Certify documents issued in the United Kingdom for official use abroad.
Isarey provides expedited UK Apostille services with secure collection and delivery of documents worldwide by courier. For urgent requests, UK Apostilles are processed and dispatched in 1-2 working days, while non-urgent processing is around one week.
(Allow extra time for embassy legalization and for obtaining original documents where required).
UK Apostille stamps are issued by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FDCO). We also attest UK documents at the embassies of Qatar, China, UAE and other major embassies in London.
UK Documents that can be authenticated with Apostille Stamps
UK birth, death, marriage certificates. Divorce decrees
We can obtain certified copies of birth certificates, death and marriage certificates directly from the General Register Office (England and Wales), nidirect (N. Ireland) and ScotlandsPeople (Scotland) for authentication by Apostille and attestation by foreign embassies. Divorce decrees can be apostilled when sealed by the issuing court or following notarization.
UK birth, death and marriage certificatesUK Criminal Record Certificates
ACRO police certificates, DBS checks, Basic Disclosure certificates from Police Scotland - The original paper certificate is required to obtain an Apostille or Legalization. Please contact us to have an ACRO certificate delivered to us directly.
UK Criminal Record CertificatesAcademic and Professional Qualifications
(University degrees and course transcripts, A level, GCSE, BTEC etc.)
We will arrange prior notarization, as required by the FCO Apostille office - in most cases we can arrange a notarised copy from a good quality scan, so you don't need to send your original documents.
UK Academic CertificatesDocuments certified by a UK Notary or solicitor
(Powers of Attorney, Affidavit, Certified Copies of ID documents)
Please contact us to check that documents have been properly notarized or certified. We can also assist with notarizing and certifying documents that cannot be submitted to Apostille directly. Notarization can often be arranged remotely.
UK notary and apostille servicesDivorce Decrees
Apostille Divorce Decrees issued by UK courts: Apostilles can be applied to certified copies of decrees which have the signature or seal of the issuing court. Unsigned decrees can be certified by a notary or solicitor and then submitted for an Apostille.
UK Divorce DecreesUK Incorporation Documents
(Incorporation certificates, Certificates of Good Standing, Board Resolutions, Articles of Association)
We can obtain certified copies of documents from Companies House for Apostille authentication and for attestation by all major embassies in London (e.g. Qatar, UAE).
UK Corporate DocumentsTrade documents
Apostille UK certificates of origin, certificates of free sale, commercial invoices, product health certificates, GMP certificates and other trade documentsCertificates of No Impediment
Apostille UK certificates of no impediment to marriage issued by a registry office. We can also assist with the notarization and authentication of affidavits of single status made in the UK and abroad requiring UK apostille stamps.
Certificates of No ImpedimentUK Probate documents
(Last Will and Testament, Grant of Probate)
Apostille probate documents that have been stamped or sealed by the court or certified by a UK solicitor or notary. Please contact us for assistance obtaining probate documents from the court.
UK Probate documentsCertified Translations
Translations certified in the UK that are required for use abroad can be authenticated with an Apostille stamp following certification by a UK notary.Change of Name Deeds
Apostille UK Change of Name Deeds (Deed Poll) certified by a UK notary or solicitor, or produced by a court or council. If your certificate has not been certified, we can often notarize it for you remotely, even if you are outside the UK. Please contact us for assistance.
UK Change of Name Deeds- Medical Certificates signed by a registered doctor.
Tax documents: HMRC documents and certificates such as P60s.
We will review your documents to ensure that everything is correctly prepared for submission to the FCO Apostille and Legalization Office, avoiding unnecessary delays and expensive rejections. If you need help obtaining original UK documents, such as birth certificates, criminal checks or court document, please contact us. We are here to help and happy to advise.
We also provide Apostille and legalization services for documents issued in Jersey - Guernsey - Bermuda - Cayman Islands - British Virgin Islands - Anguilla - Gibraltar
Isarey provides document attestation services in the United Kingdom to private, corporate and institutional clients worldwide. To find out about certifying UK documents for use abroad, use our online quotation form or email us a scan or description of the documents you need to certify. We will get back to you directly with a quotation and details of how to proceed:
6 steps to certify document issued in the United Kingdom
- Our experts will pre-check your documents to ensure that they are eligible for Apostille certification or consular legalization in the country where they are issued, and we’ll assist you locally in preparing them if required.
- We’ll send you a quotation with the total cost of the process (final price including all fees, certified translation when required and courier costs) and an estimation of how long the process will take to complete.
- We’ll arrange a secure courier to collect your original documents (where electronic versions are not sufficient).
- As soon as we receive your documents, we will confirm your order and proceed with the attestation process. Where appropriate, we will arrange certified copies for the attestation process so that we can return your originals directly.
- We return the attested documents to you by secure international courier.