The British Consulates can perform a variety of notarial services, including:

Certifying photocopies of documents in French or English	29 euros for 5 photocopies + 6 euros per extra photocopies
Legalising a UK birth, death, marriage certificate which bears a General Register Office stamp	32 euros
Taking oaths or affirmations, statutory declarations under the 1835 act, Affidavit	61 euros
Legalising a signature	32 euros
Issuing certificates of nationality	41 euros  (service only available in Paris)

 

 

 

If you would like to come in person you do not need to make an appointment.

If you do not need to sign before a consular officer, you can send your original documents by post (include a SAE for the return) to the following address:

Ambassade de Grande-Bretagne
Section Consulaire
BP111-08
75363 Paris cedex 08

They can also be sent to your nearest Consulate. Our consular districts are Paris, Lille, Lyon, Marseille and Bordeaux.

The Hague Convention: Apostille

Public documents issued in the UK which need to be legalised for use in France are covered by the 1961 Hague Convention which abolished the requirement for legalisation of public documents.

If you still require an Apostille, please contact the FCO legalisation department at:

The Legalisation Office Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Old Admiralty Building
The Mall
London SW1A 2LG
Tel.: 0207 008 1111
Fax: 0207 008 1010

For full legalisation information, you may also visit the FCO website

Photocopies certifiées conformes pour les ressortissants français

Les 5 consulats britanniques en France délivrent des photocopies certifiées conformes: si on vous en fait la demande, vous pouvez soit vous présenter au consulat le plus proche, soit envoyer le document original accompagné de la lettre du demandeur.

Merci de bien vouloir télécharger la liste des tarifs consulaires [Word, 21KB] pour connaître le coût de votre démarche.