Have you heard about
e-Apostille?
The UK Legalisation Office (part of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office) will now be able to receive documents digitally and will issue electronic ‘e-Apostille’ certificates enabling a quicker, cheaper and more efficient service for thousands of people around the globe
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Why should I get an e-Apostille?
No postage
There is no postage required - Saving costs and time on the standard service
Safe and secure
Any attempts to tamper with the document would invalidate the document, and bring up a warning that the document had been modified
Greater accessibility
Documents are uploaded when creating the application and are available to download immediately upon completion ready for onwards transmission
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How does it work?
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Your document must be digitally signed by a UK notary public or solicitor
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The digital signature must be either an Advanced Electronic Signature (AES) or a Qualified Electronic Signature (QES), and explicitly issued in their name. We do no accept Simple Electronic
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We currently cannot accept certain documents for an e-Apostille. This includes birth/death/marriage certificates issued by the GRO, ACRO or DBS certificates, or fingerprint certificates
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You will need to confirm that the recipient will accept an e-Apostille