Australians love to travel, and love adventure.

The Australian Government can provide some notarial services. The services we provide depends if requested in Australia or overseas. We charge fees for our service.

Many Australians adopt children from other countries. There are legal implications surrounding overseas adoptions both in Australia and in the child's country.

Australians successfully do business overseas every day. Doing business overseas carries risks. It's important you know what you can do to reduce them.

Studying overseas can be exciting and rewarding. Whether you're doing a quick school trip or an extended university exchange, it's important to be prepared.

Foreign authorities may request a document to be issued with an Apostille or an Authentication certificate before they will accept it. This is called ‘legalisation’.

Explore this page for information about how to find out if you need your document legalised and which documents we can legalise in Australia.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade provides notarial services overseas. We deliver these services through our embassies and consulates.