It is required to have lots of documents in order to do business in Great Britain in a legal way. Most of them should be translated and apostilled. Since 2004 Legal Group Company has been rendering consulting services on translation and apostilling in Great Britain.
What is Apostille
An Apostille is a specific official stamp to verify the originality of the document it is attached to, as well as the signature and the seal that has been put on it. The Apostille stamp can look differently in each country. For example, in Russia it has a printed rectangular shape, but a wax seaboard shape in another country.
As a matter of fact, apostilling process means simplified opportunity to legalize a document.
Why Apostille is required
Different cases require apostilling, i.e. legalization of documents. Rules of registration, procedure of issuing the Apostille and other subtle aspects differ depending on the country. There are two forms to legalise a document in another country: basic form of legalisation (consular legalization) and simplified one (Apostille stamp).
For some countries legalization of document in a form of notarized translation can be good enough.
The documents issued on old blanks can be certified by the Apostille confirming their authenticity.
What documents should be apostilled
The complete list of documents is determined by the Convention. It includes administrative, judicial, notarial, official and other acts and documents. For apostilling in Great Britain it is necessary to pay attention to a list of documents required by both countries (for example, Russia and Great Britain).
In rare circumstances the Apostille stamp might be required in a passport, an employment book, etc. Certain situations presume double Apostille. When contacting Legal Group Company, you save your time and strength to go through the process of apostilling. Besides, it is possible to order translation of the documents in our company.
Translation and apostilling provided by Legal Group
The Apostille is accepted by countries – members of the Convention (at present, 193 countries, including Great Britain are members of the Convention.). There is only one official agency having jurisdiction to issue the Apostille on the territory of Great Britain – it is the Legalisation Office of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of Great Britain.
Employees of Legal Group Company can make translation of the required documents and/or conduct a procedure of issuing Apostille in a short span of time. Thanks to our solid experience (we have been working since 2004), the procedure will be carried out quickly, explicitly, legally perfect and with high service.