Apostille · Embassy and consulate legalisation · UK notary
Apostille & Embassy Legalisation Services
Get your documents officially recognised abroad: apostilles from the UK, the United States and Canada (Ontario), embassy and consulate legalisation for Qatar, Jordan, the UAE and Egypt, and UK notary services. We confirm the right route before you pay.
- An official route through the competent authority in each country
- We review your document and confirm the requirements before we start
- An Arabic-speaking team in our London office follows your order through to delivery
One apostille is accepted in 130 countries party to the Hague Convention
Choose a service
Six services in three groups, each with the flag of the country concerned. Not sure which route you need? The guide below walks you to it step by step.
Apostille by country of issue
For documents to be used in a country party to the Hague Convention.
UK apostille
An apostille from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) for your UK company documents and documents certified in the UK.
US apostille (multiple states)
Apostilles from several US states for company documents and official documents issued there; we confirm the state you need when you enquire.
Canada apostille — Ontario
An apostille from the Government of Ontario for documents issued or notarised in the province, including business registry documents.
Embassy and consulate legalisation
For countries that do not accept apostilles.
Embassy legalisation: Qatar, Jordan, UAE, Egypt
For countries that do not accept apostilles: the required stamps prepared in the right order, from the issuing country's foreign ministry to the embassy or consulate.
UK notary and powers of attorney
A step before the apostille or embassy legalisation when the document needs it.
UK notary services
Certification of signatures, copies and declarations before a UK notary in preparation for use outside the UK.
Powers of attorney
The power of attorney prepared and signed before a notary, then apostilled or legalised at the embassy according to the country of use.
Which route do you need?
Three steps: where the document was issued, then where you will use it, and you see whether an apostille is enough or you need embassy legalisation.
The route for your document
Answer the first two steps to see the result here.
This guide is indicative only: embassy and recipient requirements change, and we confirm the final route for your case in the written quote before you pay.
The following countries are not party to the Hague Apostille Convention, so an apostille alone is not accepted there and the document needs legalisation by their embassy or consulate: the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon. The list changes as countries join the Convention, and we check the official table at every request.
Common documents
The company documents, powers of attorney and declarations most often requested. If yours is not here, tell us about it and we confirm the route.
- Certificate of incorporation
- Memorandum and articles of association
- Certificate of good standing
- Company resolutions and minutes
- Business registry documents
- General or special power of attorney
- Declarations and undertakings signed before a notary
How we work
Timings depend on the country and the authority, and we set them out in the written quote. You pay only after approving the quote, and documents are uploaded in the client dashboard, not sent over WhatsApp.
Tell us about your document
As soon as you get in touchQuote requestThe type of document, its country of issue, who has asked for it and the country of use, through the “Contact us” button on WhatsApp in the quote request at the end of this page.
We set the right route
Before any paymentWritten quoteApostille, notary then apostille, or embassy legalisation, and we send a written quote with the items and the expected time for your case.
Approval, payment and upload
After you approve the quoteDocument in your accountOnce you approve the quote you pay, then upload the original document or its copy in the client dashboard, never over WhatsApp.
Official processing
Per authority and country, as set out in your quoteLegalised documentA notary where needed, then the apostille from the competent authority in the country of issue, or embassy or consulate legalisation with the stamps in the right order.
Delivery
Once legalisation is completeDeliveryInternational courier to your address, or an electronic version (e-Apostille) where it is available and accepted by the requesting party.
Why Exporya?
A real London office
Our team works from an office in London, and we are a Companies House authorised agent (ACSP) for UK company services. That authorisation concerns Companies House only; apostilles and legalisation are always issued by the competent official authorities.
An official route only
No shortcuts and no unofficial stamps: the apostille from the competent authority in the country of issue, and legalisation from the embassy or consulate itself.
Requirements confirmed before you pay
We ask about the recipient's requirements and review your document before sending the quote, so it is not rejected after legalisation.
Follow-up in Arabic
From the order to delivery, with an update at every stage, and in English where needed.
Frequently asked questions
An apostille is a single certificate that is enough in countries party to the Hague Convention. Countries that are not party require legalisation by their embassy or consulate, and sometimes a further legalisation after the document arrives. The list of non-party countries is on this page.
Not always. Some official documents are accepted directly; others need a notary's or solicitor's signature. We review your document and tell you.
It depends on the country and the authority: in the UK the standard official service takes up to 25 working days and the electronic service up to two working days, and embassy times vary. We give you an expected time for your case in the quote.
No. The UAE is not party to the Apostille Convention; the document needs legalisation by the issuing country's foreign ministry, then the UAE embassy, and possibly the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
We obtain apostilles from several US states and confirm the state you need when you enquire. A state-issued document is apostilled by that state's Secretary of State; a federal document by the US Department of State.
Yes, since 11 January 2024. We obtain Ontario apostilles for documents issued or notarised in the province.
Certification of signatures, copies, declarations and powers of attorney before a UK notary for use outside the UK, followed by an apostille or embassy legalisation where required.
Yes. We arrange the signature before a notary, then the apostille or legalisation at the embassy of the country concerned.
Because the cost depends on the type and number of documents, the country, whether a notary is needed and the delivery destination. You receive a clear quote before paying anything.
No. For the quote a description of the document and the country of use is enough. Once you approve the quote, documents are uploaded in the client dashboard only, and handled under our privacy policy.
Tell us about your document and we set the route and the price
Tell us the type of document, its country of issue, who has asked for it and the country where you will use it. Pricing depends on the document, its number, the country and the delivery destination, and you receive a clear written quote with every item before paying anything.
Do not send documents or photos of them over WhatsApp or e-mail: once you approve the quote they are uploaded in the client dashboard only, and handled under our privacy policy.
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