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Documents, certificate, letters, and notes available from the British embassy and consulates in the USA.
Commonwealth countries have no powers under the Commissioners for Oaths Act 1889 to undertake notarial acts, administer oaths or take affidavits.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British Embassy and Consulates in China.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in China, including guidance on residency, healthcare and travel.
Find the address, contact details and opening times of the UK visa application centre for your country.
Advice on legalising documents, getting married, and registering a birth or death abroad, and information on services available at UK embassies and consulates worldwide.
This form should be completed and handed in at the counter with your documents to be legalised and your online payment receipt.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at British Consulate-General Hong Kong and in Macao.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at British consulates in Armenia.
Find out if you need an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate to study in the UK.
To help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Laos.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British High Commission in Singapore.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at British Embassy in Jordan.
Downloadable standard letters to explain services are not available in some British embassies, high commissions and consulates.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British Embassy in Laos.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at British Embassy Tehran.
What British nationals need to do to get married in Japan, including what documents you need.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British Embassy Muscat.
Documents, certificates, letters and notes available at the British embassy in Thailand.
How someone in Latvia can get documents prepared, witnessed or certified, take an oath of British citizenship and obtain informative notes.
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