Child Travel Consent Letter
Is your child travelling outside of Canada without you? Prevent travel delays and confusion by letting border officials know that your child has your consent to travel.
Our letter simplifies entering or leaving Canada or foreign countries. If you are divorced or separated, or if your child is simply traveling without either of his or her parents, our letter explains that all legal guardians of your child has consented to the travel plans. Our letter is more than a quick note written by a parent, which is often questioned by border officials; our notarized document prevents worry and the potential that your child could be held up while traveling or prevented from entering another country.
We recommend a consent letter for anyone under 18 travelling:
- alone
- with one parent or guardian
- with friends or relatives
- with a school, sports, church or other group.
We are open 7 days a week and can ensure your child has the documents they need before they leave home. Even if they are just crossing the U.S. border, a child travel consent letter is crucial to have.
Sample Child Travel Consent Letter : https://travel.gc.ca/travelling/children/consent-letter
Letter of Invitation
Inviting someone to join you in Canada? They may need a notarized letter of invitation to apply for a temporary resident visa.
We ensure that your letter meets Canadian visa requirements and notarize it. Your friend or family member can then take the letter to the Canadian embassy or consulate nearest to them. A letter of invitation does not guarantee admission, but it can help and many times it’s a requirement.
Bring your government issued ID to any of our offices, 7 days a week. You can even make a same day appointment!
For more about Letter of Invitation : https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/letter-invitation.html
Certified Documents
Whether you have an original document and you want the Notary to make a certified copy of the original.
We provide certification of all documents for domestic or international use.
- Bring the originals and the photocopies. The Notary must see the original and there is no copier or printer at our office.
- Please note: To be legally valid – if you are photocopying multiple documents onto a single page (for example a passport and a driver’s licence), each photocopied image on the page must be separately sealed and certified by the Notary – resulting in a fee for each sealed image.
- When you photocopy the front and back of a document they are counted as just one certified copy, even if they are on separate pages.
- Who Can Bring? You can bring another person’s original documents; the documents don’t have to belong to you.
- Foreign Language Documents – The original documents can be in any language.
- Black/White or Colour? Usually the institution you’re sending them to will let you know if they require colour copies; otherwise black/white copies are usually sufficient.
- Multi-Page Documents – Unless your institution requires otherwise, a multi-page document only requires one seal. The Notary will indicate the number of pages in the document near his signature, and will signature stamp each page.
Notarizing a Document
Someone may ask you to get a document ‘NOTARIZED’; but this term can have 3 meanings. ‘NOTARIZE’ can mean:
- Have the Notary notarize your signature on your original document; or
- Have the Notary certify your document is an original; or
- Have the Notary make a notarized true copy of the original document.
When you ask the Notary to ‘NOTARIZE’ a document, by law, the Notary cannot tell you which of these options is required. You must determine which one will serve your purpose before you come to our office.
- If you are uncertain what to do you may need to call the institution requesting your document, to see which options they will accept.
- When the original document is being requested, most people choose option ‘1’ or ‘2’. (Note: for option ‘2’ the Notary must be able to determine your document is an original.)
- Otherwise, if you decide you want a notarized true copy, you must bring the original and the photocopy, and the Notary will notarize and seal the copy. (Note: there is no copier or printer at our office.)