Legalisation

Legalisation of Documents Issued in the United Kingdom

Requirements:

1. Documents issued from Egypt must first be legalised by the Egyptian ministry of Foreign affairs
2. Documents issued from UK must first be legalised from the UK-Foreign Office:
   Legalisation Office – Foreign & Commonwealth & Development Office.
3. The document should then be legalised at the Consulate during working hours
4. A full copy of the documents need to be legalised.
5. For commercial documents, fees are GBP125 per document.
6. For non- commercial documents, fees are GBP47 per document.
7. Proof of ownership (in case of selling Properties or Vehicles) and driving Licenses (in case of selling Vehicles) for Egyptians Only.
8. Regarding legalisation of sales contracts, a copy of the document must be sent by email: info@egyptconsulate.co.uk  -prior to application to enable correct payable fee to be advised.
9. Documents can be sent by post FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE LEGALISATION SECTION taken into consideration the following conditions are fulfilled:
   • The document has already been legalised by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.
   • The EXACT amount of fees should to be sent by Postal Orders made payable to “The Egyptian Consulate General”  (CHEQUES ARE NOT ACCEPTED).
   • A self-addressed return envelope should be enclosed bearing the name and full address of the sender written clearly in BLOCK CAPITAL letters – with sufficient stamps.
   • Documents should be sent by Registered or Recorded Delivery (NOT by regular post).
10. Please note that the Consulate holds no responsibility for the loss of documents sent by post.

For more details, please check https://www.gov.uk/get-document-legalised

Announcement regarding the Legalization of all the employment / experience related letters