When preparing documents to be used overseas, it may be requested that a translation of the document is also supplied. Providing a certified translation assists the overseas authority as they may not be able to read the English version. When a translation is requested from you, it is important to find out exactly how they need the documents to be prepared and whether the translations will need legalising.
Children born in the UK may need to have the birth registered or recognised in another country. This may require a UK birth certificate being legalised with a Hague Apostille.
Our all inclusive service ensures that UK birth certificates are correctly issued with the apostille and returned to you in just a few days.
Having established a successful business in the UK you may be considering expansion overseas. This may be the distribution of your products, supplying services to foreign businesses or opening an overseas operation. Before you can start working abroad you may need to provide company documents to the relevant government bodies. In most circumstances you will need to legalise your documents with an apostille or attest them with the countries embassy in the UK.
Why is Certification so Important?
When you need an apostille from the legalisation office, you will find that there are several companies to choose from. While you can pick and choose from the results delivered on an internet search, it is important to understand that not all apostille service companies provide the same level of service and advice. You will find some companies that have poor professional practices, some that do not have secure offices and even a few people offering fake apostilles and fake documents.
Adding an apostille to a document is often referred to as the attestation. It may also be called, certification or getting a document apostilled.
The most common, and arguably correct term, is legalisation. Documents are legalised for use in another country when the apostille has been attached.
For clarity, attestation is by definition the confirmation of correctness. It also refers to the witnessing of an action or event. It is therefore easy to see why the apostille service may be referred to as attestation.
When making the decision to get married abroad, documentation - although not very exciting - is an essential part of the planning process.
Bahrain is a member of the Hague Convention and therefore documents only need the apostille certificate. Before they became members of the Convention, documents had previously needed additional embassy attestation. This is no longer necessary.
Our fast apostille service will ensure your documents are correctly legalised in just 1-2 days.
It is no longer necessary to obtain further attestaiton from the Bahrain embassy in London.
Our apostille service includes-