Everything You Need to Know About Notary Services.
Have questions about notarisation, certification, or legalisation? We’ve got you covered.
Here you’ll find clear answers to the most common queries about our Notary Public and Commissioner for Oaths services including what documents you can notarize, how long it takes, and what to prepare before your appointment.
Notary fees are fixed by the Notaries Public Rules: S$40 to witness one signature, S$75 for a notarial certificate, and S$5 for a certified true copy (first page), plus S$87.20 per document payable to the Singapore Academy of Law. A typical single document costs about S$200 in total.
About 30 minutes for most documents, if they are complete and ready to sign. At The Adelphi, the SAL apostille can usually be done the same day.
Netto & Magin LLC is a notary public at The Adelphi, 1 Coleman Street, about 5 minutes’ walk from City Hall MRT, in the same building as the Singapore Academy of Law.
Yes. The Singapore Academy of Law’s legalisation counter is at The Adelphi, 1 Coleman Street, where Netto & Magin’s notary office is also located, so you can have a document notarised and apostilled on one visit.
The unsigned document, your original NRIC, passport or work pass, any originals you need copied, and for companies, a board resolution authorising the signatory.
A notary public certifies documents for use outside Singapore. A commissioner for oaths administers oaths for affidavits and statutory declarations used in Singapore.
You need an apostille if the document will be used in a country that is a member of the Apostille Convention and the receiving party asks for it. For non-member countries, the document is authenticated by SAL and then legalised by that country’s embassy.
Yes. Bring the original document and the notary will certify that the copy is a true copy of it. Certified copies for overseas use usually also need a notarial certificate and an apostille.
No. The notary must witness you signing, so bring the document unsigned.
Only in limited cases allowed by law, and at the notary’s discretion. Most notarisations in Singapore still require you to attend in person with your original ID.
Notarisation confirms identity, signature or copies; it does not include advice on the document’s contents or on foreign law. As a law firm, we can advise separately if you need it.
Yes. The director attends with their ID and the board resolution authorising them to sign. The notary certifies the signature and, where needed, the company’s documents.
