About the Author
Kwok is a practising solicitor based in London, admitted in England & Wales and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. He is registered with the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. Kwok has worked as legal counsel and in-house solicitor across leading firms and corporations. He personally oversees every apostille and legalisation case at Ginkgo Advisory, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and end-to-end quality control.
Kwok Lam
Legal Consultant of Ginkgo Advisory
If you have ordered your ACRO Police Certificate online, Ginkgo Advisory can help with the next step.
You can ask ACRO to send the original certificate directly to our London office. Once we receive it, we can arrange the UK FCDO apostille for overseas use.
We can also help with embassy legalisation or consular attestation if the destination country requires it.
This service is useful if you need an ACRO Police Certificate apostille for a visa, work permit, immigration process, residency application, overseas job, embassy submission, or foreign authority.
What Is an ACRO Police Certificate?
An ACRO Police Certificate is a UK police certificate for overseas purposes.
Many people need it for visas, immigration, overseas work, residency, or official background checks.
However, some overseas authorities will not accept the certificate on its own. They may ask for a UK apostille before they accept it.
What Is an ACRO Apostille?
An apostille is an official certificate attached by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.
It confirms the UK signature, stamp, or seal on the document.
As a result, many overseas authorities can accept the document for official use.
Apply for the ACRO Certificate Yourself
You can apply for the ACRO Police Certificate online by yourself.
First, you complete the ACRO online application. Then, you ask ACRO to post the original certificate to our London office.
This route keeps the ACRO application under your control. At the same time, it allows us to handle the apostille after ACRO issues the certificate.
It is especially useful if you live outside the UK.
Send the ACRO Certificate to Our London Office
Before you submit your ACRO application, contact us for the correct delivery details.
You can then enter our London office address as the delivery address.
Once the certificate arrives, we will confirm receipt. Therefore, you will know that the original document has safely reached us.
After that, we can arrange the FCDO apostille and return the completed document to you.
2 Working Days UK Apostille Service
Ginkgo Advisory can offer a 2 working days UK apostille service for ACRO Police Certificates.
This can help if you need the certificate for a visa deadline, work permit, immigration appointment, embassy submission, or overseas job.
However, timings can depend on FCDO processing, courier delivery, document acceptance, and any external delay.
Embassy Legalisation and Consular Attestation
Some countries need more than an apostille.
For example, they may require embassy legalisation, consular legalisation, or further attestation after the UK apostille.
In that case, Ginkgo Advisory can help with the extra steps.
How the ACRO Apostille Process Works
1. You order the ACRO Police Certificate online
You apply directly through ACRO.
You then ask ACRO to post the certificate to our London office.
2. We receive the original certificate
Once the certificate arrives, we confirm receipt.
This gives you peace of mind before the apostille process begins.
3. We arrange the FCDO apostille
We submit the ACRO Police Certificate for UK apostille legalisation.
4. We help with embassy legalisation if needed
If the destination country asks for further legalisation, we can help with the next stage.
5. We send the completed document to you
After completion, we arrange secure return delivery to your UK or overseas address.
How Ginkgo Advisory Can Help
Ginkgo Advisory helps clients who need to use an ACRO Police Certificate overseas.
We can receive your ACRO certificate at our London office. We can confirm safe receipt. We can arrange the UK FCDO apostille. We can also assist with embassy legalisation where needed.
Finally, we can send the completed document to your chosen address.
Our service is suitable for clients in the UK and overseas.
It is also useful if you have already ordered the ACRO Police Certificate online and need a reliable UK office to handle the apostille stage.
Need an ACRO Police Certificate Apostille?
If you need an ACRO Police Certificate apostille service in the UK, contact Ginkgo Advisory before you submit your ACRO application.
We can confirm the delivery details, apostille route, embassy legalisation needs, return courier details, and estimated timeframe.
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