You may be requested by foreign country to provide an apostilled or legalized document for visa application, immigration, marriage registration, registration of birth in a foreign country, or working abroad. Documents executed or issued in United Kingdom for use in China, Spain, Portugal and other Hague Convention Countries should be apostilled at Legalization Office of British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).
Documents can be apostilled includes
General Documents
- Affidavits
- Diplomas
- Agreements
- Transcripts
- Articles of Incorporation
- Income Verification
- Bylaws
- Powers-of-Attorney
- Commercial Invoices
- Single Status
- Copy of a U.K. Passport
- Other business documents
Government Issued Documents
- Birth Certificates
- Divorce Decrees
- Marriage Certificates
- Police Clearance Letter
- Death Certificates
- Letter of Good Conduct
Having a document apostilled involves several different steps.
1. Your document will send to notary public for notarization.
Degree or Power of Attorney must be countersigned by a Notary Public prior to submitting to Legalization Office of British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) for apostille.
2. Your document will send to Legalization Office of British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) for apostille.
The apostille of FCO confirms the signature on your document is genuine. Non-criminal, Birth, Marriage, Death, Adoption certificates can be submitted to FCO directly without notarization.
Sample of UK Criminal Check
Sample of UK Degree
How we can help you?
As you can see, certifying a document can be confusing and frustrating. Not to worry. we’re here to make that process easier and faster as well. Aofan Consulting handles the Criminal background check application, authentication, and apostille process from end-to-end, regardless of the type of document you’re trying to do, which means you can sit back, relax, and let us do all the work, to help relieve that burden.
ALL-ENCOMPASSING SERVICE includes:
1. Apply for Criminal Background Check or Good Conduct, or Police Clearance Letter.
2. Contact your university to have the degree notarized.
3. Have your document Notarized and Apostilled.
We’ve helped thousands of clients have their documents certified. Using our certification service gives you complete peace of mind and ensures that you get what you require in a timescale to suit your needs. Our staff are in constant contact with Government certification department, and as such are fully aware of the steps required to make sure your certification goes smoothly.
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