Some documents can only have the apostille on the original document (e.g, birth and marriage certificates, criminal record checks), whereas other documents can have the apostille on a copy (e.g. academic documents).
When you are ordering online we will ask for your preference as we do not want to stamp an original document without your permission to do so. If you ask us to do the original you must send the original document to us, if you do not your order will be delayed while we request the original from you.
For academic documents if you ask us to legalise the original it will damage/deface it a little as the solicitor certification and legalisation are stamped and signed on the actual document. We will try to do this to the back of the document where possible but it may still be visible on the front. If we make a copy and legalise the copy it avoids us having to damage a valuable original document.
If you select the option for ‘Other’ please specify your order requirements in the document details section of the checkout process. If it is not clear what is needed this can delay the order.
If you are unsure which version of the document requires the apostille please check this with the person or authority requesting your document.
