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FCDO apostille

Apostille for a police clearance certificate from United Kingdom

A police clearance certificate from United Kingdom is apostilled by FCDO (ACRO certificates are apostilled directly). 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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  • Apostille from 8 hours
  • Written quote before you pay
  • Encrypted, no account needed
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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

ACRO Police Certificate; DBS certificate

Apostille by

FCDO (ACRO certificates are apostilled directly)

Before the apostille: ACRO police certificate.

Where a United Kingdom police clearance certificate with apostille is accepted

What we need from you

  • The original certificate, issued within the last three months (we guide you through the application, or apply on your behalf where the country allows it)
  • Destination country and purpose
  • Optional: sworn translation language

Most recipients require a sworn translation; Gulf states often want Arabic, Latin America Spanish or Portuguese.

United Kingdom police clearance certificate apostille: questions

FCDO (ACRO certificates are apostilled directly). Issued by: ACRO Police Certificate; DBS certificate

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 police clearance 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.

It depends on the country. Some (Spain, Türkiye, Colombia, the UK ACRO service) allow applications by an authorised representative or online with your consent; others (the German Führungszeugnis, FBI) require you to apply personally. We guide you through the form, have the certificate sent to us, and take it to the apostille from there.

Immigration authorities generally want the national or federal certificate (FBI rather than a state police check in the US; ACRO rather than a DBS check in the UK). We tell you which one the destination lists.

The apostille does not expire, but recipients apply their own age limits – three months for many Gulf employers, six months for most immigration authorities. Order it as close to the submission as possible.

United Kingdom police clearance certificate, apostilled and delivered

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

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