Guides to Certified Translation and Document Legalisation in Malaysia

A Malaysian statutory declaration is made in Malay or English only. When it goes to a country that needs its own language, here is who translates it, in what order, and what gets it refused.

Malaysia has no sworn-translator register. Six checks to make before you hire a certified translation provider: accreditation, acceptance, legalisation, confidentiality, rejections and reviews.

Notarising is a Notary Public certifying a signature, oath or copy for use abroad. In Malaysia the Attorney General appoints notaries; a SAL notary is a Singapore notary whose certificates the Singapore Academy of Law authenticates by Apostille.

How a Malaysian company appoints an attorney under the Companies Act 2016, what foreign offices check, the notary, Wisma Putra and embassy chain (China in detail), and how a foreign company makes its power of attorney valid in Malaysia.

How families use a power of attorney in Malaysia: selling property while abroad, banks, ageing parents (no lasting power of attorney yet), small estates, signing abroad, and legalising a power for a family matter overseas.

Chinese buyers decide on trust before price. Learn what to localize to sell in China: mainland Simplified Chinese, persuasion cues, advertising-law wording, Chinese labels, your Chinese brand name and the documents behind the deal.

How to legalise Malaysian documents for Canada: certified translation, Notary Public, Wisma Putra and the High Commission of Canada in Kuala Lumpur, with the government fees and what delays it.