Fit Note UK FCDO Apostille
If you need a Fit Note, signed by a UK Doctor apostilled, you can send it to us for apostille processing.
All Fit Notes will be certified by our solicitor (where necessary) and have an official, FCDO-issued, apostille certificate attached within 3 working days (or sometimes just a few hours with e-Apostille).
Have a Fit Note legalised with a UK apostille certificate by The Apostilles Group from just £90 digital or £95/£115 paper.
Includes FCDO fees & solicitor (where appropriate).
Your document will be transported using Royal Mail's Guaranteed Special Delivery service to the FCDO Legalisation Office and back (where necessary).
Eligible for…
Paper Apostille
Get an FCDO issued, physical paper apostille, on your Fit Note, signed by a UK registered Doctor, registered with the GMC.
e-Apostille
Get an FCDO issued, digital only, e-Apostille, with AES/QES digital solicitor certification on your Fit Note
Paper Apostille
Get an FCDO issued, physical paper apostille, with solicitor certification on your Fit Note, either unsigned, or using a digital image.
Fit Note questions…
What is a Fit Note?
Healthcare professionals provide fit notes to people to evidence the advice they have given about their ability to work. They record details of the functional effects of their patient’s condition so the patient and their employer can consider ways to help them return to work.
Who can get a Fit Note?
Anyone can ask for a Fit Note from a healthcare professional involved in your care.
Healthcare professionals who can provide them are:
doctors
nurses
pharmacists at GP surgeries, hospitals and clinics
physiotherapists
occupational therapists
LEGALISATION SUPPORT SERVICES
EMBASSY ATTESTATION
The Hague Convention only applies to 83 countries, we've selected the most popular to chose from but if you need a different country we will be able to carry this out for you. Find out more here.
TRANSLATION OF APOSTILLED DOCUMENTS
Your apostilled Fit Note can be translated digitally (if you need a hard copy, please let us know) in to any of 130 languages from £80
REASONS YOU MAY NEED A FIT NOTE LEGALISED
Applying for work overseas
Applying for visas
Informing authorities and potential employers of any pre-existing conditions