Legalisation requirements
This office offers the additional service of Legalization with Apostille at the British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Legalization with Apostille at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office is a process of authenticating documents issued in one country and intended for use in another country. The apostille is a certificate issued by the government office of the country issuing the document, attesting to the authenticity of the document itself. In the UK, the office responsible for issuing the apostille is the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. The process of legalization with apostille is often required for legal documents, such as contracts, birth certificates, marriage certificates, and university certificates, that need to be presented in another country and notarial certificates produced by our firm.
Elenco dei servizi offerti
Marco Boldini è avvocato e notaio, barrister presso il Middle Temple Inn (Londra) e relatore esperto presso tavole rotonde internazionali (Brexit e settore finanziario) ed è stato nominato dalla rivista Legal 500 UK come una delle stelle nascenti nel settore legale per l’anno 2017.
Documents for use in Abkhazia should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Qaiwan) require legalisation by the Consular Section of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation of bills of sale to be used in the United Arab Emirates is obtained through the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce.
Note: The Consular Section of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates will not legalise documents from Israel.
Legalisation is expected to take 3 working days.
Documents for use in Afghanistan require legislation by the Afghanistan Consulate.
The document to be legalised must first be certifid by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Documents for use in the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Qaiwan) require legalisation by the Consular Section of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation of bills of sale to be used in the United Arab Emirates is obtained through the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce.
Note: The Consular Section of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates will not legalise documents from Israel.
Legalisation is expected to take 3 working days.
Documents for use in Albania should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Algeria require legislation by the Algerian Consulate.
The document to be legalised must first be certifid by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 1 week.
Documents for use in Andorra should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Angola require legalisation by the Angolan Consulate.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 2 working day for the premium service and up to 3 weeks for the standard service.
All documents presented to the Angolan Consulate now requires a full translation into Portuguese, a full photocopy of the document and copies of the certificate of incorporation and memorandum & articles of association of the relevant company/companies.
Documents for use in Anguilla should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Antigua & Barbuda should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Argentina should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Armenia should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Aruba should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Australia may be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille, although this is not required in all cases.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Documents for use in Austria should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Azerbaijan should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Bahamas should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Bahrain should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Bangladesh require legalisation by the Bangladesh High Commission.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Legalisation is expected to take 1 week.
In the case of powers of attorney, passport photos are required of the person signing the same and of the attorneys therein named.
Please contact us for further information.
Documents for use in Barbados should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Belarus should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Belgium should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Belize should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Benelux should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
The nearest Benin Consulate is in Paris.
Please contact us for further details.
Documents for use in Bermuda should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Bolivia should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Bosnia & Herzegovina should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Botswana should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Brazil should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Brunei Darussalam should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Bulgaria should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Burkina Faso should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Burma (Myanmar) require legislation by the Consulate of the Union of Myanmar.
The document to be legalised must first be certifid by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 1 week.
Documents for use in Cameroon should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Canada do not generally require legalisation. If legalisation is required, documents should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office and then by the Canadian High Commission.
Documents for use in Cape Verde should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
The nearest Embassy of the Central African Republic is in Paris
Please contact us for further details.
The nearest Embassy of the Republic of Chad is in Brussels.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Please contact us for further details.
Documents for use in Chile should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in China require legalisation by the PRC Embassy. A notarised translation into Chinese may be required.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Legalisation is expected to take 48 hours.
Supporting documentation required. Please contact us for further information.
Documents for use in Colombia should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in the Republic of Congo-Brazzaville (Pointe Noire) require legalisation by the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Congo-Brazzaville in the United Kingdom.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 3-4 working days.
The Honorary Consulate requires a photocopy of each document to be legalised and a covering letter.
The Embassy of the Republic of Congo-Brazzaville in London can only legalise international company documents, the nearest Embassy is in Paris.
Documents for use in the Congo Democratic Republic require legalisation by the Consulate of the Congo Democratic Republic.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Documents may be lodged on Thursdays. Legalisation is expected to take 2-3 weeks.
Documents for use in Cook Island should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Costa Rica should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Croatia should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Cuba require legalisation by the Cuban Consulate. A translation into Spanish isrequired in all cases.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 1 week.
Documents for use in Cyprus should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Cyprus (Turkish Federated State of) require legalisation by Consulate of the Turkish Federated State of Cyprus
Please contact us for details.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Documents for use in Czech Republic should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Denmark should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
The nearest Embassy of the Republic of Djibouti is in Paris.
Please contact us for further information.
Documents for use in Dominica (Commonwealth of) should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Dominican Republic should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Qaiwan) require legalisation by the Consular Section of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation of bills of sale to be used in the United Arab Emirates is obtained through the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce.
Note: The Consular Section of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates will not legalise documents from Israel.
Legalisation is expected to take.
Documents for use in Ecuador should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Egypt require legislation by the Egyptian Consulate.
The document to be legalised must first be certifid by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation will be available the next working day.
Documents for use in El Salvador should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
The nearest Embassy of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea is in Paris:
Apostille plus consular legalisation. Allow 2-3 days for consular legalisation.
Documents for use in Eritrea should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Estonia should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Ethiopia require legislation by the Ethiopian Consulate.
The document to be legalised must first be certifid by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 4 - 5 working days.
Documents for use in Fiji should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Finland should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in France should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Qaiwan) require legalisation by the Consular Section of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation of bills of sale to be used in the United Arab Emirates is obtained through the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce.
Note: The Consular Section of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates will not legalise documents from Israel.
Documents for use in Gabon require legislation by the Consulate of the Republic of Gabon.
The document to be legalised must first be certifid by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 1 week.
Documents for use in Gambia require legislation by the Consulate of the Gambia High Commission.
The document to be legalised must first be certifid by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 1 week.
Documents for use in Georgia should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Germany should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Ghana require legislation by the Ghana High Commission.
The document to be legalised must first be certifid by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 1 week.
Documents for use in Greece should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Grenada should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Guatemala should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Please contact us for further information on the procedure for legalisating documents to be used in Guinea.
The nearest Embassy of the Republic of Guinea is located in Paris:
51 rue de la Faisanderie,
75016 Paris
FRANCE
Tel. 47 048148
Fax 47 045765
There is an Honorary Consulate in London:
137 Brent Street
London
NW4 4DJ
Tel. 020 8457 2902
Fax 020 8457 2903
Documents for use in Guinea require legislation by the .
The document to be legalised must first be certifid by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take.
Please contact us for further information on the procedure for legalisation of documents for use in Guinea-Bissau.
The nearest Embassy of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau is in Paris.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Documents for use in Guyana should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Haiti require legalisation by Haiti.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Documents for use in Honduras should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Hong Kong should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Hungary should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Iceland should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in India should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Despite the fact that India is a party to the Apostille Convention the Convention has not yet been fully implemented throughout India and it is often the case that full consular legalisation is still insisted upon.
If legalisation is required personal attendance by the signatory will be necessary. Please contact us for further information.
Documents for use in Indonesia require legislation by the Indonesian Consulate.
The document to be legalised must first be certifid by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 7 working days.
Documents for use in Iran require legislation by the Iranian Consulate.
The document to be legalised must first be certifid by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 7 working days.
Documents for use in Iraq require legalisation.
Legalisation is obtained through the Arab British Chamber of Commerce.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Documents for use in Ireland should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Israel should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Italy should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Ivory Coast require legislation by the Consulate of the Ivory Coast.
The document to be legalised must first be certifid by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 48 hours.
Documents for use in Jamaica may be legalised by the Jamaican High Commission, but this is not normally necessary in the case of documents which have been authenticated by an English notary public.
Legalisation is expected to take 1 week.
Documents for use in Japan should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Jordan require legislation by the Jordanian Consulate.
The document to be legalised must first be certifid by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 1 week.
Documents for use in Kazakstan should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Kenya should be legalised by the Kenya High Commission, except in the case of statutory declarations made by persons wishing to marry in Kenya which have been authenticated by an English notary public.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 1 week.
A covering letter is required if the documents are not submitted in person and a photocopy of each document to be legalised is in all cases required.
Documents for use in Kiribati should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Please contact us for details of the legalisation procedure for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
Please contact us for details of the legalisation procedure for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
Documents for use in Korea (South) should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Kuwait require legalisation by the Consular Section of the Embassy of the State of Kuwait.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Certain documents are required.
Legalisation is expected to take 48 hours.
Documents for use in Kyrgyzstan should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Laos should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Latvia should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Lebanon require legislation by the Lebanese Consulate.
The document to be legalised must first be certifid by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 72 hours.
Documents for use in Lesotho should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Liberia should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
The Legalisation for documents for use in Libya is obtained through the Arab British Chamber of Commerce.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office . Legislation is expected to take 72 hours.
An Arabic translation needs to be attached to the document.
Documents for use in Liechtenstein should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Luxembourg should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Macedonia should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Madagascar should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Malawi should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Malaysia require legislation by the Malaysian High Commission.
The document to be legalised must first be certifid by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 48 hours.
Documents for use in Maldives should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
The nearest Embassy of the Republic of Mali is in Brussels:
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Documents for use in Malta should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Marshall Islands should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania require legalisation by the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Please contact us for further information.
Documents for use in Mauritius should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Mexico should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Moldova should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Monaco should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Mongolia should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Montenegro should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Montserrat should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Morocco should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Mozambique require legislation by the High Commission of the Republic of Mozambique.
The document to be legalised must first be certifid by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 4 - 5 working days.
Documents for use in Muscat & Oman should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Namibia should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Legalisation of documents for use in Nauru is not normally necessary in the case of documents which have been authenticated by an English notary public.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Please contact us for current timescale.
Documents for use in Nepal require legislation by the Royal Nepalese Embassy.
The document to be legalised must first be certifid by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 24 hours.
Documents for use in Netherlands should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Legalisation not always necessary.
Documents for use in New Zealand should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Nicaragua should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
The nearest Embassy of the Republic of Niger is in Paris
Please contact us for further details.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Documents for use in Nigeria require legislation by the High Commission for the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The document to be legalised must first be certifid by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 72 hours.
Documents for use in Niue should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Norway should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Oman should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Pakistan require legalisation by the Pakistan High Commission.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Personal attendance by the signatory may be required in the case of powers of attorney.
Legalisation is expected to take 24 hours.
Legalisation by appointment only.
Documents for use in Palestine require legislation by the Palestinian Consulate.
The document to be legalised must first be certifid by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 3 - 4 working days.
Documents for use in Panama should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Papua New Guinea may be legalised by the Papua New Guinea High Commission, although this is not usually required in the case of documents which have been authenticated by an English Notary Public.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Documents for use in Paraguay should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Peru should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Philippines should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Poland should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Portugal should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Puerto Rico should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Qatar require legislation by the Qatar Consulate.
The document to be legalised must first be certifid by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 4 - 5 working days.
Documents for use in the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Qaiwan) require legalisation by the Consular Section of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation of bills of sale to be used in the United Arab Emirates is obtained through the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce.
Note: The Consular Section of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates will not legalise documents from Israel.
Documents for use in Romania should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Russia should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Rwanda require legalisation by the Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Documents can only be submitted at the Consulate on a Tuesday and collected the following Tuesday.
Documents for use in Samoa should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in San Marino should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Sâo Tomé and Principe should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Qaiwan) require legalisation by the Consular Section of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation of bills of sale to be used in the United Arab Emirates is obtained through the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce.
Note: The Consular Section of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates will not legalise documents from Israel.
Documents for use in Senegal require legalisation by the Senegalese Consulate.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 24 hours.
The Consulate requires a photocopy of each document to be legalised.
Documents for use in Serbia should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Seychelles should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Qaiwan) require legalisation by the Consular Section of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation of bills of sale to be used in the United Arab Emirates is obtained through the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce.
Note: The Consular Section of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates will not legalise documents from Israel.
Documents for use in Sierra Leone require legalisation by the Sierra Leone High Commission.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 72 hours.
The High Commission requires a covering letter if the document to be legalised does not mention Sierra
Leone.
Documents for use in Singapore may require legalisation by the Consular Section of the High Commission for the Republic of Singapore, but this is often unnecessary.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 24 hours.
Documents for use in Slovak Republic should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Slovenia should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Solomon Islands should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
The Embassy of the Somali Democratic Republic closed on 2 January 1992.
Please contact us for further information.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office where the fee for certification is £75 per document.
Documents for use in South Africa should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Spain should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Sri Lanka require legalisation by the High Commission for the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Legalisation is expected to take 48 hours.
The High Commission requires a photocopy of each document to be legalised.
Documents for use in St. Helena should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in St. Kitts & Nevis should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in St. Lucia should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in St. Maarten should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in St. Vincent and the Grenadines should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Apostille plus consular legalisation. Allow up to 24 hours for consular legalisation.
Apostille plus consular legalisation. Allow up to 24 hours for consular legalisation.
Documents for use in Suriname should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Swaziland should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Sweden should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Legalisation of documents to be used in Syria is obtained through the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation expected to take 24 hours.
Supporting documentation required. Please contact us for further information.
Documents for use in Taiwan require legalisation by the Taipei Representative Office in the UK.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 48 hours.
Supporting documentation required. Please contact us for further information.
Documents for use in Tajikistan should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Tanzania require legislation by the High Commission for the United Republic of Tanzania.
The document to be legalised must first be certifid by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 48 hours.
Documents for use in Thailand require legislation by the Consular Section of the Royal Thai Embassy.
The document to be legalised must first be certifid by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 3 days.
Documents for use in Togo should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Tonga should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Trinidad and Tobago should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Tunisia should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Turkey should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Turkmenistan require legalisation by the Consular Section of the Embassy of Turkmenistan.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 1 week.
The Consular Section requires a photocopy of each document to be legalised.
Documents for use in Turks & Caicos should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Tuvalu should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Uganda require legislation by the Uganda High Commission.
The document to be legalised must first be certifid by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 72 hours.
Documents for use in Ukraine should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Umm al-Qaiwan should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in the United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Qaiwan) require legalisation by the Consular Section of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates.
The document to be legalised must first be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation of bills of sale to be used in the United Arab Emirates is obtained through the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce.
Note: The Consular Section of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates will not legalise documents from Israel.
Documents for use in Uruguay should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Legalisation not always necessary. Certain States will require legalisation which should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Uzbekistan should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in the Republic of Vanuatu should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille. Shipping documents (e.g. bills of sale) may be legalised by Nigel Ready of Cheeswrights in his capacity as Deputy Commissioner of Maritime Affairs of the Republic of Vanuatu.
Documents for use in Venezuela should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.
Documents for use in Vietnam require legislation by the Vietnamese Consulate.
The document to be legalised must first be certifid by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 24 hours.
Documents for use in Yemen require legislation by the Yemeni Consulate.
The document to be legalised must first be certifid by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 72 hours.
Documents for use in Zambia require legislation by the High Commission for the Republic of Zambia.
The document to be legalised must first be certifid by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Legalisation is expected to take 24 hours.
Documents for use in Zimbabwe should be certified by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office by way of Apostille.