Anyone know of a cheap Notary in London?
All I want is a signature of a photocopy of my passport, but i'm being quoted like £45 + VAT !!
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Try a bank. They often have employees or officers who will notarize for free when a bank customer asks for that service.
Are you sure it has to be a notary? Most documents can be certified by a commissioner for oaths (any solicitor or barrister) and most solicitors charge £5 to certify a document. However, for certain purposes, particularly foreign embassies, etc, a Notary is necessary. Notaries are lawyers who have undergone further training. I would think that £45 was, in fact, very reasonable!
Note that no bank has a notary who will do this. Many companies will accept a document "verified" by a bank official, but this is not the same thing,
Believe me if I could find a cheap notary I would give you their number, In my experience non are cheap, like you say the fco charge £27 per document for the apostille, it's the notary that charges over the odds.
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