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At the start of June there will be 2 public holidays (bank holidays) to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

How will this impact the apostille service?

Due to the public holidays, there will be no apostilles issued for several days. In addition to the two public holidays the FCDO government office, that issues the apostilles, is closing for a third day on Monday 6 June.

No apostilles will be issued from 2 June to 6 June! Any orders being processed on or after 1 June will not complete until at least 7 June.

Since the 14th of March, diplomatic staff at the Spanish embassies and consulates have been on strike nationwide in the UK. Unfortunately, there is no end in sight any time soon for this indefinite strike. The embassy and consulate staff are striking to protest against a 14 year wage freeze imposed by Spanish Ministers. This is understandable considering the significant cost of living increases throughout the UK.

If you have a Deed Poll and need to present this outside of the UK you may be asked to obtain an apostille for the document.

What is a Deed Poll?

Deed Polls are legal documents recording a person’s change of name. They are often called Name Change Deed Polls.

The person changing their name makes a formal statement confirming their new name and renouncing the use of their previous name. For example, Susan Smith may be formally changing her name to Susan Jones and will use the new name of Susan Jones at all times.