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We at the SalimNotary strive to provide honest and professional legal services in the area of property transfer, wills and estate planning, contracts and various notarizations. Please explore our website for the full list of notarial services that we provide.

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  • Immigration Services

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  • Leases/Contracts/Business Sales
    A WELL-DRAWN UP COMMERCIAL LEASE CONTRACT CAN SAVE A LOT OF GRIEF AND LEGAL COST IN THE FUTURE.

    We also offer services relating to:

    Commercial leases, subleases, assignments
    Contracts of Purchase and Sale
    Personal Property Security Agreements
    Business Purchase/Sale

    Deed of Gift

    Anyone who wants to transfer an asset, as a gift, before their death.A Deed of Gift documents a significant gift to another person during one’s lifetime. When prepared and notarized by a Notary, it proves the donor’s intention for the gift which can be required to counter undue influence or arguments after the donor’s death. This can also be useful in circumstances where a person near death wants to transfer their assets or home into joint tenancy or wants to give a significant sum of money or gift to another person during their lifetime.

  • 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
  • Personal (Health) Planning
    REPRESENTATION AGREEMENT AND ADVANCE DIRECTIVES ALLOWS YOU TO PLAN OUT YOUR HEALTH CARE DECISIONS TO ENSURE YOUR HEALTH CARE WISHES ARE HONOURED.

    Representation Agreements

    A Representation Agreement is a legal document available to adults in British Columbia for personal planning. It allows you to authorize one or more personal supporters to be your representative to help you manage your affairs and, if necessary, to make decisions on your behalf in case of illness, injury, or disability.A Representation Agreement is the only way you can appoint someone to assist you or to act on your behalf for health care and personal care matters. It can also cover routine financial affairs.

    There are two types of Representation Agreement 7 (RA7) and Representative Agreement 9(RA9).

    RA7

    RA7 is a legal document for personal planning that is available to adults who need help today because their mental capability/competency may be in question. RA7 is used for routine financial decisions as well as fo.r health care decisions; however, they have a very limited scope of application

    RA9

    RA9 covers extended health and personal care decisions (including the end-of-life decisions), the 2011 amendments to the Representation Agreement Act has set some limits so they cannot be used for financial matters.

    Advanced Health Directives

    Advance Directive is fairly new legal document, being established in British Columbia as of September 1, 2011. This document includes written instructions giving or refusing consent to specific medical interventions should you become incapable of giving consent. However, an Advance Directive does not appoint a person to act on your behalf. You must be capable of understanding the type of health care your instruction deals with and the consequences of giving or refusing consent to it. You must also understand that if you make an Advance Directive and your instruction applies to the specific health care offered when you are incapable, a health care provider will only follow the instruction. They will not select someone to be a TSDM.

  • Wills and Estate Planning
    WILL AND POWER OF ATTORNEY ARE ESSENTIAL DOCUMENTS TO PLAN AND PROTECT YOUR WEALTH THAT YOU WORKED HARD TO ACCUMULATE. ESTATE PLANNING

    Estate Planning

    Estate planning is the only way to be absolutely certain that your belongings will be distributed according to your wishes after you pass. Salim offers complete estate planning and will preparation services, ensuring that you have your say over the manner in which your personal effects and wealth are managed.When it comes to estate planning and wills in Surrey, Salim can be trusted to provide the most complete and comprehensive guidance, giving you peace in the certainty that all details have been arranged and every contingency accounted for. Salim will help you identify beneficiaries, assign an executor and prepare all necessary documentation for your personal estate. 

    Will Preparation

    Salim can help you assemble and draft your Will and other legal documentation to ensure that your wishes are carried out after you die. When you work with Salim you will receive qualified advice and guidance from one of the best rated and most trusted notary public in Surrey. 

    Power of Attorney Preparation

    Power of Attorney (POA) allow an individual to name another person to manage their legal, property and financial matters in the event they are not able to do so on their own. POA is a legal document which allow individuals to plan for the possibility of future incapability. Salim can help you with the preparation of a Power of Attorney so that you are prepared if any such circumstances should arise.

     

    With estate planning, once may be able to reduce fees and taxes that his or estate would otherwise pay. Some of the estate planning strategies arfe as noted below. 

    Joint assets

    Joint assets can include a joint bank account that two or more people own, or a property ( home or vehicle or manufactured home, etc.) owned by two or more people as joint tenants. The owners of joint assets have a “right of survivorship”. What it means that if two opersons are the oweners and one fo them dies, the other joint owners own the asset. For instance, if you and another person own a home as joint tenants, the surviving joint owner( and will not pass in the deceased owner's will)  will get the home when you die. The home is said to pass outside your will. The advantage is that your estate ( after you die) will not have to pay probate fees (based on the estate assets) to the court  for the home. And if the home is your principal residence, no tax will be paid by your estate.

    Assets with a designated beneficiary

    Registered retirement savings plans(RRSP), registered retirement income funds(RRIF), and tax free savings accounts (TFSA) all let you name a beneficiary to get the proceeds when you die. If you name a beneficiary and they survive you by at least five days, the proceeds go outside your will to them. For instance, a beneficiary will get the money in a registered retirement savings plan directly from the company that is holding the plan, and not from the estate of the deceased person.

    Life insurance policies

    Life insurance policies allow you to name a beneficiary to receive money after you die.  In this case too, money will passes outside your will and it does not go through your estate. This means the life insurance funds will not be used to pay off the debts of your estate.

    Charitable gifts

    Upon death, one can reduce the income tax owing from the sale of assets by making charitable gifts in his or her will.

     

    Get Help today by calling Salim at 6048173022 or email at salim@salimnotary.com

  • Real Estate Conveyancing
    CONVEYANCING IS THE PROCESS, WHICH IS DONE BY A REAL ESTATE NOTARY TO TRANSFER LEGAL TITLE TO A PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN SOLD TO A NEW OWNER.

    Buying:

    A Notary acting for the buyer acquires all the information about the property (title search, strata, taxes, mortgages, etc.) and makes sure that all money is distributed and adjusted correctly. Therefore, my role as a notary is to make this process a smooth and painless experience for you. As a real estate notary in Surrey, Salim provides a number of services to buyers - perform title searches to find out if there is any judment(s) or Certificate of Pending Litigation on the title or any mortgage registered on the title ( to be removed on the compeltino date), any legal notaitons, pending applications, restrictive covenants and many other assess any financial encumbrances associated with the property related to mortgages, liens, property taxes, penalties, strata forms, or fines. As well, Salim will prepare and review all necessary legal documents required of both the buyer and the seller for the completion of the property, register the digital signed forms ( change in ownership form, mortgage charge form, property transfer tax form,etc) at the land title office online , as well reports to respective parties - the buyer, the seller's notary or lawyer, strata management, the lender, etc.

    Selling:

    A Notary acting for the seller has to to make sure that all the mortgages or other liens or charges are removed from the title so a “free title” can be transferred upon receiving the purchase price from the buyers. For sellers, Salim offers numerous legal services to ensure that your real estate property deal flows as planned. He will actively coordinate with buyer's notary or laweyer to oversee document drafting, review and verify adjustments to be made related to property tax, utilities, rental deposit, etc as well as taking extra care about commissions to be paid to the realtors ( if applicable), order final payout statement  from the bank ( to discharge the mortgage charge from the title in order to provide clear title to the buyer), issue the mortgage payout cheques to the bank along with the forms and docuements to dicharge the mortgage from the title

    Family Transfer:

    A notary can assist you to add or remove a family member to or from the title. Although these types of transfers are exempt from property transfer taxes, there could be some income tax implications.

    Property Transmission:

    A Notary can assist you to transfer a real property to the survivor of a joint tenancy when the other joint tenant has predeceased. As well, a Notary can assist you to transfer a real property by an Executor or Administrator of someone’s estate to the beneficiaries of an estate. Although this type of transfer is also exempt from property transfer taxes, a competent Notary can guide you through this process and make sure the transfer or transmission is done appropriately, avoiding any income tax liability or fraudulent conveyance issues.

    Mortgage Discharges:

    When selling or paying off your mortgage, a notary can assist you in preparing all the required documents and filing a discharge of your mortgage in the Land Title Office.

    Mortgage Refinancing & Home Equity lines of credit:

    When you make changes to your current mortgage you require a refinancing process, which implies a discharge of the current mortgage and the acquiring of a new one. In other words, you are borrowing money against the value of your home using your home as security.

    Manufactured Home Transfers

    We do provide the following Services:

    Builder's Lien claim
    Correction of title (name change, correction of names, change of address or land title defect corrections)
    Covenants
    Easements and Right of ways
    Statutory Building Schemes
    Modifications of Mortgage
    Extension of mortgages
    Subdivision of applications
    Purchaser's side of Foreclosures
    Commercial real estate transfers
    Personal Property Security Agreements

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