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- Capital City : Addis Ababa
- Currency : Ethiopian Birr
- Timezone : EST (GMT +3)
- Calling Code : +251
- Languages : Amharic, Somali, Oromo
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Ethiopia STEP BY STEP LEGALISATION PROCESS
01 01
Document Certification
Your documents will be certified by a UK Solicitor/Notary Public. (Not all documents require certification. See List of documents)
02 02
Apostille Stamp
Presented to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to obtain the Apostille stamp
03 03
Embassy Submission
Your document will be submitted to the Ethiopian Embassy in order to obtain the consular stamp
We will require the following supporting documents when submitting your documents:
1. Photocopy of your valid passport.
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PUBLIC
Solicitor certification not required
£200
9 - 10 Working Days
- ACRO Police Clearance
- Adoption Certificates
- Birth Certificates
- Certificate of No Impediment (CNI)
- Court Documents
- Death/Coroner Certificates
- Divorce Letters
- HMRC Letters
- Home Office Documents
- Marriage Certificates
- Medical Documents: Member of GMC
- Pet Export document from DEFRA
PERSONAL
Solicitor certification included
£210
9 - 10 Working Days
- AS and A Levels
- Certificate/Award/Diploma
- DBS - Criminal Records Check
- Degrees: Associate, Bachelors, Masters & Doctoral
- Experience Letter
- Financial Report/Document
- GCSEs, O-Levels, National 5s
- Higher National Diploma/Certificates
- International Baccalaureate
- Medical Report/Document
- Membership Certificate
- Passport & Power of Attorney
- PGCE & Teaching certificates
COMMERCIAL
Solicitor certification included
£300
9 - 10 Working Days
- Articles of Association
- Board Resolution
- Certificate of Incorporation
- Certificate of Good Standing
- Certificate of Incumbency
- Contracts, Reports, and Accounts
- Guarantee Agreement
- Memorandum of Association
- Other Business Documents
- Power of Attorney
- Shareholder Agreement
- Shareholder Register
PUBLIC
Solicitor certification not required
£310
4 WORKING DAYS
- ACRO Police Clearance
- Adoption Certificates
- Birth Certificates
- Certificate of No Impediment (CNI)
- Court Documents
- Death/Coroner Certificates
- Divorce Letters
- HMRC Letters
- Home Office Documents
- Marriage Certificates
- Medical Documents: Member of GMC
- Pet Export document from DEFRA
PERSONAL
Solicitor certification included
£320
4 WORKING DAYS
- AS and A Levels
- Certificate/Award/Diploma
- DBS - Criminal Records Check
- Degrees: Associate, Bachelors, Masters & Doctoral
- Experience Letter
- Financial Report/Document
- GCSEs, O-Levels, National 5s
- Higher National Diploma/Certificates
- International Baccalaureate
- Medical Report/Document
- Membership Certificate
- Passport & Power of Attorney
- PGCE & Teaching certificates
COMMERCIAL
Solicitor certification included
£410
4 WORKING DAYS
- Articles of Association
- Board Resolution
- Certificate of Incorporation
- Certificate of Good Standing
- Certificate of Incumbency
- Contracts, Reports, and Accounts
- Guarantee Agreement
- Memorandum of Association
- Other Business Documents
- Power of Attorney
- Shareholder Agreement
- Shareholder Register
Documents issued from UK Crown Dependencies and UK Overseas territories:
UK Crown Dependencies (Documents issued from UK Crown Dependencies and UK Overseas territories: UK Crown Dependencies (CD) includes Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey UK Overseas territories (OT) includes Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands (BVI), Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, St Helena and Dependencies, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands.
If your document is from one of the UK Crown Dependencies or British Overseas territories mentioned above, we will notarise your document by a UK Notary Public, which will incur an additional fee. The Hague Convention extends to Crown Dependencies (CD) and Overseas Territories (OT). Each CD or OT can issue their own apostilles. Documents with apostilles affixed from UK Crown Dependencies or Overseas Territories will still require a UK FCDO Apostille stamp to be accepted for embassy legalisation.
what does Ethiopia embassy legalisation look like?
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT ethiopia LEGALISATION
We understand that time is often of the essence when you are getting your paperwork taken care of, so we will do whatever it takes to make sure that things run smoothly from beginning to finish. We work diligently with a network of embassies across London so we can process your documents with ease.
The only requirement is your document/s. The legalisation process does not involve any other details.
The legalisation of documents is the process of authenticating that a document has been issued in the UK. This is then further attested by the Ethiopian embassy to enable the document to be recognised in Ethiopia.
There are many documents that you can legalise to use in Ethiopia. Examples of these documents include birth certificates, marriage certificates, educational certificates, etc. The list of document that can be legalised is extensive. An official in Ethiopia will typically notify you of which documents will require legalisation.
Ethiopia is not party to the Hague Convention: an agreement that abolishes the requirement to legalise UK public documents. This means that the Apostille stamp alone will not suffice as a method of authenticating a document. This means that UK documents will require Ethiopian embassy legalisation to be recognised in Ethiopia.
No, legalised documents do not bear an expiry date and is valid indefinitely.
Guide to ethiopia EMBASSY LEGALISATION
Whether you require a commercial document legalised or looking to move abroad to Ethiopia, our dedicated team are at your disposal to assist you legalise your documents by the Ethiopian embassy. We ensure your documents issued in the UK are accepted and duly attested by the Ethiopian authorities. Submission and collection will be made by our specialists, so you can get on with preparing for your move. Aspire Attestation will take care of the embassy legalisation service. Our experts ensure specific procedures are followed to guarantee your documents are prepared on time.
WE OFFER A F.A.S.T SERVICE
Free UK Delivery
Special delivery for all embassy legalised documents back to your UK address. For international deliveries, we use DHL.
Attest True Copies
We can attest your documents as true copies without compromising your original documents.
Secure Documents
Strict protocols are followed to ensure your original documents are handled safely and securely.
Track Documents
We can update you throughout the process, either via email, WhatsApp or both.