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Apostilles – what are they?
A UK Apostille is an official certificate from the UK Government. It confirms the signatures and seals of a notary or public official.
The Hague Apostille Convention is the international treaty which sets out the rules in relation to Apostilles. This explains why you might hear the term ‘Hague Apostille’ or ‘Apostille of the Hague’.
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Getting documents Apostilled UK directly is possible. You need to go through the United Kingdom FCDO Apostille Gov UK service offer a postal service which is open to the public.
But beware, their postal process can take several days to a few weeks, depending on their workload.
You can trust us with your documents as we are a registered business user with the FCDO’s Legalisation Office.
We can submit to the FCDO Apostille business counter every day and pick up the next day. So we can a get quick and guaranteed turnaround.
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Urgent Next-Day Service
If we receive the document by 10.30am it will be ready for collection the following day from 15.30pm. You can drop off your document and pick up from our office in Central London.
Standard Service
Using this service, the turnaround time is 5 working days. You can drop off your document and pick up from our office in Central London.
E-Apostille
FCDO – two day turnaround. Electronic Apostilles are usually turned around the same day. This service is only for E-Notarisations with a Qualified or Advanced Electronic Signature, not for other paper documents.
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Can I get a same-day service?
The Legalisation Office stopped its same day London service in December 2023.
We can try to get a same day service under their Restricted Urgent Service.
You must show exceptional circumstances to use this.
To avail of this please let us know why you need a same day service and we will seek pre-approval from the FCDO.
Do you need an Apostille London?
We ensure you get your business or personal document processed in a smooth and efficient manner. Call us now on +442074992605 or drop us a line notary@notarypubliclondon.co.uk .
Conveniently located Notary and Apostille services in London
Near Oxford Circus and Bond Street Stations.
Do I need to notarise my document?
You will need to notarise most documents with a Notary Public before they can receive an Apostille.
You will need to notarise most documents with a Notary Public before they can receive an Apostille.
It is particularly important to notarise educational documents, as they often need to be legalised for international use.
Find out more about the notarisation process.
Types of Documents that don’t require notarisation
Legalisation Services – Do I need embassy or consulate legalisation?
Not all countries have signed the Apostille Treaty.
For certain countries, further legalisation may be required to ensure the documents are properly handled and accepted by interested parties outside the UK.
In this situation, the country’s United Kingdom embassy or consulate may also need to stamp and seal the documents.
In these cases, a Notary signs and seals the document and obtains an Apostille Stamp. Then, the Consulate stamps and seals the documents issued. This shows how the Hague Convention abolish the requirement for consular legalisation for member states.
Visit our Country Guide for further details. Here we set out our legalisation service.
If you have any questions, please contact us by phone or email.
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We help clients with getting documents apostilled in the UK, whether for Spain, UAE, Italy, or other destinations
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Apostille FAQs
The Apostille Convention stipulates that a competent authority must issue an Apostille and this is the FCDO Legalisation office in the UK. The FCDO Legalisation office is located at Hanslope Park, Hanslope. Milton Keynes. MK19 7BH
Various types of UK documents require apostille certification, including birth certificates, marriage certificates, academic qualifications, and legal documents.
You can get an Apostille from the FCDO yourself, you need to pay for the service online https://www.gov.uk/get-document-legalised and use their postal service. Or you can use a service provider like Edward Young Notaries & Lawyers for a guaranteed turnaround time.
For registered business users like Edward Young Notaries & Lawyers, the FCDO turnaround time is 1 day. For non-business users, the FCDO operate a postal service. Please note that this is subject to delays depending on many issues including how busy the FCDO are at a particular time. If your document is time sensitive, you may wish to consider using a registered business user for a guaranteed turnaround time.
Yes, visit our E-Apostille page for further details. E-Apostille can only be issued in respect to Notaries or other signatories who have a Qualified Electronic Signature or an Advanced Electronic Signature. For documents that don’t meet this requirement, you will have to rely on a paper based Apostille.
Yes, they can reject a submission for lot of reasons. Some of the more common reasons is that the signatory has not provided a correct certification. The signatory may not have lodged their signature with the FCDO. If it is a certified copy passport, no signature on the passport. They may also reject foreign language documents.
An Apostille is required for a number of reasons:
- It validates a public document as being genuine
- It avoids consular office legalisation for Member States of The Hague Convention
- It helps prevent fraud. The receiving party can be sure that a Notary has actually signed a Notarial Certificate.
- It meets the requirements of overseas jurisdictions and international law.
A Birth Certificate is Apostilled directly. You need to submit the original or an official copy (on green paper) to the FCDO Apostille service. If you are in a rush, we can do it for you.
You can verify each FCO Apostille or e-Apostille by using the FCDO verification service.
Yes, you can. You will need to get it notarised first. The notary will either confirm your signature and identity or produce a notarial certificate saying that Deed Poll is a legal method of name change in the UK.
Give us a call on +442074992605 to get your Apostille today or drop us a line with your query. We’re happy to help.