Hi,
Could someone tell me how to notarize or certify a document (copy of passport, for example) in Finland?
Thanks!
Hmag
How to notarize/certify a document
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It is just as smilesalot says above.
However do not follow the instructions which I was given. My daughter was going to Mexico with my grandmother, and therefore needed a letter saying that she could travel with my mother. This is a Mexican requirement (a good rule as well methinks).
I was told by the British embassy (I had to go there as they did not answer the phones when I called) that I needed to go to a law office and get the document notarised, and they gave me the names of some companies who would do this. I phoned the first law firm, and they told me that it was stupid to use them... I should just go to maistraati. They would do it but it would be a waste of money as it would be so expensive. So I phoned the British embassy again, who said again that I had to go to the companies they said...
... so I went to Mexican embassy for their advice (as they did not speak English which I could understand on the phone when I called), and they said I had to get a signature from the British embassy AND the maistraati. Of course when I spoke to the embassy again, the British embassy said they would only sign if one of the law firms signed
So in the end I decided just to get the Maistraati signature and see what happened... there were no problems.
The maistraati procedure took maybe 5 minutes, but it took me a week to sort it out
This is a good example of bureaucracy gone mad (or capitalism at its best)... and a good example of when to listen to finlandforum posters!
However do not follow the instructions which I was given. My daughter was going to Mexico with my grandmother, and therefore needed a letter saying that she could travel with my mother. This is a Mexican requirement (a good rule as well methinks).
I was told by the British embassy (I had to go there as they did not answer the phones when I called) that I needed to go to a law office and get the document notarised, and they gave me the names of some companies who would do this. I phoned the first law firm, and they told me that it was stupid to use them... I should just go to maistraati. They would do it but it would be a waste of money as it would be so expensive. So I phoned the British embassy again, who said again that I had to go to the companies they said...
... so I went to Mexican embassy for their advice (as they did not speak English which I could understand on the phone when I called), and they said I had to get a signature from the British embassy AND the maistraati. Of course when I spoke to the embassy again, the British embassy said they would only sign if one of the law firms signed
So in the end I decided just to get the Maistraati signature and see what happened... there were no problems.
The maistraati procedure took maybe 5 minutes, but it took me a week to sort it out
This is a good example of bureaucracy gone mad (or capitalism at its best)... and a good example of when to listen to finlandforum posters!
With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine.