In this guide
  1. Day one is later than you think
  2. Working days, not calendar days
  3. Keep the line open
  4. Cost and the count

Day one is later than you think

Macedonian is the language required for documents used in North Macedonia, and the writing itself is the predictable part. The unpredictable part sits before it. A quoted turnaround describes working time on a complete file, so every hour spent finding a missing sheet or re-scanning a dark one happens before the count has even begun.

Working days, not calendar days

Weekends and holidays sit outside the count, which means the same job can land on very different dates depending on the day it starts. Planning backwards from the date you must hand the papers over, and treating the quoted turnaround as working time only, gives a realistic sending date. It also shows immediately whether the standard route is enough or the express one is worth booking.

Keep the line open

The other stall is a question left unanswered. Where a source is a birth, marriage or death record and the copy you hold is worn, Manchester Register Office at Heron House, 47 Lloyd Street, Manchester M2 5LE issues fresh certified copies of civil records. Ordering one before the job starts is faster than discovering mid-way that a line cannot be read at all.

Cost and the count

The rate is £25 for each page of the source, fixed once the sheets are counted, so the schedule and the price both rest on the same number. Standard turnaround is 2–3 business days and the express route closes in 24 hours. Neither figure moves because a page is dense, which makes a long bundle easy to plan and to budget for at the same time.