FCO Apostille Legalisation

The legalisation process carried out by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office is official confirmation that the signature, seal or stamp appearing on your document is genuine.

We have developed a one stop solution with our FCO legalisation service. Our trained team can provide either a standard next day service via the Milton Keynes FCO Office, or for the more urgent time sensitive requirements we can provide a same day service through the London Premium Office.

Upon completion by the FCO, we can further process the documents if required via any Chamber of Commerce, Embassy or Consulate and either return the documents to you or we can forward them directly to the client on your behalf. Scanned copies and tracking numbers will be emailed.

Data Protection Terms

Following discussions with the Notary Society and with a view to achieving uniformity, the Data Processing Terms prepared by the Notaries Society (which can be found here) are unconditionally accepted by CDN when providing services to its Notary clients. All of CDN's other terms of trading that do not conflict with the Data Processing Terms shall remain in force.

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Countries Legalisation Requirements

 

Hague Convention Countries

Apostille only

Embassy Legalisation not required

Documents for use in one of the countries listed only require a certification or Apostille from the FCO Legalisation Office.

Documents for use in a country not listed are required to be legalised by the FCO Legalisation Office and the Consulate of the relevant country.

 

A - K Countries

A
Albania
Andorra
Antigua & Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan

B
Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Bolivia                  
Bosnia & Herzegovia
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria Burundi

C
Cape Verde
Chile China
Colombia
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic

D
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic

E
Ecuador
El Salvador
Estonia Eswatini

F
Fiji
Finland
France

G
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala


H
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary

I
Iceland
India Indonesia
Ireland
Israel
Italy

J
Japan

K
Kazakhstan
Korea (South) Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan

L - Z Countries

L
Latvia
Lesotho
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg

M
Macedonia
Macao
Malawi
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco

N
Namibia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niue
Norway

O
Oman

P
Palau Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal

R
Romania
Russian Federation

S
Saint Kitts & Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent & The Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome & Principe Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Seychelles
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland

T
Tajikistan Tonga
Trinidad And Tobago
Tunisia
Türkiye

U
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States Of America
Uruguay
Uzbekistan

V
Vanuato
Venezuela

Latest Revision March 2024. * Information correct at time of going to print and is subject to change without notice.