Fingerprinting Services

At Red Seal Notary, our professionally trained personnel can assist individuals who require fingerprinting

Red Seal Notary offers two types of fingerprinting services through L-1 Enrollment Fingerprinting Services, which is RCMP accredited. Red Seal Notary offers Electronic Fingerprinting and Submission as well as Ink & Roll Fingerprinting.

We can help individuals that require fingerprinting for

Adoption Citizenship Employment Immigration Name Change Applications

Volunteer Employment Pardon Applications Privacy Act Requests Visas/Waivers for Foreign Work or Travel Other Non-Criminal Purposes

Electronic Fingerprinting and Submission: Using an RCMP accredited system; your fingerprints are captured and submitted electronically to the RCMP for processing. Although actual processing time is dependent on the RCMP, the ability to capture and submit fingerprints electronically means that Red Seal Notary’s clients can usually expect to receive their results in weeks rather than months.

Locations

Mississauga

42 Village Centre Place L4Z 1V9 Hours: Monday to Friday 9-6, Saturday 11 - 5

North York

4820 Yonge Street Unit 201. M2N 5N2 Hours: Monday to Friday 9-6

Toronto

25 Adelaide Street East Unit 100 M5C 3A1 Hours: Monday to Friday 8-6. Saturday 11-5, Sunday 11-4

777 Bay Street, M5G 2C8 Monday to Friday 9-6

If you have any further questions or would like to know more about fingerprinting services please feel free to call us at 1 888 922 7325 or visit our website at www.redsealnotary.com

Visa Processing - * New Serivce *

Red Seal Notary is proud to announce it is now offering Visa Processing Services.

A visa is a document which indicates that a person is authorized to enter a particular state or territory for which it was issued. The need to obtain a visa will typically depend on the purpose and length of the visit, as well as the nationality of the visiting party. Commonly issued visas include tourist visas, business visas and student visas. The visa application process differs among countries, with each country setting its own criterion and regulations. The country issuing the visa in usually attaches various conditions to the visa, such as the territory covered by the visa, the length of validity, the period that the person may stay in the country and whether the visa is valid for more than one visit. Red Seal Notary is able to assist with all of the above mentioned documentation requirements.

The length of time to obtain a visa varies significantly, depending on the country, and in most cases the wait time is extended if the required documents are mailed as opposed to delivered in person. The time frame may range from a few days to several weeks. Red Seal Notary has direct interaction with many consulates and embassies on a regular basis. As such, our trained and experienced staff can assist with handling various aspects of the visa application process. Whether in Toronto or Ottawa, our agents will personally attend the specified consulate or embassy and act on your behalf. By taking advantage of Red Seal Notary’s services you will avoid costly travel expenses, long line-ups, unnecessary wait times at the embassy/consulate, and disappointing cancellations of travel plans.

Please contact us at 1-888-922-7325 or via email: info@redsealnotary.com for further information on our visa application services.

What is Authentication and Legalization?

When documents are notarized in Canada for use abroad, such documents must go through a process of "authentication" and "legalization" in order for them to be valid in the foreign jurisdiction. The combined process of "authentication" and "legalization" is the Canadian equivalent of "apostille certificates" In most circumstances (depending on the country and document in question), Red Seal Notary can provide you with our authentication and legalization services, whereby, we will authenticate and/or legalize your notarized documents.

"Authentication" is intended to remove the burden on foreign courts and foreign authorities in proving the genuineness of documents originating outside of their countries. Authentication verifies the registration of a notary public as well as the notary's seal and signature. When a request is made, the provincial authentication authority checks its records to confirm the notary's registration and compares the notarial seal and signature on the document being submitted against records it holds of the notary's seal and signature. When the notary's authority, signature and seal are confirmed, the document to be authenticated will then receive a stampand/or an additional seal together with a statement from the provincial authentication authority to the effect that the notary is "known to be in good standing". Once this happens, nothing may be added to or removed from the document.

After authentication, "legalization" occurs when the document is presented to the consulate of the relevant foreign country for certification. At that point, the document normally acquires legal validity in the intended country of use.

If you have any further questions please feel free to call us at 1 888 922 7325 or visit our website at www.redsealnotary.com

New Website

We at Red Seal Notary are pleased to announce the launch of our brand new website! Not only are we proud of its fresh look, we are excited to announce some great new features.

Our new location finder allows you to use your postal code to search for our closest locations to you, and it includes links to maps and important numbers, making it even easier to book your appointment at your preferred location.

We are also happy to announce that in addition to our online forms for invitation letters and consent to travel documents we now have three new online forms for:

Land Title Searches,

Statutory Declaration of Marital Status, and

Statutory declaration of Common Law Unions.

Just fill in the simple online forms and let Red Seal Notary help draft and/or notarize any documents you may need.

Check out our brand new user-friendly website at www.redsealnotary.com and see just how easy getting tricky paperwork done can be.

The Red Seal Notary Team

1 888 922 7325

www.redsealnotary.com

Letter of Invitation

What is a Letter of Invitation?

Depending on the country of origin, some foreign nationals wishing to visit Canada must apply for a Temporary Resident Visa. In order to do so, a letter of invitation is often required. This letter is written on behalf of the Canadian resident who wishes to invite the person to apply for a visitor visa.

Once the letter is prepared and notarized, the person visiting Canada must present the original letter along with their application and other required documents to the Canadian consulate or embassy in their country.

Almost always, visa offices require that letters of invitation be notarized by a Notary Public.

Red Seal Notary offers services such as drafting as well as notarization of letters of invitation.

Please note: A letter of invitation does not guarantee issuance of the visitor’s visa. Visa officers will assess applicants to determine the eligibility for issuing a visitor’s visa to Canada.

For more information on letters of invitation or other documents requiring a public notary or commissioner of oaths, please visit our website at www.redsealnotary.com or call us at 1 888 922 7325