It can happen that in the house buying process you will be required to produce certified copies of certain documents - and many people are unsure what that means. Whenever you are being asked for a certified copy of a document, here is exactly what you need to do:

1. Make a photocopy of that document

2. Take both the original and the photocopy to any of the following people:

  • legal practitioner
  • Justice of the Peace (JP)
  • Magistrate
  • notary public
  • police officer
  • dentist
  • veterinary practitioner
  • pharmacist
  • Certified Practising Accountant
  • Member of Parliament
  • a minister of religion
  • medical practitioner
  • officer of the SRO

3. Ask them to certify the photocopy by writing the following statement on it: “I certify that I have sighted the original document and this is a true copy of it“. They also need to write their name, title, registration number (where applicable), sign and date on it.

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