Documents Type
Company Documents
We can help you with the attestation of any documents issued by Companies House in the UK. This covers documents such as (but not limited to):
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Certificate of Incorporation
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Articles of Association
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Statement of Capital
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Annual Return
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Various Statements and Notices
The above documents can be attested in one of two forms. You can supply these documents to us in one of the following ways:
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Original Companies House documents that have been signed with an original signature by an official of Companies House
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Original unsigned Companies House documents which we will have certified by a practising UK solicitor (the originals will be returned to you unchanged)
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Certified copies of a Companies House document which have been signed by a practising UK solicitor or Notary Public
To order the attestation of a company document online, start by choosing the country.
Please note that if you are supplying your own certified copies, a sample signature of the solicitor or Notary Public will need to have been registered with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO). If this has not been done, the FCO will take additional time to validate the signature before processing the document which will inevitably lead to delays in processing the attestation. Our solicitors certify documents on a daily basis and are already registered with the FCO.
Medical Documents
We can help you with the attestation of any medical documents issued in the UK. This covers documents such as (but not limited to):
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Fit Notes
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Medical Reports
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Doctor-Issued Sick Notes
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Medical Test Reports
You can supply the above documents to us in one of the following ways:
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Original Medical Documents that have been signed with an original signature by a General Medical Council (GMC) registered doctor (must be signed by the doctor issuing the document)
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Certified copies of an original medical document which have been signed by a practising UK solicitor or Notary Public
To order the attestation of a medical document online, start by choosing your country.
Please note that if you are supplying your own certified copies, a sample signature of the solicitor or Notary Public will need to have been registered with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO). If this has not been done, the FCO will take additional time to validate the signature before processing the document which will inevitably lead to delays in processing the attestation. Our solicitors certify documents on a daily basis and are already registered with the FCO.
Marriage Certificates
We can help you with the attestation of any marriage certificate issued anywhere within the UK and Ireland. This covers the following registration areas:
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England & Wales (General Register Office - GRO)
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Scotland (General Register Office for Scotland)
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Northern Ireland (General Register Office for N. Ireland)
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Eire - Southern Ireland (General Register Office - Ireland)
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Overseas UK registrations
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All Local Register Offices*
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Most Houses of Worship**
To order the attestation of a marriage certificate online, start by choosing a country.
Birth Certificates, Adoption Certificates & Death Certificates
We can help you with the attestation of any birth certificate issued anywhere within the UK and Ireland. This covers the following registration areas:
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England & Wales (General Register Office - GRO)
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Scotland (General Register Office for Scotland)
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Northern Ireland (General Register Office for N. Ireland)
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Eire - Southern Ireland (General Register Office - Ireland)
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Overseas UK registrations
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All Local Register Offices*​
To order the attestation of a birth or adoption certificate online, start by choosing a country.
Education Certificates
The attestation of educational documents can be a complicated process. From country to country, the steps needed to change significantly. That's where you can benefit from our knowledge.
You don't need to research all the requirements or travel long distances to wait in line at an embassy. We deal with all the complexity and paperwork for you.
We can help you with the attestation of most educational qualifications from anywhere in the world. This service covers the following types of qualification:
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University Degree Certificate
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Educational College Diploma
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Vocational Qualifications
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CSE, GCSE, A'Level & O'Level Certificates
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Professional Qualification
Identification Documents
We can help you get any UK-issued identification documents attested for use abroad. These documents include the following common examples:
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Passport
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Driving Licence issued by the DVLA
In all cases, the above documents will need to have certified copies taken before the attestation process can be completed. You are welcome to send through copies signed by your own solicitor or Notary Public, or we will take copies for you. Please bear in mind that the person signing the copies should have a sample of their signature on file with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) otherwise there will be delays to the attestation process whilst the FCO take steps to obtain a sample signature.
The legalisation of Export Documents
We can assist you with the legalisation of any export-related documents issued in the UK and further afield. This covers documents including (but not limited to):
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ATA Carnets
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Bill of Lading
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Certificate of Origin
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Commercial Invoice
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EUR.1 Movement Certificate
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Export Licence
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Free Sale Certificate
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Letter of Credit
In practice, there are many more different documents that support the export of items, often very specific to the type of goods being exported, as well as the country they are being exported to. From a legalisation perspective, any valid document can be processed - you would just need to confirm the details of what you have.
Financial & Tax Documents
We can help you get any UK-issued financial, taxation or duties documents attested for use outside of the UK. These documents include the following common examples:
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Original Documents Issued by Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
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Bank Statements
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Export Certificates
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Import Documents
Original HMRC documents that have been signed with an original signature by an official of HMRC can be sent directly to us to be processed without requiring to be certified by a solicitor or Notary Public.
For all other documents, you can supply these to us in one of the following ways:
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Original documents which we will have certified by a practising UK solicitor (the originals will be returned to you unchanged)
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Certified copies of each document which has been signed by a practising UK solicitor or Notary Public
Police Documents
Need to legalise a Police Clearance document? We can help.
We can assist you with the legalisation of any police-issued documents from the UK. This covers documents such as (but not limited to):
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Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) Check
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Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check
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Criminal Records Check
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ACRO Police Certificate
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ACPO Subject Access Report
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Police Disclosure Report
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Disclosure Scotland Documents
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Fingerprints
You can supply the above documents to us in one of the following ways:
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Original Police Documents that have been signed with an original signature the issuing authority
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Original Police Documents that have been signed by a practising UK Solicitor or Notary Public
To order the legalisation of a police certificate online, start by choosing your country.
Please note that photocopies of police documents cannot be legalised whether certified or not.
Court Documents
There are times when a court-issued document needs to be used overseas. When this is needed, the document will need to be legalised before being presented to an overseas authority. This means that the document has been authenticated by the government where the court is based, and on some occasions by the Embassy of the country where the document is going to be used.
We can help you get any UK court-issued documents attested for use outside of the UK, as well as most court documents from other countries. These documents include the following common examples:
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Decree Absolute (Divorce Decree)
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Decree Nisi
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Last Will and Testament
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Grants of Probate
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Bankruptcy Documents
To order your attestation online, start by choosing your country.
The above documents can be presented in one of the following ways. Either:
The document must have been signed by an officer of the court
Or:
The document must bear the original ink stamp or seal of the court
Or:
The document has been certified by a practising UK Solicitor or Notary Public
Apostille
We can assist you with the legalisation of any export-related documents issued in the UK and further afield. This covers documents including (but not limited to):
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ATA Carnets
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Bill of Lading
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Certificate of Origin
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Commercial Invoice
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EUR.1 Movement Certificate
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Export Licence
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Free Sale Certificate
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Letter of Credit
In practice, there are many more different documents that support the export of items, often very specific to the type of goods being exported, as well as the country they are being exported to. From a legalisation perspective, any valid document can be processed - you would just need to confirm the details of what you have.
Embassy legalisation or Embassy attestation
We can help you get any UK-issued financial, taxation or duties documents attested for use outside of the UK. These documents include the following common examples:
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Original Documents Issued by Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
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Bank Statements
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Export Certificates
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Import Documents
Original HMRC documents that have been signed with an original signature by an official of HMRC can be sent directly to us to be processed without requiring to be certified by a solicitor or Notary Public.
For all other documents, you can supply these to us in one of the following ways:
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Original documents which we will have certified by a practising UK solicitor (the originals will be returned to you unchanged)
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Certified copies of each document which has been signed by a practising UK solicitor or Notary Public