Apostille from India

An Apostille is a certificate that authenticates the signature of a public official on a document for use in another country. The purpose of an apostille is to abolish the requirement of legalizing individual documents for a person seeking a job, marriage, or other immigration activities in a foreign country. The term can be used interchangeably with ‘abolishing the requirement of legalization for foreign public documents.’ The formal term of the policy is known as the HCCH 1961 Apostille Convention or the Hague Conference on Private International Law which replaces the often long and costly legalization process with the issuance of a single Apostille certificate by a Competent Authority in the place where the document originates. At present, the Convention has over 120 participating countries which include major players like Australia, France, Germany, India, Japan, the UK, the USA, etc. As a practical matter, Embassies and Consulates of the State of destination located in (or accredited to) the State of origin is ideally the ones to facilitate this process.

What is the Hague Convention?

The Hague Convention, also called Apostille Hague Convention or Apostille Convention, was signed on the 5th of October, 1961 in the town of Luxembourg. However, it only became effective on the 14th of January, 1965. The convention was brought into action in order to abolish the necessity of the legalization of documents and certificates to make the liberalization among the countries more convenient. When one obtains an apostille on documents, there is no need for the same on the documents again for another signatory country. Barriers in trading and other areas have been reduced and there is better accessibility through the nations.

What are the documents you can get apostilled?

The documents to be apostilled can be categorized into three types-

Personal Documents

1. Marriage Certificate

2. Birth Certificate

3. Divorce Certificate

4. Death Certificate

5. Adoption Deed

6. Medical Certificate

7. Police Clearance Certificate(PCC)

8. Experience Certificate

9. Migration Certificate

10. Passport Copies etc.

Educational Certificate Apostille

The documents that are proof of your educational history that deal with your academic performances and the courses accomplished over time are called educational documents. The most common educational documents of :

1. Marriage Certificate

2. Birth Certificate

3. Divorce Certificate

4. Death Certificate

5. Adoption Deed

6. Medical Certificate

7. Police Clearance Certificate(PCC)

8. Experience Certificate

9. Migration Certificate

10. Passport Copies etc.

Commercial Documents

The documents that approve the business capital owned by any entrepreneur are referred to as commercial documents. These include documents like property papers, partnership deeds, Memorandum of Association, etc.

1. Memorandum Of Association

2. Power Of Attorney

3. Authority Letter

4. Board Resolution

5. Article Of Association

6. Certificate Of Incorporation

7. Commercial Invoice

8. Bill Of Lading

9. Insurance Certificate

10. Invoice Bills etc.

Steps For Registration

1. Search and place an order using the 1-click checkout. 

2. Upload required documents to your order. The documents are encrypted to mask PII (Personally Identifiable Information)

3. Recieve cost and timeline within 8-12 hours. Email alters will be sent to the registered email address.

4. Make initial payment using a secure payment gateway (PayPal or Razorpay or Debit/Credit Cards issued by any country).

5. Recieve constant communication from the NRIWAY team throughout the order processing

6. Receive a masked copy of the certificate once the order is completed in the order portal 

7. Shipping charges raised for international orders (domestic order shipments are free) 

8. Documents are deleted from the NRIWAY server permanently after completion of service

Procedure

I) The personal document apostille process consists of the following steps:

1. Notary Attestation

2. Home Department Attestation or SDM Attestation

3. Apostille from MEA

Notary Attestation :
Notary attestation is a primary step in the authentication of educational and personal documents. It is done at the regional level by a lawyer or at the collector’s office.

Home Department Attestation:
The next step of getting your desired document apostilled is executed by the Home Department a state-level organization that certifies your personal documents.  The Home Department is responsible for legalizing the documents which are issued under the same state government. The Home Department is also known as Mantralaya in some states, so it’s also called Mantralaya Attestation.

II) The Educational document apostille process includes the following steps:

HRD Attestation:
The HRD or Human Resource Department is a department of the state that solely certifies the educational documents. Certificate verification is a significant factor in the given part of authentication. Certificate verification needs to be done by the university or board based on where the document is issued.

SDM Attestation:
The Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) is an alternative for the State attestation in some instances. It is done when home department attestation for HRD  attestation is not preferable.

III) The commercial document apostille process includes the following steps:

Chamber of Commerce Attestation:
The Chamber of Commerce (CoC) is a business association and the first step in verifying your commercial documents before the legalization of MEA. There is no involvement of the state government in commercial documents.

MEA Attestation:
The MEA is the arm of the central government that manages foreign affairs, providing the sticker and MEA stamp per the requirement. It is the final step of legalization when both the home country and destination country are members of the Hague convention

 Please Note -

• The timeline provided in the estimates is the approximate duration based on past experience. But there are instances where delays may happen due to natural calamities, government shutdowns, holidays, officers on vacation, etc. We try our best due to complete the order in the shortest possible duration.
•  Additional documents may be required depending upon the service type

• Original Document
• Applicant Passport

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