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5th November 2018
UAE Consular Authentication Fees increase

Please note as at 01st August 2016 the UAE embassy fee for authentication of personal documents increased from £30.00 to £37.50 and the commercial document fee has increased from £400 per document to £500 per document.

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5th November 2018
UAE Consulate Changes - Educational documents

The UAE has changed their requirements in respect of educational certificates with immediate effect.

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4th November 2018
University Degrees - Notary Certification

We are now able to verify student's academic certificates in most Universities in the Philippines and Malaysia.

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4th November 2018
Embassy of the State of Qatar

Please note that as of 1st June 2016 all qualification certificate holders of the following Degrees: Diploma, BSc, M.A and Phd issued outside of the State of Qatar which need to be attested will now need to be supported by further documents:

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10th May 2017
Bolivia

Consular Legalisation now requires that your documents are written in Spanish. Or are accompanied by a Notarised and Stamped Translation. More details in my Blog of May 10th 2017

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20th August 2016
Chile has ratified the Hague Convention of 1961

As from 1st September 2016 it will no longer be necessary to further legalise Notarial Certificates at the Consulate of Chile. The Foreign and Commonwealth Apostille will be all that is necessary.

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16th August 2016
Three Countries join the 1961 Hague Convention

Before the end of August 2016, Chile, Brazil and Morocco will be full members of the Convention.

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1st May 2016
Expensive change to UAE Stamp fees for Corporates

As of 18th May 2016, Memorandum and Articles of Association are required to be notarised and Apostilled separately for submission at the UAE consular section and the fee of £400 applies for each document.

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6th November 2015
Kosovo signs Hague Convention

As from 06 November 2015 the latest signatory country to The Hague Convention of 1961 is Kosovo [also known as the Republic of Kosova]

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31st October 2015
Tajikistan

Please note that with effect from October 31 2015, Tajikistan has now signed the 5th October 1961 Hague Convention.

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