Legalisations
CIBTvisas offers fast, easy, and secure processing of document legalisation services.
Legalisation is the official process of document authentication granted by international governments. If your travels require the use of a UK public document in an overseas country, you may find that the local authorities require it to be legalised before it can be used. Each country has its own legalisation requirements which are determined by the type of document being legalised and its intended use. Your document must be legalised by both the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and in many cases, also at the embassy of the foreign country in order for it to be considered genuine.
Documents requiring legalisation services can include:
Academic Certificates
Birth, Civil Partnership, and Marriage Certificates
Business Contracts
Certificates of Incorporation
Certificate of No Impediment
Documents from British Overseas Territories
Export Certificates
Religious Documents
CIBTvisas can obtain document legalisations in as little as one day. We will collect your documents and submit them to the FCO and appropriate embassy on your behalf. Print, fill out and sign the order form and return it to CIBTvisas and we will begin processing your order.
To learn more about CIBTvisas’s legalisation services email [email protected] or call +61 3 9673 1500.
The Hague Convention
The Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents is an international agreement that took place in The Hague, Netherlands in 1961. This agreement eliminated the need for additional legalisation requirements for document use between nations. The Hague Convention provides that an Apostille is the only form of legalisation required for travel between participating countries. An Apostille is an official stamp issued by the Foreign Commonwealth Office stating that your documents are genuine.
These countries are members of the Hague Convention
Albania |
Dominica |
Liechtenstein |
St. Kitts and St. Nevis |
Andorra |
Ecuador |
Lithuania |
St. Lucia |
Argentina |
Estonia |
Macedonia |
Samoa |
Armenia |
Fiji |
Malawi |
San Marino |
Australia |
Finland |
Malta |
Serbia |
Austria |
France |
Marshall Islands |
Seychelles |
Azerbaijan |
Georgia |
Mauritius |
Slovakia |
Bahamas |
Germany |
Mexico |
Slovenia |
Barbados |
Greece |
Moldova |
South Africa |
Belarus |
Grenada |
Monaco |
Spain |
Belgium |
Honduras |
Montenegro |
Suriname |
Belize |
Hungary |
Namibia |
Swaziland |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Iceland |
Netherlands |
Sweden |
Botswana |
India |
New Zealand |
Switzerland |
Brunei Darussalam |
Ireland |
Niue |
Tonga |
Bulgaria |
Israel |
Northern Ireland |
Trinidad and Tobago |
China |
Italy |
Norway |
Turkey |
Colombia |
Japan |
Panama |
Ukraine |
Cook Islands |
Kazakhstan |
Peru |
UK |
Croatia |
Korea, Republic of |
Poland |
USA |
Cyprus |
Latvia |
Portugal |
Venezuela |
Czech Republic |
Lesotho |
Romania |
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Denmark |
Liberia |
Russian Federation |
Foreign Office Apostille Services
When carrying documents abroad, an Apostille stamp is required to ensure the authenticity of your official documents. Apostilles are the official seal of the Foreign Commonwealth Office (FCO) certifying your documents as genuine. CIBTvisas can obtain an Apostille on your behalf. We will collect your documents and submit them to the FCO for authentication.
The following list of documents can receive an Apostille from the FCO:
Affidavits Association of Police Chief Officer Birth Certificates Civil Partnership & Marriage Certificates Death Certificates Declarations Disclosure Documents Divorce Certificates Documents from HM Revenue and Customs Export Certificates Certificates of No Impediment Certificates of Incorporation Change of Name Deed Polls Documents from British Overseas Territories |
Foreign Documents Foreign Language Translations of UK Documents Medical Documents National Identification Certificates Notarial Acts Passports Pet Travel Schemes Powers of Attorney Religious Documents UK Court Documents UK Crown Dependency Documents UK Educational Documents Wills |
Receive an Apostille from the FCO certifying your documents as genuine. Print, fill out and sign the order form and return it to CIBTvisas and we will begin processing your order. CIBTvisas can obtain an Apostille in as little as one day.
To learn more about CIBTvisas’s Apostille services email [email protected] or call +61 3 9673 1500.
Notarisation Services
Notarisation is the process of verifying the authenticity of facts set out in a document. Documents to be used in other countries often require notarisation before they are presented for use. CIBTvisas provides notarisation services to assure that your important documents are considered valid and legal in the country they are intended for.
To learn more about CIBTvisas’s Notarisation services email [email protected] or call +61 3 9673 1500.