We can get you documents legalised digitally with the E-Apostille services offered by the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). The electronic apostille (E-Apostille) can be obtained for UK documents to meet the requirements of an overseas authority.

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Lawsmith Solicitors is registered with and my specimen signature is registered with FCDO. We also have Qualified Electronic Signature (QES) listed in the global recognised trust list for certification services.

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Time-Frame:

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E-Apostilles take up to 2 working days for your documents to be certified and legalised.

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A legalised document is needed in many international transactions including overseas working visas and managing property.

 

Procedure:

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Check your documents can be legalised:

 

You can get documents legalised if they have been issued by a:

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• Court and sealed with a wet ink court seal

• Public registry, such as a birth, marriage or death certificate, or a company certificate issued by Companies House

• Government department and signed by an official, such as letter of confirmation of tax registration

• Registered doctor, such as a medical certificate signed by a doctor.

 

You can also get other documents legalised if they have been certified by a UK ‘public official’, such as a UK notary or solicitor. For example:

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• Documents such as a power of attorney, a contract or a qualification certificate

• Copies of documents such as a passport or a driving licence.

 

This is not an exhaustive list of all document you can get legalised.

 

You cannot get an E-Apostille for:

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• Birth, death, marriage, civil partnership and adoption certificates, or any other document from the General Register Office

• ACRO police certificates for England and Wales

• Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) certificates for England and Wales

• Disclosure certificates for Scotland and Northern Ireland

• Fingerprint certificates

• Membership certificates for the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

 

Lawsmith Solicitors will check whether the document can qualify to be e-apostilled, or whether the signature, stamp or seal is genuine. Then, our Solicitors will have it legalised by attaching a digital signature on the document which holds a digital certificate that is listed in the global recognised trust list for certification services.

For a successful outcome, the FCDO requires the document to contain an Advanced Electronic Signature or a Qualified Electronic Signature and it must be signed by a qualified solicitor or UK notary.

 

Costs:

£30.00 per apostille at FCDO Legalisation fee.

 

Getting help:

 

Solicitors at Lawsmith Solicitors have extensive experience in handling Legalisation and E-Apostille matters. To discuss about the costs involved and documents you need to be legalised through E-Apostille service with one of our Solicitors, please contact us on 01279 312185 or submit our enquiry form given below. Kind disclaimer that we are not a Notary Public.