Non-resident Indians (NRIs) often require a Single Status Certificate, also known as the Bachelorhood Certificate, to validate their marital status for marriages abroad. When providing legal or educational documents from one country to another, it can be challenging to ascertain their authenticity and acceptance. Therefore, foreign governments typically request verification to ensure that the document is genuine and not forged. This verification process also involves confirming the validity of the signatures of Indian officials on the documents before they are accepted.
Who will attest your certificate?
The verification for attesting your Bachelorhood Certificate passes through numerous check points before finally getting attested. The following offices execute the same:
The Notary Office
A notary public is an officer who notarises the bachelorhood affidavit. He works at the ground level, attesting the document in the court.
The Sub Divisional Magistrate
A short for Sub-Divisional Magistrate, the SDM is competent to authorize the single status certificate in India at district level. They verify the affidavit before counter-attesting it to prove that it is valid from all aspects.
The Ministry of External Affairs
Also called the Ministry of External Affairs, the MEA is the topmost authority working in the center that you cannot skip for attestation. The MEA has appointed a few agencies to collect and vouch for NRIs or emigrants’ attestation services in all states of India to ease out the process. Thus, the MEA attestation can be perceived as a final step of verification for your document.
Steps For Registration
- Place your order through the NRIWAY website, as directed on the portal
- Your documents would be tracked and uploaded on the portal
- The Verification for documents would be conducted and a quotation would be raised accordingly
- An interim or advance payemnt would be raised
- When the payment is made, the order starts getting processed
- Final payment and unmaksed copy uploadIing is processed
- Shipping charges raised for international order (domestic order shipments are free)
- Order is dispatched
Procedure
- Once the bachelorhood/single status has been secured from the SDM/competent court. The Attestation Section of the Consular, Passport & Visa (CPV) Division of the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi, will attest/apostille the bachelorhood/single status certificate.
- (Same process to be followed of uploading masked copy and after final payment unmasked)
Why Register with NRIWAY?
We manage all the necessary steps in obtaining a Bachelorhood/Single Status Certificate application. Our goal is to relieve the burden of the process of acquiring the required educational credentials for you and your family. We understand your concerns about the time-consuming task of visiting government offices or engaging with officials to procure your educational documents. Be assured, that our dedicated Relationship Managers will oversee every aspect of the bachelor's degree process, managing both routine tasks and formal procedures on your behalf.
Please note that:
- 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