A document must be signed by any person of recognized legal standing, such as a practicing solicitor, registrar, Notary public, or even a government official, in order to be legalized with an Apostille. The Apostille will then issue to verify that the signatory is genuine.
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom has compiled a increasing database of recognized signatories who have in the past undergone verification, and any new signatories will be contacted as needed.
GKG London Notary Apostille Services is available in London to offer notary services if needed and GKG Apostille is one of the very well-recognized notaries available.
Because of the size of this governmental database, most of the papers can be legalized with an Apostille in as little as one or two days. If the FCO has not yet recognized the person who signed your document, they will be asked to validate their signature.
The Apostille still can be provided within 2-3 working days if they act quickly on this correspondence.
The following are a few of the most common authorities who can also certify your few of the documents for the process of an apostille.
- Doctors
As medical professionals, all doctors are authorized to certify documents related to any medical reports to confirm an individual’s medical history.
- Solicitor/Notary public
Solicitors/Notary Publics are competent to certify several documents from creating your education documents to being a witness to an individual signing any power of attorney.
- Companies house officer
Often companies trading overseas need to provide certain documents to confirm their structure or registration details of the business.
- HMRC officer
HMRC officers can issue different documents pertaining to corporate entities as well as private individuals.
- Judge
Typically in case when any court issues a document that is an official copy such as to a certain degree absolute.
- Government registrar
All UK government registrars maintain a register containing all births, death, and marriage dates in the UK.
Why do you need an Apostille?
In jurisdictions (countries) that recognize the apostille stamp, an apostille can be an official certificate that legalizes official and duplicated documents. When moving to a new state for work, it is common for documents to require an apostille.
Once any document has received an apostille certificate, it is authorized to use and accept in these states without the need for further legalization.
Apostille certificates on company documents
An Apostille allows the presenter to skip the certification process and utilize the documents in your destination country right away. All documents of the UK Company are fully certified by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.
This entails the inclusion of a certificate, which is either stamped on your document or affixed to it and certifies:
- Documents pertaining to the country of origin
- Name with the identity of the signing, the capacity based on which the document was signed
- Official seal with the name of the authority that has affixed a stamp/seal on the document
- Date, place, and document number
If you want further clarification or advice regarding the time needed for Apostille’s service then you may contact his office.
