Online Notary & Document Notarisation Services

A notary public is an independent, legally appointed officer whose signature and seal other authorities rely on. Through Translayte, a notary in the country you choose either certifies a copy of your document as a true copy or witnesses you signing and attests to your signature.

Everything happens online: upload, identity check, signing, and delivery.

A notarisation confirms a copy or a signature. It does not confirm that a document's contents are true, and it is not legal advice. The receiving authority decides what it accepts, so check its requirements before you order.

• The notary's signature and seal on your certified copy or signed document

• A signed PDF by email, or a paper original posted by the notary

• An apostille on the notarisation, if you add one

• A certified translation, if you add one

Choose the country the receiving authority names, such as a UK notary public or a US notary.

No country named? Choose International: a digital notary in Sweden whose notarisations are issued as signed PDFs for use across borders. It is usually the quickest route.

• Certified copies are available in every country we list.

• Signature witnessing is available in most. Portugal, Switzerland, Australia and Japan offer certified copies only.

• Instant price countries show the total and take payment straight away.

• Quote in a day countries send you a fixed quote by email, typically within a working day. Nothing is charged until you accept it.

• Japan needs to see the original passport for a certified copy of a passport. No other country asks for this.

Certified Copies

• Passports and other identity documents

• Degree certificates, diplomas and transcripts

• Company records, such as certificates of incorporation and board resolutions

• Other documents an authority wants verified without your original

Signature Witnessing

• Powers of attorney

• Affidavits and statutory declarations

• Contracts and agreements

• Consent letters and other signed declarations

Some documents, such as wills, often cannot be notarised remotely. The notary reviews every document first, and we will tell you if yours cannot be processed as ordered.

Once the notary confirms your document can be processed, we email you the steps.

1. Verify your identity online with a government-issued photo ID.

2. Sign electronically from a secure link, if a signature is being witnessed. Each signer gets their own links and completes their own identity check.

3. Receive your document. The notary notarises it, adds the apostille if ordered, and delivers it.

If a step is overdue, we send up to three reminders, a day apart.

Using the document in another country? The receiving authority may also ask for an apostille on the notarisation. Add one on the order form, and the same partner will obtain it for you.

The apostille on an International notarisation is a registered PDF. Elsewhere it is a paper certificate sent by post.

If you already hold a public document, such as a birth certificate, that only needs an apostille, use our apostille and legalisation service. A certified translation of the notarised document can be added per page.

• Review: the notary is asked to review your document within a minute of payment.

• Your steps: timing then depends on how quickly each signer verifies and signs.

• Digital delivery: a signed PDF by email.

• Paper delivery: posted from the notary's country, so allow for delivery time to your address.

Priority and urgent turnarounds are not offered at present. If you have a deadline, tell us before you order, and we will confirm what is realistic.

A notary public appointed in the country you select notarises your document under that country's rules. Their signature and seal appear on the notarisation.

Translayte manages the order, identity verification and delivery, with support available around the clock.

Translayte is operated by BDXL Ltd, a UK company based in London, and is an accredited member of the Association of Translation Companies (ATC). We have served more than 190,000 customers. Your documents travel over encrypted connections, and our notaries, translators, and project managers are bound by confidentiality agreements.