Legalisation of GRO Documents Legalisation is the process of officially confirming that a document issued by the UK General Register Office (GRO) is genuine, so it can be accepted for use abroad. GRO documents include: Birth certificates Marriage certificates Death certificates Civil partnership certificates How the process works Obtain an official GRO certificateYou must use an original or certified GRO-issued certificate. Photocopies are not accepted for legalisation. UK Legalisation Office (FCDO)The document is submitted to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).The FCDO verifies the GRO signature or seal and attaches: An apostille (for countries that are part of the Hague Apostille Convention), or A legalisation certificate (for non-Hague countries) Embassy or Consulate (if required)If the destination country is not a Hague Convention member, the document must then be legalised by the relevant foreign embassy or consulate after the FCDO step. Important points GRO documents do not usually need notarisation before FCDO legalisation Many countries also require a certified translation Some authorities require certificates to be recently issued (often within 3–6 months) Notary 247 is a trading style of Fatchett & Co Notaries Limited. We are regulated by the Faculty Office (www.facultyoffice.org.uk) for the provision of notarial service. For any queries, please call us on 0121 437 3490. Process Certificates If you would like to discuss your circumstances, please call us on 0121 437 3490. Once you know what you need, then simply place an order through the website. We will ask you to send the original documents to us in Milton Keynes. We will legalise using our “next day” provider license. For example, if we received your document on a Monday, we would lodge it with the FCDO on Tuesday. The document would be ready on Wednesday (in Milton Keynes at about 2pm). It would then be mailed or couriered.
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