Service Information

  1. Unless I am away on holiday, I can usually arrange an appointment for you to see me within three working days.
  2. If I am required to certify or attest your signature or certify a copy document, it can usually be done at the first appointment when payment of my fee will be expected.
  3. If I am required to draft a document, such as an affidavit or change of name deed, I should usually be able to prepare a draft of the document within five working days of receipt of all the information.
  4. If legalisation is required, an apostille can usually be obtained from the Foreign and Commonwealth office within five working days.
  5. If consular legalisation is required is required (usually after an apostille) a time period should be added to that specified for obtaining an apostille. The additional time depends on the time which the particular consulate takes to deal with the document of which time you should be advised.
  6. If legalisation of a degree certificate is required, my practice is usually to obtain verification of the degree, either from the University in question or from HEDD.ac.uk. The time which this takes depends on the response time of the University or HEDD.ac.uk.