Legalisation Requirements
APOSTILLE
Many countries have ratified the Hague Convention of 5th October 1961 on the legalisation of documents. Documents for use in such a country require only to be legalised by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office by means of an Apostille in the internationally agreed format. Documents in this category do not subsequently have to be legalised by the Consulate of the intended country of use.
Currently, we offer a two-tier service for obtaining an Apostille:
1) PREMIUM SERVICE - obtained from the Legalisation Office in Central London.
This service is for registered users only and is not available to the general public. Documents which are ready to be lodged by 3.00 p.m. on any working day will be legalised by Apostille on the same day. The cost for each Apostille issued by the Central London Office is £69.
2) STANDARD SERVICE - obtained from the Legalisation Office in Milton Keynes.
We can arrange legalisation by Apostille through the Milton Keynes Office within 4-6 working days. The cost for each Apostille issued by the Milton Keynes Office is £28.
LEGALISATION REQUIREMENTS
For a detailed description of the legalisation procedure for individual countries, including those which have not ratified the Hague Convention mentioned above, please use the drop down menu below.
Please note that, whilst these pages are constantly updated with the latest information available to us, they should be used for guidance purposes only.
De Pinna Notaries
35 Piccadilly, London, W1J 0LJ
Tel : +44 (0)20 7208 2900,
Fax : +44 (0)20 7208 0066
info@depinna.co.uk
Entrance in Swallow Street, Opposite St James's Church