Apostille legalisation

Apostille at the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office.

A UK e-Apostille is a digitally signed electronic document whose authenticity and integrity can be verified electronically.

It is not valid for legal use if the document is printed.

Paper Apostille

You may need to obtain a paper-based apostille if:

The person requesting the document specifically requires a paper-based Apostille.

The type of document is not eligible for an e-Apostille.

Documents that cannot receive an e-Apostille.

An e-Apostille is not available for the following types of documents:

General Register Office (GRO) documents – including birth, death, marriage, civil partnership and adoption certificates, as well as other documents issued by the GRO.

ACRO police certificates issued for England and Wales.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificates issued for England and Wales.

Fingerprint certificates.
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) membership certificates.

Verify

Contact the person asking for legalised documents.

Check if they need a paper-based apostille.

Embassy verification

The current position with regards to further legalisation at some of the Consulate or High Commission offices is that they will not accept e-Apostilles. Therefore the traditional wet signature paper-based process is the only option in these situations.

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