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This page was originally published during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide updates on document legalisation and apostille processing times.
The information below is now archived and no longer reflects current operations.
All services have returned to normal, and we continue to offer fast document legalisation both by post and email.
For the latest information visit our home page or contact us if you have any questions about current processing times.
COVID-19 Update
We are issuing the apostille on all UK documents!
Following a brief period of suspended services the Hague Apostille Service resumed apostille services on Tuesday 7 April.
Hague Apostille is a recognised UK Apostille Service with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Gov.uk) for the legalisation of documents. We have priority access to the FCO as a registered business service.This enables us to provide a quick 1-2 day processing (subject to the FCO limits at this time)
The Hague Apostille Service has worked hard over the last few weeks to ensure we have procedures in place to maintain apostille services and embassy attestation for our customers and to protect the welfare of our employees during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Apostille Orders
Normal apostille service is available. There may be slight delays as the FCO is limiting the number of documents that can be legalised each day.
Embassy Attestation
Embassy Attestation is operating but some services are limited. Many embassies are operating reduced hours. The Saudi, Qatari and Chinese Embassies are currently NOT attesting documents.
We will be clearing all outstanding orders as soon as possible and dispatching these to customers. New embassy orders will be processed as quickly as possible but completion times will vary.
Contact us today for information on getting your document issued with the apostille.
Office Visits to Hague Apostille
For the foreseeable future, we are asking that customers do not visit our office. We are happy to assist by phone, email, online chat, online orders and postal applications. It is essential we manage the offices safely to protect our customers and employees.
Updates
If there is any change to the current situation we will update this page with the latest situation on processing orders. Please be assured that we have robust systems in place to manage any events and to ensure we can still support our customers during the current period.
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