Business/Commercial Documents

Applications must be sent by post.

For any inquiries, please email us at: edinburgh@mofa.gov.tw
Applicants MUST first contact the Taiwanese authorities (employer, immigration, school, etc.) who require these documents and confirm that the document's content, format, and numbers of copies, are as required. We do not take responsibility if the authenticated documents are rejected for their purpose.

Consular Jurisdiction / Service Area

Scotland, North England (above Durham and Cumbria), and the Isle of Man.
For documents originally issued in any other UK regions not mentioned above, including North England ( below Durham and Cumbria), please submit your application to Taipei Representative Office in the UK(London).

Postal Address

Taipei Representative Office in the UK, Edinburgh Office
1 Melville Street, Edinburgh EH3 7PE, United Kingdom

Before submitting your application

1. Document(s) that are issued within our Consular Jurisdiction must be legalised by the FCDO Legalisation Office or The Isle of Man Courts of Justice before being sent to this office. We accept paper-based apostille only.

2. If your document is not an original hard copy issued by the British government or the British authority, you MUST have your document notarised by a notary or solicitor to confirm the content and authenticity in writing. Please be advised that your notary or solicitor should check with the authorities about the authenticity of the documents. We accept statements such as “I certify that the document(s) is genuine/authentic.”, and “I certify this is a true copy of the authentic/genuine document. (eg. passport, court order and certificate …etc. )”

Note: The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office(FCDO) will not apostille PDF documents from issuing authorities. You will need a notary or solicitor who will carry out checks on the certificates with the issuing authorities to ascertain their authenticity, and can then notarise the certificates, if required by Taiwan authorities. Once notarised, the FCDO will attach paper-based apostilles to the documents.

For professional agent:

The application should come with an authorisation letter, a high-quality, accessible copy of the agency’s passport, and the agency’s certificate of incorporation(if applicable).

Required Documents

No	Document	Notes
1	Document Authentication Application Form	Any employee of the company can be the applicant. Please fill in this form with the wet signature and the date. The application will be rejected if incomplete. The signature must match the signature on the applicant's passport.
2	The applicant’s identification documents	Please provide a high-quality, unobstructed Colour photocopy of the applicant's valid passport at original scale and dimensions; A photocopy of a certificate of incorporation **If different people from the company sign the application form and the business document, all named persons’ passport copies are required.
3	Original document(s) with the FCDO’s Apostille and one photocopy of both sides	Document(s) must be legalised by FCDO (paper-based apostille only) or The Isle of Man Courts of Justice before submitting to this office. Applicant’s signature on the business letter/document must be notarised as genuine by a UK based Notary Public/ Solicitor. If FCDO requires documents to be notarised by UK Notary Public/Solicitor first, UK Notary Public/Solicitor must confirm the authenticity of documents. This office does not accept otherwise.
When agents act on your behalf, they must enclose the following documents:
4	Application form (the same form signed by the applicant)	It is acceptable if the agent uses the form with the applicant’s scanned signature, but the agent must fill in the agent information section on the form with their wet signature.
5	Letter of Authorisation	An authorisation letter hand-signed by the applicant (please note: the applicant’s signature must be notarised as genuine by a Notary , solicitor or any R.O.C. overseas office). The TRO does not accept alternative formats.
6	Agent’s identification	A high-quality unobstructed Colour photocopy of: 1. the agent’s valid passport; 2. the agent company’s certificate of incorporation (if applicable).
As the circumstances of each application may vary, this office reserves the right to request any additional supporting documents. This office does not hold responsible for any services provided by third parties such as agents, post offices, and delivery service providers.

Taipei Representative Office in the U.K., Edinburgh Office