If you're planning to use your UK documents in another country, you'll likely need to get them legalised with an Apostille. But navigating the legalisation process can be overwhelming, especially if you're not familiar with the requirements and procedures involved.
As is tradition in China and Vietnam, amongst other countries, the Lunar New Year festival is celebrated during the beginning of the calendar year. In 2023 this will be celebrated between the 21st and the 27th of January.
Royal mail is experiencing considerable disruption following a recent cyber incident. On the 11th of January 2023 the company announced that they are temporarily unable to export letters and parcels to international destinations.
Investigations are ongoing and more information is expected soon. In the meantime, the company has advised customers not to send parcels and letters overseas until the issues have been resolved.
The introduction of the e-apostille, or electronic apostille, has been discussed for many years. In September 2022 the UK FCDO (Legalisation office) went live with the option for customers ordering an apostille to request an ‘e-apostille’.
We have been recently been advised by Royal Mail that planned strike action will cause disruption to postal services in the near future. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) will be striking on the following details -
