Consular legalisation for Afghanistan

Notarisation of documents for Afghanistan

LEGALISATION AND APOSTILLE REQUIREMENTS

To use documents in Afghanistan, they must first be legalised with an Apostille from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), followed by further authentication at the Afghan Consulate.

TIME AND FEES

For commercial or personal documents belonging to non-Afghan nationals, the consular legalisation fee is £500 per document. The legalisation fee charge of the Consulate of Afghanistan is £500 per commercial document and Educational documents are £150 for Non-Afghan applicants and £50 for Afghan applicants, who must provide a passport copy as proof of nationality. The standard processing time at the consulate is typically three working days. When legalising educational certificates, both the original and a notarised, Apostilled copy must be submitted. Payments are accepted by card or postal order only. The Consulate operates Monday to Friday, from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm.

LONDON CONTACT
Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in London
31 Princes Gate
Exhibition Road
London SW7 1QQ
T.0203 609 8021
T.08726300111