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Old Nov 17th 2017, 9:11 pm
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My son has a Ugandan birth certificate and lives in Europe. He needs to present his birth certificate legalised with an apostille. Can anyone offer advice on how he gets that done, please?

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Europe is a big place. Which country does your son live in?
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Old Nov 18th 2017, 5:05 am
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He's now a Brit cit living in Portugal.
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He's now a Brit cit living in Portugal.
And which government is requiring the apostille?
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Portugal.
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Uganda isn't a signatory to the relevant international convention so they won't be able to produce an apostille for his birth certificate. Did you register his birth with the British authorities?
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No, he was adopted in Uganda.
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Default Re: UGANDA - obtaining an document apostille?

You can try and get the birth certificate legalised by the Ugandan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This is the closest you will get to an apostille. I would contact a nearby Ugandan embassy for advice.

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Thanks. I looked at the Uganda London High Commission pages which do not mention legalisation but if Brussels does it I guess London will also. Thanks for your help.
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Following up on the Brussels Embassy web page you kindly provided they responded to an email with more details:
Firstly get the cert legalised at Min of Foreign Affairs in Kampala, secondly, and we need more clarification of this, then at your local authority (Uganda? PT? ) and finally, legalisation at the Uganda Embassy in Brussels where one pays the 35€.

Phew! A registry office in Gibralter looks increasingly more attractive with the wedding in PT as planned later. One night stay, birth cert + passport + proof of current residency and that's it. No legalisation required although a Portuguese residency cert would need official translation I guess but checking on that today.
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Following up on the Brussels Embassy web page you kindly provided they responded to an email with more details:
Firstly get the cert legalised at Min of Foreign Affairs in Kampala, secondly, and we need more clarification of this, then at your local authority (Uganda? PT? ) and finally, legalisation at the Uganda Embassy in Brussels where one pays the 35€.

Phew! A registry office in Gibralter looks increasingly more attractive with the wedding in PT as planned later. One night stay, birth cert + passport + proof of current residency and that's it. No legalisation required although a Portuguese residency cert would need official translation I guess but checking on that today.
This is for a wedding then? I would concur with your comments regarding getting legally hitched in Gibraltar and then have the celebration in Portugal. Much easier in terms of paperwork.
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