As of 14th October 2012 Uruguay will join the Hague Convention, legalisation up to Apostille is sufficient, no further legalisation is required by the Embassy.

We have been advised by the Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic that legalisation of documents at the Embassy will no longer be available until further notice, with immediate effect.
Please note however that Certification Only of documents by the Arab-British Chamber will still be required.

The holy month of Ramadan will begin around the 19th July 2012 to 24thAugust 2012. During this time the Embassies will be closed.

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Congratulations to Harlequins Rugby Club on winning the Aviva Premiership title on Saturday. As diamond sponsors we are pleased to have been part of this great day. If you would like to be part of next season’s events please contact our sales team.

The Moroccan Consulate legalisation fee has increased with immediate effect, to include the mandatory postal order fee which has just been introduced.

Royal Mail has increased its postal charges with immediate effect; this will result in a slight rise in the cost of documents returned by Royal Mail Special Delivery. If you have any specific queries please do not hesitate to contact us.

The Sultanate of Oman has recently joined the Hague Apostille Convention and with immediate effect certain documents will no longer require additional legalisation at the Embassy in London. This applies to all the documents currently being submitted to the Ministry of Health for the registration of pharmaceutical companies and products (eg GMP, CPP, FSC and Price Certificates). However, shipping documentation and certain other documents will still require full Embassy legalisation. Please contact us if you need further clarification.

The Consular section of the Libyan Embassy in London is now open for legalisation, for both private and commercial documents.

Blairs offer the fastest and most efficient certification & legalisation service for Libya in the U.K.

Use our exclusive certification platform, Quickcert, to raise your Certificates of Origin and Commercial Invoices with the maximum efficiency. Having arranged for documents to be certified online by the London Chamber of Commerce and the the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce within minutes, we lodge documents at the Embassy using our own private courier vehicles.

Should you wish to find out more about our services, or to see a live demo of our Quickcert program, please call our sales dept on 01784 254123, or alternatively email us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

The London Chamber of Commerce have made a small increase to their Certification Fees for 2012. Please be advised that this increase will be applied with effect from Tuesday 3rd January 2012. Should you require further information or an updated price list please contact Vicky Comb in our sales department.

We have been informed by the Costa Rican Consulate that Costa Rica has joined the Hague Convention. The Embassy will no longer legalise documentation, from the 15th December legalisation is only required by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.