Legalisation Services

What We Do

If your documents need to be legalised or apostilled our notary will be able to liaise with the Foreign Office or the appropriate embassy or consulate on your behalf.

Most of the documents that you’ll need notaries for are for use abroad, often by lawyers, courts and official registries.

Quite often, they will need your documents to be not only notarised but also attested by the Foreign Office, by the embassy of the country where the documents will be used, or frequently by both.  For some countries, a confirmation from a chamber of commerce might also be necessary for commercial documents or invoices.

We can handle all these steps for you or, if you have the time, advise you on how to do it yourself.

Hague Apostille

This is an official certificate that the Foreign Office will add to the back of some documents before they can be used abroad. It is usually known simply as the ‘apostille’ although sometimes it is called the ‘Hague apostille’.

We deal every day with the Foreign Office and can obtain the apostille for your documents as well as advise on fees, timings and requirements.

Consulates and Embassies

We are also very familiar with the procedures used at the different embassies and have an excellent set of contacts within the various consulates in London. We know their different requirements, prices and turnaround times. As with apostilles, our notaries can arrange consular legalisation for you or advise you on how to do this yourself.

If you are unsure about whether or not you need any documents legalised, whether or not you will require an apostille, or for a consultation or a quote, get in touch with us by email at info@vpnotaries.co.uk, or give us a call on 020 3668 6626. Alternatively, fill in the short enquiry form on the Get a Quote page.

It’s a good idea to send us a copy of any documents you need legalised along with your enquiry so we can give you an accurate quote.

We also offer notarisation, certification, drafting and translation services.