If any questions arise, please email us at: consular.gbr@mofa.gov.tw
What documents do I need to authenticate?
1. Documents to be authenticated by the TRO are for use in Taiwan only.
2. When the authority in Taiwan requires the TRO to authenticate your UK documents.
TRO only authenticates documents issued from:
- Southern Britain (south of Durham and Cumbria, including Guernsey and Jersey)
- the British Virgin Islands
- the Cayman Islands, the Falkland Islands
- Gibraltar
- Northern Ireland
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leona
- Ghana (Excluding Marriage Certificate and Single Status Letter)
Other documents issued by the authorities in northern Britain (Durham, Cumbria, and Scotland) and the Isle of Man must be sent to the Taipei Representative Office in the UK, Edinburgh Office for authentication.
Before submitting your application:
Applicants can get their Power of Attorney or authorisation letter to be authenticated in the following ways:
In person:
- Applicants who reside in our consular jurisdiction can come to the TRO in person to have their signature witnessed by the consular officer. Please be informed that an appointment via email/phone is required for this service.
- Please leave the signature column on the Power of Attorney or authorisation letter blank when applying in person.
- You don't have to get your Power of Attorney or the authorisation letter to be legalised by the FCDO if you come in person to the TRO.
- Starting 1 February 2023, applicants must book online in advance. BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT
By post:
- You should first have your document notarised by a Notary or solicitor. Then get the document(s) to be legalised by the FCDO Legalisation Office (paper-based apostille only) before submitting it to the TRO.
- The Applicant’s signature on the Power of Attorney or authorisation letter must be notarised as the signature is genuine by the Notary Public/ solicitor. The TRO will not accept otherwise.
How to submit your application:
By post only
- Please enclose a self-addressed, pre-paid return envelope inside your postal application.
- Applicants with an overseas address must provide a return envelope with the receiver's name, full address (with postcode), and contact number for DHL overseas courier service so that TRO can arrange services on behalf of the applicant.
For professional agents or a friend/family member: by post only
The application should come with an authorisation letter, a high-quality, accessible copy of the agency’s passport, and the agency’s certificate of incorporation(if applicable).
Contact Information:
Consular Division
Taipei Representative Office in the UK
50 Grosvenor Gardens
London
SW1W 0EB
Email: consular.gbr@mofa.gov.tw (please do not use qq.com email to contact us)
Authentication Requirements:
| 1 | Application Form |
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| 2 | Applicant’s Identification |
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| 3 | Document(s) with one photocopy of both sides, Including the FCDO’s Apostille(paper-based apostille only)) | Please refer to the "Before submitting your application" paragraph mentioned above. |
| 4 | Payment Methods |
Please make the payment issued within 4 months and payable to “TRO in the UK” (cheques with an incorrect account name will not be accepted). |
| 5 | Collection | By post only: The applicant must provide an A4-sized self-addressed return envelope and choose from the following options:
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| The TRO does not hold responsible for any services provided by third parties such as agents, post offices, and delivery service providers. | ||
| When agents, friends or family members act on your behalf, they must enclose the following documents: | ||
| 6 | Application form (the same form signed by the applicant) | It is acceptable if the agent uses the form with the applicant’s scanned signature, but the agent must fill in the agent information section on the form with their wet signature. |
| 7 | Original Letter of Authorisation with one photocopy | An authorisation letter signed by the applicant (please note: the applicant’s signature must be notarised as genuine by a Notary Public, solicitor, or a R.O.C. overseas office). The TRO does not accept alternative formats. |
| 8 | Agent’s identification | A high-quality unobstructed photocopy of:1. the agent’s valid passport;2. the agent company’s certificate of incorporation (if applicable). |
As the circumstances of each application may vary, the TRO reserves the right to request any additional supporting documents. In addition, due to Covid-19, the TRO may extend the processing time.
Authentication fee and processing time:
The working days of each application starts from the date when the TRO receives the payment (or the proof of the payment) and all the required documents specified above. The processing time does not include postal delivery.
| Authentication Fee | Processing Time | |
| Regular: per document (per apostille) | £12 | To collect or the document will be posted on the 9th working day |
| Express: per document (per apostille) | £18 | To collect or the document will be posted on the 5th working day |
| Postage: for overseas address only | Delivery Schedule | |
| DHL Overseas Express Worldwide service | £56（£56 from01.03.2025） | 3-4 working days (delivery aim by DHL) |
| Postage: for UK address | Delivery Schedule | |
| Special Delivery | £10 | 1-2 working days |
Mandarin translation:
Before applying for authenticating your Mandarin translation, please check with your receiving authority in Taiwan. The TRO does not provide any translation services. However, applicants can attest to the Mandarin translation in the following ways:
Have your translator attend in person to sign the document in the presence of assigned personnel at the consular counter. The following statement must be included at the end of the translation: “I, _________________, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct Chinese translation of the English original document. Translator’s name:___________ Date: __________” (*Please do not sign it beforehand).- Please get your document notarised by a notary public or a solicitor and then legalized by the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO).
- Please have your document authenticated in Taiwan by a notary public or district court with the original English document, which the TRO has certified.
Other important information:
1. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that all requirements as specified above have been fulfilled. Any incomplete application will be returned to the applicant without processing.
2. The TRO will only verify document(s) with FCDO Apostille and will not approve the contents of any documents or give any advice on individual applications.
3. The TRO does not hold responsible for any services provided by third parties such as agents, post offices, and delivery service providers.
