A tip re cheap certified copies, avoiding posting original docs
Posted: July 13th, 2019, 1:48 pm
I sometimes have to provide documents to different organisations, and I hate the idea of sending via post my precious original documents. Hence, my heart sings when I see, "certified copies will be accepted."
As an example, take a document written in a foreign language, for which you have a solicitor's stamped translation. I take them to my local main library, get the librarian to unlock the photocopy machine, and then I photocopy both sheets of paper onto a single A3 sheet. Once done, I handwrite onto the photocopy, "Certified true copy of the originals," and then get the librarian to add their name and signature, with the library rubber stamp applied for verification. Then, the photocopy gets sent to the organisations.
I've done this three times now: my librarians are happy to add their certification for no charge, so all it costs - at my library - is £1.00 per A3 photocopy.
If the requirement is just "certified copies" then this works fine, and would be hard to get done more cheaply, and avoids risk of losing original documents in the post, or while being processed.
HTH.
As an example, take a document written in a foreign language, for which you have a solicitor's stamped translation. I take them to my local main library, get the librarian to unlock the photocopy machine, and then I photocopy both sheets of paper onto a single A3 sheet. Once done, I handwrite onto the photocopy, "Certified true copy of the originals," and then get the librarian to add their name and signature, with the library rubber stamp applied for verification. Then, the photocopy gets sent to the organisations.
I've done this three times now: my librarians are happy to add their certification for no charge, so all it costs - at my library - is £1.00 per A3 photocopy.
If the requirement is just "certified copies" then this works fine, and would be hard to get done more cheaply, and avoids risk of losing original documents in the post, or while being processed.
HTH.