Description
What is a Home Office (HO) Document?: Documents from the Home Office (e.g., immigration status).
Category: Government-issued documents
Can I Legalise?: Your Home Office (HO) document can be legalised.
Acceptable Formats for Legalisation:
FCDO accepts the document in the following formats:
- Your original Home Office (HO) document signed/sealed by an official of the issuing authority
- Your original Home Office (HO) document not signed/sealed by an official of the issuing authority
- A photocopy or printout of your Home Office (HO) document
Requires Solicitor/Notary Certification?: No, but original must contain a wet ink signature or a wet ink/embossed seal and a date from the issuing authority.
Requires Submission as Originals?: No.
Important Notes: Wet ink signature/seal/date if signed.
Common Use: Immigration, residency applications.
Requires Embassy Attestation?: Yes, for non-Hague countries (e.g., UAE, Qatar).