Practical guides on company documents apostille, solicitor certification, Companies House documents, Certificates of Incorporation, Articles of Association, corporate KYC documents and overseas legalisation.
Company documents are commonly required for overseas company registration, bank account opening, KYC and AML checks, investment onboarding, corporate transactions, immigration, licensing, embassy submissions and cross-border compliance. Depending on the receiving authority, a company document may need to be certified by a UK solicitor, apostilled by the UK FCDO, legalised by an embassy, translated, or prepared in a particular format.
The guides below bring together Ginkgo Advisory’s practical articles on company document certification, apostille, embassy legalisation and overseas use.
UK Company Documents & Companies House Guides
UK Certificate of Incorporation Apostille
A guide to using a UK Certificate of Incorporation overseas, including solicitor certified true copy preparation, UK FCDO apostille and further embassy legalisation where required.
Certified Company Documents for KYC and AML
Explains common company documents required for KYC and AML checks, including Certificates of Incorporation, Articles of Association, Memorandum of Association, registers and corporate ownership documents.
BVI Corporate Document Guides
BVI Corporate Documents Apostille & Legalisation
A guide to BVI corporate documents commonly used internationally, including Certificates of Incorporation, Certificates of Good Standing, registers, resolutions, powers of attorney and Memorandum and Articles of Association.
BVI Certificate of Incorporation Apostille
Explains when a BVI Certificate of Incorporation may require an apostille for overseas use and how the BVI apostille route works.
Seychelles Corporate Document Guides
Seychelles IBC Certified True Copies
A guide to UK solicitor certified true copies for Seychelles IBC documents used for banking, investment onboarding, corporate transactions and cross-border compliance.
Seychelles Certificate of Incorporation for Taiwan Use
Explains the route for preparing a Seychelles Certificate of Incorporation for Taiwan use, including Seychelles apostille, TRO London authentication and courier delivery.
Cayman Islands Corporate Document Guides
Cayman Islands Certificate of Incorporation Apostille
A guide to Cayman Islands Certificates of Incorporation and Certificates of Incorporation on Change of Name for overseas use, including apostille and document continuity issues.
Embassy Legalisation & Commercial Document Guides
UAE Embassy Attestation for Personal and Business Documents
Explains UAE Embassy London attestation issues for business and personal documents, including Memorandum and Articles of Association, commercial invoices, powers of attorney and separately legalised documents.
Need help with company documents for overseas use?
Ginkgo Advisory assists clients with UK company document review, solicitor certification where appropriate, FCDO apostille, embassy legalisation and cross-border document handling.
If you are unsure whether your Certificate of Incorporation, Articles of Association, Companies House document, power of attorney, board resolution, commercial document or offshore company document needs certification, apostille or embassy legalisation, please contact us with the document type, destination country and intended use.