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Apply for legalisation

Apply online for a paper-based apostille or an e-Apostille.

To apply, you鈥檒l need:

  • the documents you want to legalise
  • a credit or debit card to pay the fees

If you鈥檙e applying for a paper-based apostille and you鈥檙e sending documents by post, you鈥檒l also need:

  • the address you want your legalised documents returned to
  • access to a printer

After you apply

If you applied for a paper-based apostille

You鈥檒l be told how to submit your documents.

If you send in documents by post, your legalised documents will be returned by courier or post to the address you gave.

Once the documents have been legalised, share them with the recipient by post, by courier or in person.

If you applied for an e-Apostille

You鈥檒l be emailed as soon as your legalised documents are ready.

You can download them multiple times and share them digitally, such as by email, memory stick or in person by showing your screen.

Help your recipient check an apostille is valid

If your recipient wants to check an apostille was issued by the Legalisation Office, they can verify an apostille.