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FCDO apostille

Apostille for a marriage certificate from United Kingdom

A marriage 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 marriage certificate with apostille is accepted

What we need from you

  • Recent original marriage certificate or certified extract (we can order it)
  • Country of issue, destination country and purpose
  • Optional: sworn translation language

Outside the EU a sworn translation into the official language of the destination is usually required; CIEC states accept the multilingual Formule B without translation.

United Kingdom marriage 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 marriage 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.

The country where the marriage was registered. A Danish certificate is apostilled by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a Nevada certificate by the Nevada Secretary of State. Notaryzer organises the apostille there and the sworn translation for the country where you now live.

No. The apostille authority needs a document with an original signature of the registrar: a newly issued certificate or a certified extract from the marriage register. We order it from the registry for you.

No one has to appear anywhere. The apostille is applied to the document, not to a person. You upload a scan for our check; we order the certificate and handle the authority.

United Kingdom marriage certificate, apostilled and delivered

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

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