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[Hyosung650]

Hey I'd like to ask anyone who's had degrees or crimminal checks legalized at the public counter in the foreign office at milton keynes how long they had to wait for the whole service to be finished.

How long did you have to wait to be seen and how long did the process take once you'd given them your documents?

I just called them and the girl there was spectacularly unhelpful in giving me any kind of ballpark time to go on. I'm heading down there tomorrow on my way to heathrow so it's kind of important i manage to get it all done in the one day would have gone last week but the snow messed all the trains up ~ ah the twin joys of an English winter and the British rail system. Anyway thanks to anybody who can give me a bit of feedback.

Sorry for the multiple posting. Guess the ipod touch isn't 100% perfect after all

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[Katie26]

Hi Hyosung650,

It must vary then. It only took me 10 minutes (if that). I had to knock on the window for the security man to let me in then he just sent me straight upstairs with a ticket. I was called to the counter straight away and then about 5 mins for the apostille to be attached.

Hope that helps

[debb199]

It only took about 10 minutes for me as well, although I may have been lucky as there was only one other person waiting at the time. I can imagine it taking longer if its busy.

[Capo]

about 10 minutes, but an hour to find the place, had to goto the MK library to find the exact address n then its hidden in the middle of the next block by with the court. the address on their website is incomplete and their map is rubbish

[presson]

Hello Hyosung650!

It really doesn't take that long to get your documents apostilled, I went last month and it only took about 30 minutes.

Firstly, when I got to the FCO, the securty guard gave me a list and map of nearby solicitors so that I could get my Disclosure Scotland notorised before getting the apostille at the FCO. I ended up going to Heald's Solicitors which was just around the corner. It took 5 minutes and only cost 10 pounds, there's also Cartwright Clark Solicitors nearby which only charge 5 pounds for notorisation of documents but, at the time all solicitors where in court so had to go to Heald's.

After getting my Disclosure Scotland notorised, I then went back to FCO, was given a ticket by the security guard and then went up stairs and waited for my number to be called.

There were quite a few people there but it must have only taken about 10 minutes until I had to hand my documents over at the front desk. After that there was just a 20 minute wait until I got my Disclosure Scotland Certificate back, apostilled and ready to go.

Just don't hang around to long in Milton Keynes though, it's pretty grim.

[Hyosung650]

Thanks for the replies everyone. Took me about 45 mins in the end do really not too much hassle. Just a shame that the last thing I really saw of the UK for another year is downtown Milton Keynes!

[stuey11]

according to the british embassy in Seoul, whom I called today, a basic disclosure from disclosure scotland does not need to be stamped by a solicitor in the UK, just stamped by the foreign office or embassy in Seoul

[Capo]

The FCO wouldn't stamp it without the colicitors sig, the whole thing with the apstille is they authenticate the signiture they are not authenticating the document in any way! The process is completely pointless, but necessary for the visa.

[presson]

You cannot get a Basic Dislosure Scotland certificate apostilled by the FCO in Milton Keynes without it being notorised first.

On the back of my Disclosure Scotland Certificate, the attached apostille states this: