How Do You Get An Apostille on Documents Issued in the United Kingdom?

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How Do You Get An Apostille on Documents Issued
in the United Kingdom?
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Consider you want a document from one country to
be legally acceptable and recognisable in
another. If you plan to marry, move in, start a
business, work, study, or take up residence
outside of the United Kingdom, you may be asked
to provide official documentation so that your
marriage, home, employment, or business can be
legally registered elsewhere. Every official
document issued outside of the United Kingdom may
also require an Apostille. Let us first define
what a UK Apostille is and why it is required.
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What exactly is an Apostille?
The first step is to learn "what is an
apostille?" Apostilles are certificates provided
by the Legalisation Service of the British
government attesting to the authenticity of a
document obtained from a British source. It has
an official seal that other governments and
government organisations may easily recognise and
verify.
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What is the need for an Apostille?
Now that you know what an apostille is, evaluate
why we need one. To begin, an Apostille is
required when a government agency or employer
wishes to review a foreign official or legal
document. Its relevance arises from the fact that
it must be provided with every official or legal
document that is requested and issued in a
foreign country since the document must be simple
to verify.
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Apostille Certificate Obtaining Procedure
To obtain an Apostille certificate, you must
submit your original document or a copy for
verification and approval by the issuing
organisation. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office
requires that any document receive an Apostille
certificate be in its original format and in
English. The following steps make it easier for
the issuing entity to get an Apostille
certificate
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• Be aware of the asking authority's legal document
  requirements and present all supporting
  documents.
• Fill out the application form in the FCO's
  preferred format. The application form must be
  provided along with the legalised documents.
• Apostille fees can be paid online, by postal
  order, or by bank cheque.

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