Melanny schrieb am 25.10.2018 um 14:18:36:We also got only certified copies of the registered original documents. And the office and court where we got them from have on their websites that this is the only form that will be given by them to everybody.
I also wrote to the German embassy about the "problem" because according their website they also wanted original documents. Their answer was that the certified copies would be ok. They were accepted and treatened like original documents in the end.
Hello, I tried to PM but can't currently, if you still have the follow of the letter you wrote to the embassy, can you please forward it to me. Maybe that will clarify things better to them
They already have the original of the Certified True Copy with them and when they requested the original document, we sent photocopies of the CTC to them again. I think what we need to do now is to explain to them that the CTC from court is actually the original
Aras schrieb am 25.10.2018 um 13:58:57:Give them the certified copies, which the court gives you, and see what happens.
Petersburger schrieb am 25.10.2018 um 15:06:44:As I understand "copies certified by the court himself" will be considered as original.
Everybody working with such documents knows it and will name it as original.
So the problem is one of people who don't know this practice and try to get originals ...
Actually, we did a quick search on Google and found out that the person in charge just resumed the role in Nigeria 3 months ago so it's possible that we are just unlucky and she's following what is stated in the book to the letter