Legalisation
Legalisation
Disclaimer:
Please note that we are not an Embassy and are not affiliated with any government. In almost all cases embassies and FCO charge a fee for visas and for attesting documents. If we handle your application, we also charge a fee in return for advising on the requirements, taking responsibility for ensuring that your documentation is correct before the application is made, and sending a courier to queue up on your behalf to obtain the visa.
If you wish to apply for your legalistaion directy wit the FCO please visit httpss://www.gov.uk/get-document-legalised
VISA GROUP offers fast, easy, and secure processing of document legalisation services.
Legalisation is the official process of document authentication granted by international governments. If you need to use a UK public document in an overseas country, you may find that the local authorities require it to be legalised before it can be used. Each country has its own legalisation requirements which are determined by the type of document being legalised and its intended use. Your document must be legalised by both the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and in many cases, also at the embassy of the foreign country in order for it to be considered genuine.
Documents requiring legalisation services can include:
- Academic Certificates
- Birth, Civil Partnership, and Marriage Certificates
- Business Contracts
- Certificates of Incorporation
- Certificate of No Impediment
- Documents from British Overseas Territories
- Export Certificates
- Religious Documents
VISA GROUP can obtain document legalisations in as little as one day. We will collect your documents and submit them to the FCO and appropriate embassy on your behalf. Print, fill out and sign the order form and return it to UNIVERSAL VISA SERVICES and we will begin processing your order.
To learn more about UNIVERSAL VISA SERVICES’s legalisation services
- 020 7490 0091
- info@universalvisas.com
The Hague Convention
The Hague Convention ends the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents is an international agreement that took place in The Hague, Netherlands in 1961. This agreement eliminated the need for additional legalisation requirements for document use between nations. The Hague Convention provides that an Apostille is the only form of legalisation required for travel between participating countries. An Apostille is an official stamp issued by the Foreign Commonwealth Office stating that your documents are genuine.
These countries are members of
the Hague Convention
Albania
Dominica
Liechtenstein
St. Kitts and St. Nevis
Andorra
Ecuador
Lithuania
St. Lucia
Argentina
Estonia
Macedonia
Samoa
Armenia
Fiji
Malawi
San Marino
Australia
Finland
Malta
Serbia
Austria
France
Marshall Islands
Seychelles
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Mauritius
Slovakia
Bahamas
Germany
Mexico
Slovenia
Barbados
Greece
Moldova
South Africa
Belarus
Grenada
Monaco
Spain
Belgium
Honduras
Montenegro
Suriname
Belize
Hungary
Namibia
Swaziland
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iceland
Netherlands
Sweden
Botswana
India
New Zealand
Switzerland
Brunei Darussalam
Ireland
Niue
Tonga
Bulgaria
Israel
Northern Ireland
Trinidad and Tobago
China
Italy
Norway
Turkey
Colombia
Japan
Panama
Ukraine
Cook Islands
Kazakhstan
Peru
UK
Croatia
Korea, Republic of
Poland
USA
Cyprus
Latvia
Portugal
Venezuela
Czech Republic
Lesotho
Romania
Denmark
Liberia
Russian Federation
Foreign Office Apostille Services
The following list of documents can receive an Apostille from the FCO:
Affidavits
Foreign Documents
Association of Police Chief Officer
Foreign Language Translations of UK Documents
Birth Certificates
Medical Documents
Civil Partnership & Marriage Certificates
National Identification Certificates
Death Certificates
Notarial Acts
Declarations
Passports
Disclosure Documents
Pet Travel Schemes
Divorce Certificates
Powers of Attorney
Documents from HM Revenue and Customs
Religious Documents
Export Certificates
UK Court Documents
Certificates of No Impediment
UK Crown Dependency Documents
Certificates of Incorporation
UK Educational Documents
Change of Name Deed Polls
Wills
Documents from British Overseas Territories
To learn more about Visa Group Apostille services
- 020 7490 0091
- info@143.110.253.95
Notarisation Services
Charges
Service fee: We charge £36.00 + VAT each time we visit any office for the documents attestation no matter how many documents you have sent us (e.g. you sent us 4 documents for FCO Apostille, we will charge you just £36.00 + VAT as a service fee + the FCO fee).
FCO fee: £75.00 for each document
Solicitor’s Fee: £40 + VAT for each document + our service fee mentioned above
Documents Translation: £70 per page + VAT + our service fee mentioned above
Embassy Legalisaiton: Fees varies, each embassy charge different fees for documents legalisation, please call our office for furthe information.
Same day: £70 + VAT (Each visit)
To learn more about UNIVERSAL VISA SERVICES’s legalisation services
- 020 7490 0091
- info@143.110.253.95