Such documents that are issued by the General Register Office ( GRO ) or local Registry Offices in the UK can be legalised; whereas the photocopies of these documents under any circumstances, even if they have been signed by a UK notary or solicitor practising in the UK or if they are attached to a notarial cover sheet can not be legalised.

Translations of GRO documents or death certificates issued by a UK coroner can also be legalised if they have been signed in the UK by a practising UK notary or solicitor. If a UK notary public or solicitor practising within the UK is signing a translation, they must sign in their own name and not use a company signature. They should clearly print their name and their firm's name under the signature.

The document lists that can be apostilled:

1. UK General Register Office documents: birth, death, marriage and Civil Partnership Certificates, Certificates of No Impediment

2. Passports

3. Educational documents

4. Medical documents

5. National identification certificates, Association of Chief Police Officer certificates (ACPO) and disclosure documents

6. UK court (county court) documents

7. Powers of attorney, wills, affidavits, declarations and notarial acts

8. Documents from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)

9. Companies house and other business documents

10. Foreign language translations

11. Export certificates

12. Change of name by deed Polls

13. Religious documents

14. Documents from UK Crown Dependencies

15. Documents from British Overseas Territories

16. Foreign documents

17. Pet travel scheme

18. Other documents

19. Photocopies