Oceania Career Academy

Where do I find someone who can certify my documents?

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You can bring your documents to OCA at our Māngere campus. We can certify these on site. Find a local Justice of the Peace (JP) and take your documents to them.  Many JPs work from their homes and there will likely be one in your community. Some JPs also work for the Citizen's Advice Bureau (CAB) so you can also take your documents to your nearest CAB to get them certified.

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What is a certified copy?

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A certified copy is a copy of your ID that has been authorised as a ‘true copy of an original document’ by a person listed in New Zealand’s Oaths and Declarations Act 1957. This person could be a: Justice of the Peace* Lawyer Court Official, such as a Court Registrar or Deputy Registrar Notary Public (there may be a cost involved for this service) *This includes online JP services. Take your original ID to the certifier along with a clear photocopy of the original. The certifier will sign the copy with the date and their official stamp on each page to say

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What if I don’t have any identity documents?

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If you were born in New Zealand, you can order your NZ birth certificate from the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) by phone, post or in person (or online if you have a RealMe account). There is a cost involved to get a copy of your birth certificate. If you were born outside of New Zealand and/or don't have access to any identity documents, please contact us by email info@oca.nz or call us on 0800 622 871 and we'll do our best to help you.  

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What kind of documents do you need?

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We need to see a legal document or documents that show your: full legal name date of birth gender citizenship or residency status. For New Zealand citizens this would be one or more of the following documents: a New Zealand birth certificate, or a New Zealand passport, or a New Zealand certificate of citizenship, For New Zealand residents this would be of one or more of the following documents: a passport with a current returning residency class visa (a passport with a visa label), or a passport, and letter or email, confirming current returning residency class visa (label-less visa, followed by confirmation with Immigration New Zealand,

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Why do I need to give you documents to prove my identity?

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Some of our funding is provided by government departments including the Tertiary Education Commission, this tax-payer money is only available for domestic students. We need to provide evidence to our funders that all our students are either New Zealand citizens or permanent residents.

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