Legalisation of Documents

The IEA offers the most comprehensive competitive document legalisation service in Ireland

What does the Client do?

Client contacts the Visa/Legalisation Service for information regarding the legalisation process and requirements. Client duly submits necessary documentation to IEA.

What does the IEA do?

The IEA Visa/Legalisation Service will:

• Check documents to ensure they meet requirements.
• If necessary, send documents to the Department of Foreign Affairs for authentication
• If the Embassy or Consulate is London based, the application is taken by courier to the relevant Consular location for processing. If involving a Dublin-based Embassy it is taken to the relevant Consular section for processing by hand.
• Take documents by hand to relevant Consulate and collect legalised documents on date appointed by Consulate. If London-based, legalised documents are returned to Dublin via overnight courier service.
• On receipt in Dublin, documents are checked for relevant stamps,company notified if necessary and documents returned.
• Each organisation/Consulate has specific payment requirements(cash/cheque/bank draft) which are paid by the IEA on behalf of the client and subsequently re-invoiced.

Legalisation Service Charges:

• IEA's handling fee: €160.00 per Country/ Shipment (includes multiple lodgements where necessary)
• Legalisation fees: As raised by Embassy or Department of Foreign.
• For overnight return to London the courier fee is €50 for normal service. Emergency services may incur an extra charges.
• Courier fees are changeable where requested by a client.
• All fees are subject to 21.5% VAT

The IEA advisory service is free of charge.