Angola - Authentication of Signatures (Signature Recognition)

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Procedure

Application for signature recognition in documents:
Apply In-Person

1. Gather and prepare all the required documents and visit the SIAC - Integrated Citizen Service unit in your region to make your application.
2. Go to the notary section and obtain a control number password for Signature recognition and wait for your turn.
3. The customer service officer calls your password; approach the service desk and present you documents for verification.
4. The official will verify your documents and generate a service guide detailing the total application fees and bank details.
5. Go to the bank and pay the mentioned application fees, and obtain two copies of the bank statement
6. Return to the customer service desk and submit one copy of the bank statement to the assisting official
7. The official will confirm the payments and if they are not correct will send you back to the bank to make the correct payment.
8. If the documentation and payments are correct, the official will put the signature recognition stump on the document and forward it to the Notary for finalization.
9. The Notary will do the necessary processing and return the documents to the customer service for filling and issuing the results to you

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Required Documents

• Original Identity Card, in the case of an Angolan Citizen
• Original passport, in the case of a foreign citizen
• Signal Opening Card issued by the Registry

Office Locations & Contacts

SIAC - Integrated Citizen Service:
Contacts: +244 923 619 156, +244 990 619 156, +244 222 691 904.
Email: [email protected].
Faleconnosco Email: [email protected]
Website: SIAC
All service units: link

Eligibility

• Citizens and Angolan residence

Fees

• As instructed in the service guide

Validity

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

• Signal Opening Card issued by the Registry

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• Within one day

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Instructions

• Have a Signal Opening Card from this Registry Office or have an Identity Card if Angolan Citizen or Passport if Foreign Citizen.

Required Information

• Names
• Dates
• Signatures

Need for the Document

• Authenticated documents will make it prove that the documents are indeed legal

Information which might help

• Manual service guide at SIAC: SERVICE

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

• Ministry of Justice: JUSTICE

Others

More information which might help people.