Apostille Legalisation

Legalisation (Apostille) is the official confirmation that a signature, seal or stamp on a UK public document is genuine.

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This site exists to help you obtain a Replacement Birth, Death or Marriage certificate as quickly and as easily as possible.

Replacement Birth Certificates

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All birth certificates from the UK supplied are full long version certified or extract copies for England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and include parents names.

The certificate will normally include full name of child, mother's name, father's name (when registered) DoB, where born and registration district.

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All birth certificates for UK we supply are fully certified copies which are suitable for all official purposes. Some reasons for obtaining a certificate include an application for marriage, applying for an academic course, applying for a passport or a driver's licence. One of the most common reasons is that the original certificate was lost or mislaid.

Birth Certificates for UK do not require a signed release or similar for the order to be processed. Nor does further documentation (e.g. driver's licence or passport) have to produced.
Generally, there will be no special needs for the order to be completed, beyond the initial supplying of information and payment.

Types of replacement birth certificates for the UK

There are two types of birth certificates, the full birth certificate. This is a copy of the entry in the birth register, giving all the recorded details
the short certificate. This only gives the child's full name, sex, date and place of birth and registration district. It does not give the name and particulars of the mother or father. A short certificate is issued free of charge when a birth is first registered

There is no choice between non certified and certified - all certificates issued are certified. All certificates issued are issued with an official seal, some certificates have a raised seal or a stamped seal.

We can supply birth certificates from the United Kingdom (UK) of Great Britain (GB) England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, and many overseas births where the location was once a British territory, or if the event was registered with a British consulate.

Lost birth certificate

We can carry out searches of the records for the UK area and you can order a copy certificate(s) via the online order form. Copy certificates can be obtained via the online order form, the certificate would contain the birth details first registered. The minimum information needed to find an entry is the name of the person, place of birth and year the birth took place.

Further Information

Registers of births, marriages and deaths

Copies of marriage certificates

Copies of birth certificates

Copies of death certificates

We assume that the information supplied is accurate, and so cannot bear responsibility for any issues developing from any information which is inaccurately supplied. However, we will endeavour to locate and order the correct certificate, and so if the information supplied does not match the records we locate, we will contact you to resolve this.

Require an Apostille (Legalised) UK Certificate? An Apostille is a certificate confirming that a signature or a seal on a certificate is genuine. The process of obtaining an Apostille is called Legalisation. Legalisation is usually required by foreign authorities before they will allow a UK document to be used for official purposes in their country. Apostille Certificates issued in the UK will be accepted in the following countries without further legalisation ? Apostille Countries.

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To apply via the post write to the following address:

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Last updated: 17/04/2024

Apostille Legalisation

Legalisation (Apostille) is the official confirmation that a signature, seal or stamp on a UK public document is genuine.

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Birth Certificates, Marriage Certificates and Death Certificates are full length copies and can be used for official purposes.

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