LINKS
Get a document legalised
You get a UK public document ‘legalised’ by asking the UK government to confirm that a UK public official’s signature, seal or stamp on the document is genuine.
You might need to do this if a local authority abroad has asked you to provide a document and they’ve said it must be legalised.
How to get a document legalised
Check your document can be legalised.
Pay online for the service - it costs £30 per document, plus postage.
Complete the legalisation application form.
Send your documents, application form, a blank A4-sized envelope and the payment confirmation page (which you’ll get after you pay online) to the relevant address. There are different addresses depending on how you send the documents and where you’re sending them from.
Once received, your documents are usually legalised and sent to you within 48 hours. You’ll get an email if there’s a delay.
Businesses can register for the legalisation premium service.
Births, deaths, marriages and care
Certificates, register offices, changes of name or gender
AtoZ
Adding a father's name to a birth certificate
Adoption records
Applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate
Certifying a document
Change your name by deed poll
Check if documents can be legalised
Correct a birth registration
Correct a death registration
Correct a marriage registration
General Register Office
General Register Office for Northern Ireland
Get a document legalised
Marriages and civil partnerships in the UK
National Records of Scotland
Order a commemorative marriage certificate
Order a copy of a birth, death or marriage certificate
Pay to get documents legalised by post
Pay to legalise documents using the premium service
Register a birth
Register a birth abroad
Register a death
Register a stillbirth
Register for the legalisation premium service
Register offices
Research your family history using the General Register Office
Verify an Apostille
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Homeowners
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