UK Degree Apostille Certificate Service
We provide apostille legalisation service for your UK degree certificate by a UK solicitor registered with the legalisation department of the UK Foreign Office FCDO to obtain legalisation by way of Hague apostille. Our legalisation services offer next day apostille London walk in services.
Personal documents apostille services
The legalisation process can be performed on the original or copy of your degree certificate. There is no difference in the process or the cost, in both options, the qualification must be first certified by a UK solicitor who is registered with the Legalisation Office the FCDO. Once certification is completed as an original or certified copy Hague apostille will be issued based on the solicitor’s signature. Consular legalisation is a must if the destination country is not a party to the Hague apostille convention.
Please note that we need to receive the original degree certificate to obtain an apostille certificate. Our apostille legalisation services help you to obtain an apostille stamp from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for UK degree certificates. We will provide you with a scanned copy of your legalised documents.
If your degree is issued electronically please forward the email received by your University to us to issue a solicitor certificate ( true copy of an electronic version of the document). E apostille service is available.
If you already have an original degree certified by a UK solicitor or Notary Public please note that not every solicitor is on the Foreign Office database. If the document will be rejected due to a missing signature with the FCDO database please ask your solicitor to contact the Legalisation Office registration team via email.
The solicitor’s registration process should take no longer than 3 working days to complete.
If the time is sensitive we would recommend certifying the document again with our solicitor who is registered with the legalisation department of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in Milton Keynes (FCDO)
We Apostille
- Master of Arts (MA) Arts and humanities subjects.
- Master of Science (MSc) Scientific and technical fields.
- Master of Education (MEd) Focused on education and teaching.
- Master's Degree in Law (LLM) For law studies.
- Master of Engineering (MEng) Pertaining to engineering disciplines.
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
- Master of Research (MRes)
Frequently Ask Questions
Why do I need to apostille my Master’s degree?
In many jurisdictions apostille and legalisation of your degree are required for the HR recruitment process or working visa application. Apostille certificates are issued to all public documents. The document legalisation process depends on the foreign countries’ requirements.
The apostille certificate confirms that your degree has been issued by UK accredited educational Institution. Further legalisation might be also required. Documents legalised by way of Hague apostille are only accepted in the members countries. Foreign public documents cannot be legalised and e apostille cannot be issued.
Not all Universities have accreditations especially those that have established limited companies at Companies House recently and provide an “online degree” option. The apostille service cannot be provided for those types of certificates. We need to receive the original document to apply for solicitor certification.
Please double-check check accreditation of your University or contact in this regard.
Do I have to visit your Westminster office in order to apostille my Master’s degree?
You can deliver your degree in person or send it by registered royal mail or international courier. We offer next day apostille service, but same day service is no longer available.
Do I legalise my Master’s degree or obtain an apostille certificate?
If the jurisdiction where are you going to use your degree is a party to the Hague Convention Abolishing Requirements for Foreign Legalisation- apostille is the only requirement. If not further legalisation is a must.
Is certification as a true copy of an original degree acceptable by the Foreign Office FCDO?
From a legalisation perspective, there is no difference if the master’s degree will be certified as an original, true copy verified by the Notary Public. FCDO will legalise the degree by way of a Hague apostille certificate.
Can I apostille more educational documents along with my master’s degree in the same set?
We can bind the documents together and issue solicitor certification that lists enclosed degrees or transcripts. Please note that not every jurisdiction will accept that format.
United Arab Emirates consulate will reject documents apostilled in this way. All documents for use in MOFA UAE must be certified, apostilled, and legalised separately. The degree and transcript will be counted as two documents from the MOFA attestation perspective. An original certificate must be presented at our office.
Requirements for our Master's Degree Apostille Service
Original Master's Degree or electronic version of the Certificate is required
Time frame: next day service available.
Time frame: next day premium service available.
2 working day service if certification is required.
Service fee: GBP 50 for assistance with apostille and GBP 20 for solicitor certification (if required)