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Apostille for a birth certificate from United Kingdom

A birth certificate from United Kingdom is apostilled by Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Legalisation Office. We organise it for you – including the fresh original and any pre-certification – add a sworn translation if needed, and deliver worldwide.

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  • Upload a scan, 2 min
  • Verify with your phone
  • Delivered by courier or download

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  1. 1
    Upload a scan
    We pre-check it and confirm the route
  2. 2
    Verify with your phone
    ID + selfie, ~3 minutes, then your quote
  3. 3
    We obtain the apostille
    Competent authority + sworn translation
  4. 4
    Delivered
    Courier worldwide or protected download

Who issues it, who apostilles it

Issued by

General Register Office (England & Wales), NRS (Scotland), GRONI (Northern Ireland)

Apostille by

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Legalisation Office

Recently issued GRO certificates are apostilled directly; older ones may need a solicitor’s certification first. e-Apostille available.

Before the apostille: Certified copy from the GRO or register office (not a photocopy).

Where a United Kingdom birth certificate with apostille is accepted

What we need from you

  • A recent original certificate or certified extract with a handwritten signature and seal (we can order a fresh one from the registry in most countries)
  • Country of issue, destination country and purpose – so we can check whether an apostille is needed at all
  • Optional: target language for a sworn translation

Most recipients want a sworn translation into their language. CIEC states accept the international multilingual extract (Formule A) without translation.

United Kingdom birth certificate apostille: questions

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Legalisation Office. Issued by: General Register Office (England & Wales), NRS (Scotland), GRONI (Northern Ireland) – Recently issued GRO certificates are apostilled directly; older ones may need a solicitor’s certification first. e-Apostille available.

Yes. The apostille must be issued in United Kingdom, but you do not have to be there: we organise a suitable original where possible, the submission to the competent authority and delivery of the apostilled birth certificate anywhere. The notary reviews your application first.

It is accepted in every other Convention country. Non-Convention countries such as the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait need consular legalisation instead.

The HCCH record lists: Postal Service : £45 per apostille issued. Next-Day Service for approved high volume businesses : £40 per apostille issued. e-Apostille Service. Official fees are passed through 1:1 and shown separately in your quote.

No. An apostille certifies the signature of the official who issued the document, so only the issuing country can attach it. A birth certificate from Colombia is apostilled in Colombia even if you live in Berlin. That is exactly what Notaryzer organises – through the online e-apostille systems where they exist, otherwise through our partners on site.

Yes. The apostille is attached to the original certificate or a certified extract freshly issued by the registry, never to a photocopy or a scan. Where the registry issues certificates online (Colombia, Türkiye, Ukraine, Spain, parts of the US), the electronic version can carry an electronic apostille.

The Convention sets no limit, but many destination countries – Türkiye, Italy for marriages, most of Latin America, the Gulf states – want a certificate issued within the last six months. We recommend ordering a fresh certificate together with the apostille.

United Kingdom birth certificate, apostilled and delivered

Fresh original, authority, translation and courier in one request – quoted before you pay.

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