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Christmas and New Year Opening Hours

During Christmas and New Year the Embassy Legalisation Service will be operating a revised schedule. On public holidays we will be closed. For a detailed breakdown of working days please see the list below. Saturday 18 December - Closed Sunday 19 December - Closed Monday 20 December - 9.00-17.30 Tuesday 21 December - 9.00-17.30 Wednesday 22 December - 9.00-17.30 Thursday 23 December - 9.00-17.30 Friday 24 December - 9.00-12.00 Saturday 25 December - Closed Sunday 26 December - Closed Monday 27 December - Closed Tuesday 28 December - Closed Wednesday 29 December...

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates and Information

Updated 03/04/2020 - APOSTILLE SERVICE IS OPEN! We are open for apostilles. Every effort is being made to complete orders as quickly as possible. The FCO has opened the Legalisation Office to registered business customers only. The public cannot submit documents to the FCO and need to use an apostille service to legalise documents. Apostille Orders Most orders are completed in just a few days. The FCO is very busy with limited staff but we are working with the FCO to ensure efficient...

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Guidance on Original or Copy Document Use

At the Embassy Legalisation service we process thousands of documents of year. They range from Powers of Attorney to Birth Certificates and everything in between. A lot of the orders will arrive without any prior contact with the customer. Our order form provides all of the information you will need to apply for an Apostille on a standard document. But when a client does contact us before sending the documents, there is one question we are nearly always asked. “Do I...

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TEFL attestation for Vietnam

There is an abundance of employment opportunities to teach English as a Foreign Language in Vietnam. As a result, Vietnam is one of the most popular destinations for teachers seeking employment overseas. The large market for ESL teachers offers thousands of employment opportunities to Foreign English teachers each year. Furthermore, there are also many positions available to those with no previous professional teaching experience. In such a circumstance any potential applicants should find employment opportunities providing that they have a degree and...

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Attesting Degree Certificates for the UAE

Academic certificates need to be attested by the UAE embassy when you are looking to work in the UAE. For many organisations it is now a requirement that your qualifications are correctly attested before employment is confirmed and a working visa is issued. Our specialist UAE attestation service will ensure that your documents are correctly legalised by the UAE embassy in London. We can assist with attesting a variety of UK education documents, professional qualifications and membership certificates. As long as...

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UAE Document Attestation

The legalisation of documents for use in the UAE is often referred to as attesting documents. You will also hear the service referred to as UAE certification or UAE legalisation. Regardless of the phrase used it is important that documents are correctly processed with the UAE embassy in London. Our fully inclusive UAE document attestation means that we can legalise your document from start to finish. This includes-Checking documents Solicitor certification of documents where necessary The Foreign Office apostille certificate The UAE attestation with...

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Legalising documents during Ramadan

During the holy month of Ramadan it is likely that we will see delays in the legalisation and attestation of documents.The holy month of Ramadan is a period of fasting. During the holy month many Embassies work shorter hours as Muslims fast from dawn to sunset. The end of Ramadan is marked by a three day period of special prayers, gift giving and feasts called Eid Al-Fitr. It is normal practice for the Arab Embassies to close during the Eid Al-Fitr...

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Document requirements when travelling abroad

When travelling overseas, whether this is for business or personal reasons it is important that you take all the correct travelling information/documents with you. These documents are often required at the airport to enable you to travel and return to the UK and also some will assist you whilst overseas or if you experience difficulties.

Documents for Travel

When travelling overseas it is important that you keep your passport with you at all times. This will be required at passport control at...

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Bahrain Document Legalisation Service

Personal and business documents required for use in Bahrain need to be legalised with the apostille certificate. Bahrain is now a member of the Hague Convention. This means that documents being presented in Bahrain should only require an apostille. It is no longer necessary to have documents further legalised with the embassy. For all documents being used in Bahrain you can obtain an apostille in just 1-2 days. Our fully inclusive service takes care of every step. If you are not based in...

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Oman Document Legalisation Service

Documents required for use in Oman should no longer require embassy legalisation. Oman became a member of the Hague Convention in 2012 and now recognise and issue the apostille certificate. Any document submitted or required in Oman will only need the apostille certificate to ensure it is accepted in an official capacity. We hear of some organisations in Oman that still request documents are legalised with the embassy. This should not be necessary and we recommend you direct them to our website. Our apostille...

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