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🎯 What this needs: Power of attorneySigning a mortgage abroad
Signing a mortgage abroad usually comes down to one thing: someone has to be able to act in your place, and the other side wants proof they really can. That proof is a power of attorney with a legalized signature.
Power of attorney
We draft the power of attorney to the wording your case needs, you sign it at home and post it with a signed ID copy, the notary verifies your identity by phone and legalizes the signature. If it is going abroad, add the apostille to the same order and it arrives ready to use.
What to prepare
For this situation, have ready:
Going abroad?
Most foreign authorities will additionally want an apostille, and a few still want consular legalization. Tick it in the same order — our sister service MyApostille runs that chain and ships worldwide.
- the full identity of the person you appoint
- your passport
- the property or land register reference
CHF 150 + VATorder in 2 minutes — Swiss VAT of 8.1% added at checkout.
Order online →Frequently asked questions
How fast can I have it?
Remote acts (certified copies): 1–2 business days from your upload. By post (signatures and powers of attorney): 1–2 business days from the day your envelope reaches us. By appointment: usually 2–4 business days depending on the notary's calendar. Same-day express (services ×2) puts you first in line.
Will the authority accept a scan, or does it have to be the paper original?
Assume paper unless they told you otherwise in writing. We send you the scan by e-mail the moment the act is sealed so you can check the spelling and start whatever depends on it, but the sealed original travels to you by registered mail and that is what almost every authority ends up asking for.
What if my document is not in the right language?
A certified translation is often needed, and the order of operations matters: some authorities want the apostille on the translation, others on the original. Tell us the receiving body at checkout and we sequence it correctly the first time.
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