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General Information About Legalisation of Commercial Documents
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ANNOUCEMENT
Last Updated: 19/04/2003
1. Legalisation of commercial documents will be sent by post and at most 5 days after the receipt of the document.
2. Where possible, the document legalisation section will be insist on receiving documents by post and is unable to accept commercial documents handed by person.
Legalisation of documents is conducted strictly on a first come first serve basis.
3. In certain cases where time constrains apply and for saving time in posting the documents, the commercial documents together with a self addressed envelop may be handed to the receptionist. The legalised documents will only be returned by post.
4. Current legalisation fees for commercial documents are noted in the following table. The relevant legalisation fees for Certificate of Origin, Commercial Invoices & Health Certificates are based on the invoice value as shown as follow:
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Total Invoice Value |
Required Fee per copy |
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Under £464.00 |
£5.00 |
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From £465.00 to £4640.00 |
£26.00 |
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From £4641.00 to £23190.00 |
£53.00 |
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From £23191.00 to £46382.00 |
£103.00 |
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From £46383.00 to £231910.00 |
£206.00 |
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From £231911.00 and above |
£414.00 |
The fee for Power of Attorney and other document is £26.00 per copy.
Commercial documents should be certified by the Chamber of Commerce.
Documents should be certified by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.
A copy of each document plus a self-stamped envelope, with address on the back, should be annexed.
Payment could be done by: 1- Credit Card. 2- Company cheque. 3- Postal Order.S.A. E and a copy of each document and photocopy of the Health Certificate Invoice are mandatory. Incomplete documents with delay their verification for which we will not be responsible.
N.B.: If the amount of receipt were not clear, the maximum legalisation fee would be considered.
50 Kensington Court, London, W8 5DB
Tel.: 0906-802 0200 Fax.: 020-7938 1615
What is legalisation?
Legalisation simply means the authentication of a signature or seal/stamp appearing on a document.
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Why documents need to be legalised?
Many foreign countries require legalisation of the signatures or seals of British public officials, such as Solicitors, Notaries Public, Registrars, Officials of Chambers of Commerce on certain documents which originate in the United Kingdom before those documents can be accepted overseas. To legalise a document, we will attach an apostille or legalisation certificate.
If you are not sure what documents you need to legalise, you should contact the Embassy or High Commission of the country concerned.
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Documents may be legalised in person or by post. The fee for legalisation is £12.50 per document. Cheques or postal orders should be made payable to the "Foreign and Commonwealth Office'.
To find out who should sign your documents, please contact us on the following number:
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020 70081111 |
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or write to the following address:
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
OLD ADMIRALTY BUILDING WHITEHALL
LONDON SW1A 2LG
Personal callers should note that the public entrance is situated in Dean Farrar Street (Area Map)
The office is open Monday-Friday, 09:30-12:30 and 09:30-16:00. The nearest Underground station is St James's Park (District or Circle 1ine). The office is closed on public Holidays.
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