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Legalisation is the
confirmation that a signature, seal or stamp
on a company or personal document prepared
by a UK solicitor, notary public or registrar
is authentic before such documents can be
accepted outside the United Kingdom.
In the following sections,
you will find information on the type of
documents, procedures, fees and the TBCCI
services associated with Legalisation. You
can alternatively go directly to the Document
Certification section to use the Certification
and Legalisation services provided by the
Turkish British Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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In general, if you want a certified copy of a document for use outside the UK you must have it attested or certified by a Notary Public. Usually the documents attested or certified by a Notary Public need to be legalised.
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These documents include;
Birth certificates, Certificates of name
change, Marriage certificates, Bank documents,
Academic qualifications, Export documentation,
Invoices, Certificates of Incorporation,
Memorandum of Association, Articles of Association,
Company Registers, Power of Attorney, Resolutions
and other papers.
Please consult the TBCCI
office or go to our Document
Certification section to find out if your documents require
notarisation or legislation. We will inform
you what documents will be required and whether
in addition to certification by the TBCCI,
Turkish Consulate validation or FCO (Foreign
and Commonwealth Office) legalisation will
be necessary. For further information, you
can also visit the Turkish
Consulate or FCO Legalisation web sites.
FCO, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office,
is the only UK authority able to issue
legalisation certificates. Jersey, Guernsey
and Isle of Man issue their own legalisation
certificates.
You can use the TBCCI “Special Courier
Service” to complete your FCO authorisation
in one day that usually takes 3-7 days to
get by post. Please go to our Document
Certification section to use the Certification and Legalisation
services provided by the TBCCI.
For more information about Notarisation,
Exceptions in issuing authority (Jersey,
Guernsey, Isle of Man), Apostille (Legalisation
Certificate), UK Legalisation of foreign
documents, Academic Certificates and the
Hague Convention, please visit the our
Frequently
Asked Questions section.
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