Apostille Services for Marriage Certificate in UK

Need your UK marriage or civil partnership certificate recognised abroad, for a spouse visa, residency or registering your marriage overseas? We arrange the FCDO apostille from £59, with next-day service available.

Marriage certificate apostille
£59

Standard, 3–5 working days. Next day £79 if we receive it by 10:30am.

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Included in the price

  • Check that your certificate can be apostilled
  • The FCDO fee and the apostille itself
  • Submission to the FCDO and collection
  • Scan of the apostilled certificate emailed before it’s returned

Good to know

  • Register office and GRO certificates need no solicitor certification
  • A nikah certificate needs solicitor certification first (£20)
  • Return delivery: collect free, UK Special Delivery £10, DHL International £40
£59Standard apostille, 3–5 working days
£79Next working day, received by 10:30am
OriginalA registrar-issued certificate is required

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⏱ 3–5 working days
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Apostille and Certification Services Ltd
17 Hanover Square, London W1S 1BN
📞 +44 20 7856 0115
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17 Hanover Square, London W1S 1BN
Mon–Fri 9am–5:30pm
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Which marriage certificates can be apostilled?

An apostille confirms that the signature or seal on your certificate is genuine. It doesn’t certify what the certificate says, so it has to be an official copy signed or sealed by a UK registrar.

Accepted

  • Certified copies from a register office or the General Register Office (GRO)
  • Certificates from National Records of Scotland (NRS) and GRONI in Northern Ireland
  • Civil partnership certificates, apostilled in exactly the same way
  • Nikah certificates, after solicitor certification (£20)

Not accepted

  • Church-issued or commemorative certificates: order a certified copy from the GRO instead
  • Photocopies or scans
  • Marriages that took place abroad, which are legalised in the country where the marriage happened

Married since May 2021? Marriages in England and Wales are now registered from a marriage schedule, so your certificate comes from the register office or GRO, not the church. That certificate is the one to apostille.

Which countries ask for an apostilled marriage certificate?

CountryCommon reasonsWhat you need
UAE, Qatar, KuwaitSpouse and family residence visasApostille + embassy legalisation, often with an Arabic translation
Saudi ArabiaFamily residency visasApostille (Saudi Arabia is now an Apostille Convention member)
Spain, Italy, PortugalRegistering the marriage, residency, name changeApostille + translation (sworn translation for Spain)
Egypt, ThailandRegistering the marriage, residenceApostille + embassy legalisation
USA, Canada, AustraliaImmigration, name changeApostille

We handle the legalisation too: UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Egypt and Thailand. Applying for a Saudi family visa? See our Family Residency Visa service.

Don’t have a certified copy?

Order one from the General Register Office on GOV.UK: £12.50 for the standard service (sent 4 days after you apply) or £38.50 for priority (next working day if ordered by 4pm). GRO prices as listed in October 2026. You can have it posted straight to our office.

How to order

  1. Order online You

    Use the order form above, choose Standard or Next Day, and pay securely.

  2. Send the original You

    Post it to 17 Hanover Square, London W1S 1BN, or bring it to our office (Mon–Fri, 9am–5:30pm).

  3. We check and submit Our team

    We check the certificate is eligible, arrange solicitor certification for a nikah, and submit it to the FCDO.

  4. Returned to you Our team

    We email you a scan, then return the certificate by your chosen method.

Need a translation? Many countries want a translation of the certificate. Our translation service can handle it in the same order.

Frequently asked questions

Can you apostille my original marriage certificate?
Yes, provided it’s a certified copy issued by the register office or GRO with the registrar’s signature or seal. Church-issued or commemorative certificates can’t be apostilled, so order a certified copy from the GRO instead.
Does a marriage certificate need solicitor certification?
Not if it was issued by a register office or the GRO; it goes straight to the FCDO. Only documents not issued by a public official, such as a nikah certificate, need solicitor certification (£20).
My marriage certificate is from Scotland or Northern Ireland. Is it different?
No. Certificates from NRS (Scotland) and GRONI (Northern Ireland) are apostilled by the same FCDO office in the same way.
Can you apostille a civil partnership certificate?
Yes, in exactly the same way.
Can you apostille an Islamic marriage certificate (nikah)?
Yes. A nikah certificate isn’t issued by a public official, so a solicitor must certify it first (£20). We then apostille the certified document. On its own, a nikah is not a legally registered UK marriage, so check the receiving country will accept it.
I married abroad. Can you apostille that certificate?
No. A UK apostille only covers UK-issued documents. A foreign marriage certificate is legalised in the country where the marriage took place.
Will I need a translation as well?
Often, yes. Many countries want a certified translation of the certificate. We can arrange a translation and apostille it alongside the original.
What is a marriage certificate apostille needed for?
Spouse visas, registering the marriage overseas, changing your name on a foreign passport, and property or inheritance matters abroad.
Which countries need more than an apostille?
The UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Egypt and Thailand need embassy legalisation after the apostille, which we can also arrange. Saudi Arabia now accepts the apostille alone.

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WhatsApp +44 75 3937 7776 · Call +44 20 7856 0115 · Email info@apostilleandcertification.com

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