Death Certificate Apostille Services
Death certificates are an unfortunate matter to have to deal with, but an important document to obtain and have legalised for various personal or business matters. They prove a deceased person’s identity and portray key information about where, how, and when they passed away.
If a deceased person has assets, bank accounts, or other business or personal assets in another country, you are likely to require a death certificate apostille, which legalizes the document for use abroad. Death certificate apostilles are important to obtain for various reasons such as resolving someone’s estates, buying or selling their property, or executing a will.
Who can legalize a death certificate?
You must obtain an apostille certificate from the country where the document originates for your document to be legalized for use in any other country that recognizes the Hague Convention.
It can be easier to use a dedicated apostille service like the one offered by our team at Ink and Pen Notary who can handle the entire process for you to ensure it is as efficient as possible.
We offer 2 services for death certificate:
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Apostille Only
Our apostille service requires you to provide us with an original or official replacement copy of the death certificate that you would like to have apostilled. From there, we arrange the entire process of having an apostille certificate added to your document and provide you with your fully legalised document.
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Replacement & Apostille
If you aren’t able to provide the original copy of a death certificate, we also offer a replacement document and apostille service. We can handle the entire process of ordering a new death certificate from the registrar or coroner’s office and then provide you with an apostille stamp so it is ready for use abroad.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Will I Need To Have A Death Certificate Legalized? To have a death certificate apostilled, you will need an original copy. If you don’t have access to an original, you will need to obtain an official replacement document from a registrar or coroner. Photocopies or scans of documents cannot be used or accepted for an apostille; they can only be attached to an original certificate. When you obtain an apostille, a document with a raised seal is attached to your certificate, whereby each apostille seal has a unique serial number that’s used to validate it by authorities abroad.
Why Do You Need An Apostille For A Death Certificate? A death certificate can be requested for various personal, business, or legal reasons such as: Register a death and register a death abroad Claim a pension in a bank account abroad Resolve an estate of a deceased person’s assets or bank accounts abroad Purchasing or selling a deceased person’s property owned abroad Claim insurance abroad Executing a will or inheritance procedure abroad If a death certificate is requested for one of the above reasons, it will require an apostille stamp to prove its legitimacy or it may not be accepted. Usually, an apostilled death certificate is sufficient for foreign use, however, in certain circumstances, you may also need an original copy of a will and/or probate documents.
When Do You Need An Apostille For A Death Certificate? A death certificate apostille is required when an overseas authority (outside of the UK) has requested a copy of a death certificate for a certain reason. Death certificates may be requested by various kinds of organizations including government bodies, courts, banks, or solicitors. Apostille certificates have been required for all public documents including birth, marriage, and death certificates since 1965, when the Hague Convention was enacted. The convention requires any public document issued by a country that is a member of the convention to be legalized before use in another member country.
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