory Declaration is when a person solemnly declares that the contents of an official document (written document or government forms, etc.) are true and correct.  A solemn declaration has the same legal effect as an oath in the court's eyes.The person making the solemn declaration is called a deponent.  The act of administering a solemn declaration is called commissioning a statutory declaration.It is not necessary that the deponent holds a religious book, or raise his or her hand while undertaking a solemn declaration.A person may be prosecuted criminally for knowingly making a false solemn declaration.

Examples of Statutory Declarations and Affidavits

At Salim Notary office, we see a variety of statutory declarations and affidavits. Here are some examples:

  • affirmations
  • affidavits for Provincial Court of B.C. (Small Claims)
  • affidavits for Supreme Court of B.C.
  • affidavits for all other judicial proceedings
  • affidavit for change in appearance
  • affidavit for change of name
  • affidavit of service
  • affidavit for Pharmacare
  • affidavit to dispute a violation ticket (Offence Act)
  • attestation of signatures
  • authentication and legalization
  • authorization letters
  • certified identity confirmations
  • consent to travel declarations
  • declarations
  • ICBC unregistered vehicle declarations
  • insurance loss declarations
  • letter of invitation for foreign travel(Visitor Visa or Super Visa, etc.)
  • lost, stolen, damaged, or destroyed passport declarations
  • notarial certificates
  • notarizations
  • oaths
  • passport affidavits (expired over 6 months)
  • passport applications
  • solemn declarations
  • statutory declaration for contractor holdback or security release
  • statutory declaration for enduring power of attorney
  • statutory declarations for foreign students
  • statutory declaration for pension spousal waiver
  • statutory declarations for professional registration and applications
  • statutory declaration for vital statistics agency
  • statutory declaration in lieu of guarantor
  • statutory declaration of asset ownership
  • statutory declaration of common-law union
  • statutory declaration of finances
  • statutory declaration of legal marriage
  • statutory declaration of lost license or documentation
  • witnessing signatures

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