# The Consular Fees Order 2012, Part 1: TABLE OF GENERAL CONSULAR FEES

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Fee
£
I. LEGALISATION
1.
Legalising a signature or seal—
(i)
Standard Service in the UK
45.00
(ii)
Standard service in the UK (Next Day)
40.00
(iii)
Digital (e-Apostille)
35.00
(iv)
Urgent Service in the UK
100.00
(v)
Overseas service (in addition to direct costs, if any)
40.00
II. NOTARIAL AND RELATED MATTERS
2.
Preparing any certificate, declaration or document not listed elsewhere in this table
(i)
in English
50.00
(ii)
in any other language
50.00
3.
Signing a declaration of existence (except if required by a department of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom)
25.00
4.
Administering an oath, declaration or affirmation
50.00
5.
Witnessing a signature
25.00
6.
Certifying a copy of a document
25.00
7.
Uniting documents and Marking of Exhibits
25.00
8.
Supplying certified copies of documents which form part of the records of a court which is, or was formerly, established under the Foreign Jurisdiction Acts 1890 and 1913, for each page
50.00
III. NATIONALITY
9.
Administering an oath of British Citizenship under the British Nationality Act 1981
100.00
IV. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS AND DEATHS
10.
Receiving notice of an intended marriage, civil partnership or overseas relationship
50.00
11.
Issuing a certificate that no impediment to an intended marriage or civil partnership has been shown to exist, or issuing any local equivalent document for an intended marriage or overseas relationship in accordance with local law
(i)
in English
50.00
(ii)
in any other language
50.00
12.
Solemnising and administering oaths for consular marriage; or registering a civil partnership; or converting a civil partnership into marriage ; or converting a marriage into a civil partnership under Part 4 of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020”.
150.00
13.
Administering an application for the registration of a birth or a death
150.00
14.
Making an addition to or correction in the consular register as necessary
25.00
15.
Issuing a certified copy of an entry in the consular register
50.00
16.
Making a search in
(i) the consular register of births, deaths, marriages or civil partnerships where the number or date of entry is not provided
50.00
(ii) the naturalisation, registration or renunciation records kept by a consular officer
50.00
V. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
17.
Forwarding a request to a local authority for the taking of evidence or the service of a document (including effecting service of a document in relation to proceedings in which state immunity is in issue), and returning any evidence received of service or attempted service of a document (provided by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in proceedings where state immunity is in issue)
150.00
VI. MARITIME SERVICES
18.
Providing or administering a service not otherwise covered in this Schedule in relation to shipping, seamen and related matters, for each hour or part hour (to include travel time if performed away from the consular premises) and in addition to direct costs, if any
150.00
VII. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
19.
Administering an application for, and, if successful providing, an Emergency Travel Document (in addition to direct costs, if any)
125.00
20.
Exceptionally, administering an application for, and, if successful, providing an Emergency Passport, on occasions when it is not possible to provide an Emergency Travel Document (in addition to direct costs, if any)
125.00
21.
Arranging, exceptionally, for currency to be made available against the deposit of funds
(i) £0.01-£99.99
10.00
(ii) £100.00-£499.99
25.00
(iii) £500.00or more
50.00
VIII. OTHER SERVICES
22.
Providing the services of a consular officer or a consular employee in relation to any other service which the consular post or diplomatic mission has agreed to undertake, for each hour or part hour (to include travel time if performed away from the consular premises) and in addition to direct costs, if any
150.00
IX. MULTILINGUAL STANDARD FORMS
23.
Issuing a multilingual standard form
11.00

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/798/schedule/1/part/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/consular-fees-order-2012/schedule-1/part-1
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