UK Marriage Certificate Issued By A Place Of Worship – Next Day Apostille Service

A legal marriage certificate issued when the marriage ceremony is conducted in a registered church, chapel, mosque, synagogue, temple, or other place of worship in the UK. It is signed by an authorised person such as a Rector, Vicar, Curate, Imam, Rabbi, or Registering Officer, and is printed on official watermarked paper.

Category: Civil Record (Marriage Certificate)

Can I Legalise?: Yes, a UK marriage certificate issued by a place of worship can be legalised.

Acceptable Formats for Legalisation:

FCDO accepts a UK marriage certificate issued by a place of worship in the following formats:

• Your original certificate issued on official watermarked paper and signed in original wet ink by the Rector, Vicar, Curate, Authorised Person for Marriages, Secretary for Marriages, or Registering Officer for the Society of Friends
• Your original Islamic marriage certificate
• A photocopy of your Islamic marriage certificate
• Your original Greek Orthodox marriage certificate
• A photocopy of your Greek Orthodox marriage certificate
  

Requires Solicitor/Notary Certification?: Yes, for photocopies and originals of your Islamic or Greek Orthodox marriage certificates. Original certificate issued on official watermarked paper do not require certification but must have a wet-ink signature and date from the issuing authority.

Requires Submission as Originals?: Yes (unless submitting a certified photocopy).

Important Notes: Original certificates must be on official watermarked paper and signed in wet ink by the authorised person.

Common Use: Immigration, visa applications, recognition of marriage abroad.

Requires Embassy Attestation?: Yes, for non-Hague countries (e.g., UAE, Qatar)

To qualify for next-day processing, we must receive your documents before 12:30 pm at our Milton Keynes office.

We guarantee that your documents will be prepared and processed for apostille on the next working day, ensuring fast turnaround and maximum efficiency.

If your document requires solicitor certification, please note that an additional working day will be added to the processing time.

To ensure fast and accurate processing, please include a printed copy of your order confirmation or clearly write your order number (e.g., 1ST-1234) on the envelope.

Delivery Address

Order Number: 1ST-1234 (use your own order number)
1st Apostille Services
100 Avebury Boulevard
Milton Keynes
MK9 1FH
United Kingdom

1. You will receive an instant email confirmation once your documents arrive safely at our office.
2. Our experienced team will carefully review your documents to ensure they meet the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) legalisation requirements.
3. If anything is missing or incorrect, we’ll contact you promptly to resolve the issue without delay.
4. Once approved, we submit your documents to the FCDO for apostille certification, using our fast-track 24-hour service for maximum efficiency.

1. At 1st Apostille, we ensure your documents are legalised quickly and securely delivered.
2. Once your documents are apostilled, we collect them from the FCDO the very next day and dispatch them to your provided shipping address.
3. You’ll receive an email confirmation with a tracking number as soon as your documents are on their way.
4. Expect to receive your apostilled documents within 1–2 working days, ready for international use.