Snake Plissken Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Hello Kickback Seeking some advice from you lovely people... Here's the situation: I'm in the process of applying for a VISA for working abroad and to do this I need to have a couple of documents with an Apostille. Essentially it's a case of sending the appropriate documents to the FOC office and I was just about to do this when I noticed that I needed to get my degree notarised first (I got my disclosure signed and stamped prior to it being sent out so that's covered). So I've had a little look around and asked for quotes and the best I've found so far is ?40, that's forty pounds sterling for what amounts to less than five minutes of work. Surely there has to be a better deal out there than that? Dare I ask, are there any registered notaries who read this forum that can help or know someone who can? Has anyone been in a similar situation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neon Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Sorry Teenwolf maybe well off the mark here but cant a Justice of the Peace do this, had a friend who changed his name back to his birth name (He had been adopted) when applying for a new passport he needed the JoP to give a declaration and had to send off his original Birth Certificate. He wasn't charged anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Plissken Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share Posted November 17, 2011 Really not sure Neon, but from what I can take from this (lifted from the FOC website), doesn't look like I can. We can legalise original certificates of UK academic qualifications if: They have been certified in the UK by a practising UK solicitor or notary public Or They have been signed and certified by an official of the British Council We can legalise photocopies of certificates of UK academic qualifications if: They have been certified as a true copy of the original in the UK by a practising UK solicitor or notary public Or They have been certified as a true copy of the original by an official of a British diplomatic mission (e.g. Consulate, Embassy or High Commission) But from that I would take that just about any registered solicitor could do it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Plissken Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share Posted November 17, 2011 That's what I was afraid of, cheers anyway chaps. Just a bit of a bugger forking out ?40 for the signature and then another ?60 to get an Apostille for two documents and then the VISA fee on top of all that. Will be worth it in the end though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilson's Shank Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Used a firm in Manchester to get it done for buying a flat abroad they were quick but ?80 plus VAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.