First, you'll need to ask a professional from the following list to certify your documents:
Lawyer
Chartered Accountant
Serving Police or Customs Officer
Notary Public
Members of Judiciary
Senior Civil Servant
Actuary
An Embassy, Consulate or High Commissioner of the country of issue of the document
Director, Officer or Manager of a regulated financial services business
Next, ask your chosen certifier to write this on the document that they are certifying:
For documents that contain a photo:
I [full name of certifier] confirm that this is an accurate copy of the original and the photo is a true likeness of the person concerned.
For documents that don't contain a photo:
I [full name of certifier] confirm that this is an accurate copy of the original.
Each document must also include:
certifier's signature and full name in BLOCK CAPITALS
certifier's occupation, company, professional address and phone number
certifier's official company/instituional stamp must be clearly impressed if they have one
certifier's professional registration number if they have one
date of certification
Please remember your documents must:
be in English or a certified translation to English
certification and translation must be completed by the same person
date of certification must be within the last three months