Australian Passport Office - Darwin

Level 7, T.C.G Centre, 80 Mitchell Street
Darwin Northern Territory 0800

Our Booking PolicyDue to high demand for notarial services, we ask customers to book one appointment at a time. Additional appointments may be cancelled by the Australian Passport Office.

Services

Notarial Services

Authentication or Apostille

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

DFAT cannot tell you if you must get your documents legalised. You must ask the overseas authority who requested your document.

This means contacting the individual, business, organisation, educational institution or government agency directly. Ask them if you must get your document legalised before they'll accept it.

We can only legalise Australian public documents that are:

•originals issued by Australian government agencies or officials

•originals issued by Australian tertiary education institutions that have been verified by the issuing institution

•copies notarised by an Australian Notary Public

•private documents notarised by an Australian Notary Public

For further information please visit: www.smartraveller.gov.au

Certificate of No Impediment

Do I need a Certificate of No Impediment to marriage (CNI)?

You must ask an authority in the destination you plan to get married in if a CNI is needed. DFAT cannot advise of the rules and requirements of an overseas authority. It is your responsibility to find out what you need.

Before you apply for a CNI, please check:

•If the country you are marrying in requires you to have a CNI. Authorities may accept other evidence that you're free to marry, such as a 'Single Status Certificate' or a 'No Record Result Certificate'. You can get these from your local births, deaths and marriages registry.

•The issuing requirements of the country you are getting married in. Some foreign authorities will request that you are issued the CNI from the closest Australian embassy or consulate.

•Check if you need your CNI legalised with an Apostille or Authentication certificate. Some foreign authorities may require this.

•Check you have attached a certified copy of your partners identification to the application form.

For further information please visit: www.smartraveller.gov.au

About

Within Australia, staff at Australian Passport Offices in capital cities are authorised to provide a small number of services. These include:

- issuing of Certificates of No Impediment to Marriage (CNI) (including witnessing the signature on the application form)

- legalisations of documents (Apostilles and Authentications).

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, through the Australian Passport Office cannot:

- Witness signatures or certify true copies of documents.

In Australia, a Justice of the Peace must provide this service.

Australian Notary Publics provide notarial services for most types of documents for use overseas.

Public Notaries can also witness and certify copies of documents for use overseas

You can find a Justice of the Peace or Notary using the links provided on Smartraveller.

legalisations.australia@dfat.gov.au

https://smartraveller.gov.au/services/legalising-documents/pages/australia.aspx#services-we-provide

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