Document witnessing in Lithuania means having a signature certified, a copy certified as true, or your identity confirmed so that a document will be accepted by a bank, a pension fund, an embassy or a buyer abroad. People usually search for a notary in Lithuania, a certified copy or an apostille; in Lithuanian these acts are parašo tikrumo liudijimas (certifying a signature) and dokumento kopijos tvirtinimas (certifying a copy), carried out mostly by a notaras. Some older lists and lawyer pages call this service “Proof of Identity & Document Witnessing Service”. English-speaking lawyers in Lithuania explain which official can do what and prepare the documents.
The notary is the central figure: notaries certify signatures, copies and translators' signatures, draw up powers of attorney and add apostilles to Lithuanian public documents, a task that passed to them from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In smaller places the elder of a local ward (seniūnas) can certify signatures, copies and certain powers of attorney. Advocates certify copies of documents connected with the legal work they do for a client, but certifying a signature is not part of their role. Many notarial acts can now also be done remotely, by video and with a qualified electronic signature; whether that suits a person abroad depends on the signature they hold.
The office that will receive the document decides what it accepts: a notary's certified copy, a copy certified by a lawyer, an apostille, a sworn translation, or all of these. Asking first saves a second appointment. Lithuanian consulates offer notarial services mainly to Lithuanian citizens, so foreigners abroad usually turn to a local notary and add an apostille there.
Find out what the receiving office expects, prepare or translate the text, book and attend the notary appointment with you, certify copies of documents in the lawyer's own file, and arrange the apostille and the courier. When the task is only to prove who you are to a particular institution, see verify identity; when someone is to sign in your place, see power of attorney.
No. Notaries are separate public officials. A lawyer prepares the documents and can certify copies in a matter they handle, while signatures are certified by a notary or, for some acts, a ward elder.
At a notary's office, for documents issued in Lithuania. Documents from another country are apostilled in that country.
Notaries can certify that a person is alive, which many pension funds accept as a life certificate. The fund's own form may still have to be completed, so it helps to bring it to the appointment.
Some notarial acts can be performed remotely with a qualified electronic signature. Otherwise a notary where you live and an apostille are the usual route.
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The lawyer was very helpful at every stage of the process. Her professional approach made the experience smooth and straightforward.
I would recommend this service to anyone who needs a witness in the future.
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