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31st January 2024
RWANDA: Accession to Hague's Apostille Convention

Rwanda has acceded to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 abolishing the Requirement of further Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents bearing the Hague Apostille. This will enter into force as of 5 th June 2024. With the accession of Rwanda, the 1961 Apostille Convention now has 126 Contracting Parties. Immediately after acceding to the […]

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8th November 2023
Egypt Powers of Attorney Update

For the legalisation of a private Power of Attorney relating to inheritance or property transaction, after Notarisation and Foreign Office Apostille, the Consulate requires the Executant’s personal appearance at the consular section with their original passport. They no longer accept the legalisation of this type of document via an Agent.

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23rd October 2023
The People's Republic of China: Accession to Hague's Apostille Convention

The People's Republic of China (the "PRC") has acceded to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 abolishing the Requirement of further Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents bearing the Hague Apostille. This will enter into force as of 7th November 2023, however, the Chinese Consulate already informed us today that the last day of submission […]

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9th March 2023
Pakistan: Accession to Hague's Apostille Convention

On March 9, 2023, Pakistan will ratify the Convention Abolishing the Conditions of Legalization for Foreign Public Papers, also known as the "Apostille Convention" or the "Hague Convention," making it the 123rd member to do so. This enables Pakistan to accept documents that have undergone the Apostille process from other Hague member nations - without […]

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15th February 2023
Saudi Arabia's accession to the Hague Convention 1961

Following the Saudi Arabia accession to the Hague Convention 1961, abolishing the requirement of further legalisation by the Saudi Arabian Consulate effective from 8th December 2022, it has come to our attention that the Consulate has now COMPLETELY STOPPED ACCEPTING SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS FOR LEGALISATION EFFECTIVE FROM LAST MONDAY 13TH FEBRUARY. Although this was supposed to be […]

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18th May 2022
Indonesia joins Hague Convention of 1961

Indonesia has joined the 1961 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (the "Hague Convention"). Lest year 2021 the Republic of Indonesia deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Apostille Convention).It will enter into force for Indonesia on […]

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17th December 2021
Singapore Has Joined Hague Convention Countries

Singapore has joined the 1961 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (the "Hague Convention"). The Apostille Act 2020 of Singapore means that after Notarisation and apostille, no further Consular legalization should be necessary before acceptance in Singapore

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4th November 2021
Legalisation - Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

There has recently been an increased delay in obtaining Apostille stamps - but the good news is that the FCDO have caught up and at present the current time for obtaining an Apostille stamp on the standard service is around a week.

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19th May 2021
The Pakistan Consulate Has Re-Opened

The Pakistan consulate has re-opened and will accept applications by agents, contact us for further details.

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14th January 2021
UAE Consulate Opening Times

The UAE Consulate will reopen from Monday 18th January. All documents currently held by them from December should be processed and despatched between 18th and 22nd January.

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