If you are applying to study or work overseas, it is often a requirement that you produce notarised copies of your professional or educational certificates, employment references etc. This process can often be done remotely by providing the Notary with good, scanned copies of the certificates, your ID and your written consent to contact the issuer of the certificate or reference, so that the authenticity of the document can be verified. Once this has been done, a good quality print of the document can be made and certified under Notarial seal. This can then be returned to you or sent for further legalisation at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and/or the with appropriate embassy.