Why would the FCO reject a document?
There are a few reasons why the Foreign and Commonwealth Office would not stamp a document. These include:
- It’s a foreign document. As a UK-body, the FCO will only stamp UK-issued documents.If you have a foreign document, please contact us for more information about the legalisation process for your country.
- The Educational Institution that produced a qualification isn’t an officially recognised body. Please see our Educational Certificates page for more details on how to verify whether your issuer is accepted.
- Registrar/Solicitor/Signatory is not registered within the FCO’s database. If that’s the case, further steps will be needed to obtain a sample signature before the document can be validated.