Before the embassy can legalise a document, they must first be Notarised & Attested by the FCDO. You can supply documents with this process already completed or select the options you need in our application pack. The Notary authorisation form attached should only be completed if you require us to have your documents notarised.

Birth or marriage certificates, medicals or police certificates must be supplied in the original form. They will not require to be notarised as part of this process. Should you need us to obtain a duplicate original certificate or police check for this purpose, please contact us before sending your documents.

Processing time in the embassy is usually 3-5 business days for legalisations but can take longer. If you require the full service to include notary & attestation, please allow an additional 2-3 weeks.

The legalisation service can only be completed for documents that were issued in the UK or Northern Ireland. Should your documents have been issued overseas, you will need to have them legalised in the issuing country. Should you still require assistance with this, please let us know as we may be able to assist.

For Notarisations, our third party solicitor will charge per set of documents while our service fee is payable per visit. For example, if you have 4 sets of documents (CV, medical, Police certificate & academic/training certificates), the notary will charge for 4 sets at £240.00 but our service fee would still be £60.00. This works in the same way with the FCDO attestation & embassy legalisation, with the governing charges payable per set of documents but our charge payable only once per visit. If you require a quote for documents, please email admin@visasmart.co.uk or call us on 020 4513 9940.