Contact the Legalisation Office if you have:

• a question about how the legalisation process works
• an issue with an application you’re making

If you’re sending in documents by post to be legalised, you’ll be given the postal address after you’ve applied online. You do not need to contact the Legalisation Office to get this address.

Legalisation Office
legalisation@fcdo.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 4623 3100
24-hour service
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Apply online for a paper-based apostille or an e-Apostille.

To apply, you’ll need:

• the documents you want to legalise
• a credit or debit card to pay the fees

If you’re applying for a paper-based apostille and you’re sending documents by post, you’ll also need:

• the address you want your legalised documents returned to
• access to a printer

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After you apply

If you applied for a paper-based apostille

You’ll be told how to submit your documents.

If you send in documents by post, your legalised documents will be returned by courier or post to the address you gave.

Once the documents have been legalised, share them with the recipient by post, by courier or in person.

If you applied for an e-Apostille

You’ll be emailed as soon as your legalised documents are ready.

You can download them multiple times and share them digitally, such as by email, memory stick or in person by showing your screen.

Help your recipient check an apostille is valid

If your recipient wants to check an apostille was issued by the Legalisation Office, they can verify an apostille.