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Academic notarisation

(fees include VAT where appropriate)

from £95.00

Get academic documents certified online by a Notary Public. Anywhere. Anytime.

Trusted by governments, organisations and students around the world, enotary® is the leading provider of academic notarisations and apostilles.

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How it works.

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Notarisation process

Complete an online application in 3 simple steps:

1. Select enotary® service;
2. Confirm details; and
3. Upload documents.

Details and documents are then verified and attested by a Notary Public.

The enotary® process from start to finish is simple, fast and secure.

What is the processing time?

The standard verification processing time is 2-3 working days. Verification processing times vary between the issuing bodies and the time of the year.

When a document has been verified the Notary Public immediately attests (notarises) and releases the document.

What documents are required?

Before attesting the authenticity of a document, the Notary Public must verify the details with the issuing body and identify the named individual.

The following 2 documents are required:

1. Copy of the document; and
2. Government issued ID (e.g. Passport or Photo Card Driving Licence).

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NPO | Notary Public Office provides a reliable, safe and secure online notarisation service 24 hours a day. Our enotary® platform is compliant with all UK and EU GDPR and eIDAS regulations, IT servers are located in an ISO 27001-certified data centres.

That's why thousands of companies, academic bodies, employers and students trust the enotary® platform to verify and authenticate documents. It's simple, fast and secure.

Frequently asked questions.

What is a Notary Public?

A Notary Public (or 'Notary') is a specialist lawyer. The principal role of a Notary is to 'attest the authenticity' of documents.

What is Certification?

Certification simply means checking copies against the original documents. When a Notary 'certifies' documents they do not verify the documents are genuine.

The Notary certifies a document by writing 'Certified to be a true copy of the original seen by me' on the document.

If documents require legalisation (an apostille) the documents must be notarised (attested). It is important to check with the receiving party if the certified documents need an apostille.

What is Attestation? What is Notarisation?

Attestation means verifying the original documents are genuine - it involves more than certification. When a Notary 'attests the authenticity' of documents they must verify the documents are true and accurate.

The Notary attests (notarises) a document as genuine by fixing their notarial seal and writing 'Authenticity of the document and the accuracy of the facts contained therein were manually verified by me' on the document.

If documents have been attested (notarised) by a Notary it means that courts and other bodies overseas can accept them without having to make any further checks.

What is Legalisation? What is an Apostille?

Legalisation means verifying the attester's (Notary's) seal and signature are genuine. In the United Kingdom the Government department responsible for legalisation is the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office ('the FCDO').

The FCDO attests (legalises) a document by fixing a certificate to the document; that certificate is known as an Apostille.

Legalisation is typically required by foreign authorities before they will accept notarised documents. It is important to check with the receiving party if the documents need to be legalised with an Apostille.

What documents are required?

Before attesting the authenticity of academic documents the Notary must verify the qualification with the awarding body and the student's identity.

You will need to provide the following 2 documents:

1. Academic Certificate; and
2. Government issued ID (e.g. Passport or Photo Card Driving Licence).

How long does it take?

When the awarding body has verified the qualification as genuine the Notary will immediately attest (notarise) and release the academic documents.

The standard verification processing time is 2-3 working days. Verification processing times vary between the awarding bodies and the time of the year.

How much does it cost?

Our prices include all disbursements (academic verifications, apostille applications, domestic courier fees etc.) and VAT where applicable.

Breakdown of service charges are as follows:

- Notarisation or Certification £95.00
- Paper certificates + £30.00
- Digital Apostilles + £70.00*
- Paper Apostilles + £150.00*

* Apostilles are issued using the FCDO 'Next-Day' service.

Standard pricing does not include overseas delivery - please refer to overseas delivery.

How much is overseas delivery?

Over 90% of our clients are organisations based overseas. The final cost for overseas delivery is calculated at checkout.

Estimated delivery charges are as follows:

- European Union £30.00
- Switzerland £35.00
- United States £35.00
- Rest of the World £45.00

Our preferred courier companies are DHL, FedEx and UPS. The carrier used is location dependant.

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