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The United Kingdom is one of the states which are party to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents. All that is required for these documents is a so-called “Hague apostille”. This Convention applies to all public documents (i.e. marriage and birth certificates, university degrees etc.) with the exception of documents executed by consular officers and documents issued by administrative authorities which relate directly to commerce or customs.

An apostille confirms the authenticity of a public document, the original of which must be submitted to the designated agency.

You can find detailed information on the international recognition of documents on the website of the Federal Foreign Office: International recognition/ Legalisation of documents

Which agency is responsible depends on whether you require an apostille on a German or British document:

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