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Legalisation and Apostille for a UK document to be used in Colombia

I need to apostille an educational certificate from the UK in order to use it in Colombia. Anyone know how to do it?

By viajero123 on Oct 1, 2008, 05:59 in Visa & paperwork.

viajero123 (☼Travelguide writer) says on Oct 1, 2008, 06:01:

I found the following info about it:
"UK Educational Documents
All educational documents must be signed by a UK solicitor or notary before they can be legalised. The solicitor or notary should either confirm that the document is original if that is the case, or a true photocopy. If you are living overseas it may be possible for the British Council in your country to certify the document instead. You should check with the local British Council office to see if they offer this service.

Educational documents which are not degrees, diplomas, certificates, qualifications or other awards may be legalised if they have been issued by an educational establishment in the UK. This includes school reports and letters concerning enrolling, attendance, fees and grades.

Documents which are degrees, diplomas, certificates, qualifications or other awards can be legalised if they were issued by an educational establishment if it is registered at one of the following websites:

'Register of Providers' or the 'Recognised Degrees' sections of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) website
the Scottish Qualifications Authority website
the National Database of Accredited Qualifications website
the British Accreditation Council Website
the Open and Distance Learning Quality Council
the Association of British Language Schools
Additionally, qualifications which are or were issued by OCR, Edexcel, Higher National Diploma, City and Guilds, National Open College Network, GNVQ or the American Study Abroad Programme in the UK can also be legalised."

http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-the-fco/what-we-do/docs-and-legal-servi...

My document meets all these requirements, except for being signed by a UK solicitor or notary. Does anyone know how to do this? Any contact information, past experiences and prices would be appreciated.

"All educational documents must be signed by a UK solicitor or notary before they can be legalised. The solicitor or notary should either confirm that the document is original if that is the case, or a true photocopy."

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viajero123 (☼Travelguide writer) says on Oct 3, 2008, 07:19:

So no one from the UK has actually had to apostille their UK documents in order to apply for a Colombian work visa or similar?

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Oct 3, 2008, 08:05:

viajero,when my husband applied for his Colombian resident visa, he didn't have to do that, although this was ages ago, all his original documents like diplomas, were apostille in Colombia, he took them to a notaria there and they legalized them, as you know they don't do that here in the UK we don't have notarias

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