Certification of Identity Documents

The certifier must:

  • Sight and take a copy of the original document.
  • Write their full name, occupation and date; and sign the copy no more than three months prior to us receiving it.
  • Write one of the following statements on each of the copies:
    • For photographic identification documents – “I certify that this is a true copy of the original document, which I have personally sighted; and the photograph is a true likeness”.
    • For all other identification documents – “I certify that this is a true copy of the original document, which I have personally sighted”.

Who can certify:

  • New Zealand Honorary Consul
  • Lawyer
  • Chartered accountant
  • Notary public
  • Justice of the Peace
  • Registered medical doctor
  • Registered teacher
  • Police officer.

The certifier cannot be:

  • Someone who is related to you; for example a parent, a child, brother, sister, aunt, uncle or cousin
  • A spouse or partner
  • A person who lives at the same residential address.

Additionally, the certifier cannot be:

  • A person involved in the transaction or business requiring the certification.