Mysore, in India's far south, is one of the most beautiful places to visit in Karnataka. From its burgeoning IT sector to the world-famous Mysore Palace, this city is a perfect blend of modern ingenuity and old-world charm. Mysore, like Bangalore, has emerged as a major industrial hub in Karnataka.
Mysore, one of India's fastest-growing cities, is also becoming a hub of opportunities for its residents. As people's willingness to travel abroad has grown, there has been a significant increase in demand for Apostille services in the city. Through our innovative approach and creative solutions, SPS Global Mysore provides the best possible service to all of its clients.
SPS Global Services is a platform renowned for its services throughout the country. We understand the dilemma that a client faces during the entire Apostille process. The Apostille of your documents is a crucial process that must be carried out with extreme care. But without proper knowledge and accurate guidance, there are chances of making errors. These errors might cause legal difficulties for you. But you don't have to worry about it because our platform, SPS Global in Mysore, will be your guide and assist you at every step of the process.
Traveling abroad is not a walk in the park. Are you aware that there are numerous legal formalities that must be completed prior to traveling? Do you know that the legal formalities of Hague Convention countries differ from non-member countries of the Convention?
Before traveling to any country, whether for educational or commercial reasons, one must be aware of the basic legal formalities that must bemet. The following is a description of everything you must be aware of if you are traveling to a Hague Convention country:
A convention of 1961 that simplified legalization at a global level is popularly known as the Hague Convention. This convention abolished the traditional methods of document legalization and, in place of that, adopted a document called an Apostille. This document helped to simplify the legalization process for all countries that are a part of the convention.
An Apostille is a type of attestation to prove the authenticity of various documents. In legal terms, it is a formality that allows a person's documents to be legalised in an appropriate manner. An Apostille is only issued on the original documents of a person by a credible authority.
An Apostille is a Certificate that helps to establish the credibility of a document. It has a unique identification number that helps the foreign authorities verify the details of a person. It helps the foreign authorities to know that a person is a legal citizen of a country and is traveling for genuine reasons.
When traveling to a Hague Convention country,
1st Step: Notary Attestation
Step 2: Obtaining State Attestation
Step 3-Apostille stamp/sticker from the Ministry of External Affairs
When traveling to a country not part of the Hague Convention
1st Step: Notary Attestation
Step 2: Obtaining State Attestation
Step 3: Obtain a Ministry of External Affairs stamp.
Step 4-Legalization from the respective Embassy
There are broadly three categories of documents that require an Apostille stamp:
Personal Documents: Personal documents are those which contain all the necessary information related to a person. These include:
Educational documents: Educational documents are those that specify the educational qualifications of a person. These are needed when a person applies for studies in a foreign country. These are:
Commercial Documents: Commercial documents are those which are owned by an entrepreneur and are needed if a person wishes to establish a business abroad. These are:
An Apostille is a French word that means Certification and it’s Pronounce as “ah-po-style”. An Apostille is simply the name for a specialized certificate, issued by the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi. The Apostille sticker is pasted on the backside of original document to verify it is legitimate and authentic, so it will be accepted in one of the other countries who are members of The Hague Apostille Convention.
The Apostille Convention is an international treaty that simplifies the legalization procedure for foreign public documents. It allows a Government body to certify a document issued in its own country as valid for other countries without further certification by the destination state. The Convention has 126 contracting states as of November 2023, including the United States and Canada.
The Apostille Convention provides the simplified certification of public (including notarized) documents to be used in countries that have joined the convention. Documents destined for use in participating countries and their territories should be certified by one of the officials in the jurisdiction in which the document has been executed.
The Hague Convention requires that all Apostille be numbered consecutively, with individual numbers applied to each Apostille issued. The recognized standard Apostille contains a seal and 10 mandatory references: name of country from which the document emanates, name of person signing the document, the capacity in which the person signing the document has acted, in the case of unsigned documents, the name of the authority that has affixed the seal or stamp, place of certification date of certification, the authority issuing the certificate, number of certificate, seal or stamp of authority issuing certificate and signature of authority issuing certificate. Prior to the introduction of Apostille certificates the burden on international courts and authorities to judge foreign documents as authentic was quite considerable. On the October 5, 1961 the Hague Convention abolished the requirement of legalization for foreign public documents. The Convention reduces all of the formalities of legalization to the simple delivery of a certificate in a prescribed form, entitled “Apostille”, by the authorities of the Ministry where the document originates. This certificate, placed on the document, is dated, numbered and registered. The verification of its registration can be carried out without difficulty by means of a simple request for information addressed to the authority which delivered the certificate.
Apostille Process depends that if the documents are Educational, Non Educational or Commercial. Educational Certificate Apostille is required if you are going for Job or Study in any of The Hague Convention Countries. Non Educational documents like Marriage, Birth Certificate Apostille services are required for your dependents, if you want them to accompany you in that country. Commercial documents Apostille is required if you want to send shipment, open a branch in Hague country of have to do some business collaboration. We will try to explain process for you.
First step of the Process is getting the Notarization of document done. Notary can be done from anywhere in India. And it can be done from Delhi also. Doing Notary from Delhi will save some time, as documents has to come to Delhi only for Apostille.
After the Notary is done, next step in Sub Divisional Magistrate. SDM attestation is done in Delhi. It’s same for Educational and Non Educational documents. If you leave few countries, this SDM Stamping is valid in all the countries. Some countries Like, Italy, Switzerland and Austria might ask for State HRD for Educational Documents and State home Department/GAD for Non Educational documents. So, if you are planning for these countries please get complete knowledge from office HR or local bodies who are applying your case. SDM Stamping is done in 1 day and on the backside of the original Document.
Last and most important part is getting the document attested from Ministry of External affairs. After Notary and SDM Stampings are done Documents are submitted in Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi for Apostille. Just like Notary and SDM, Apostille Sticker is pasted on the back side of the document. Apostille sticker will have your name and current date. It also have unique number and contain name and designation of the person who have signed it. After Apostille sticker, the process is completed the documents are ready for use. When you receive the Apostille document, first please check that all the spellings and dates are fine. As sometimes there can be some mismatch in the spelling. If there is some spelling mistake then it has to submit in correction department. That will take another 1 day
If you are going through State Attestation Process then it might take more than a month. As for Educational documents, first stamp from University is required and then from State HRD Department. And for Non Educational Documents, First Stamp is required from Local DC office and then from State GAD/Home Department. If you go through SDM Apostille process then processing time is only 5 to 6 working. This Process takes less time and is less expensive as well.
Apostille Sticker has a validity of Six Months. Means you have to use this Apostille within 6 months, after that whole life you can stay in that country. But if you want to change the country after 6 Months then Apostille needs to done again. Don’t worry if there is no space on the backside of the document. New Apostille Sticker can be applied on the expired Sticker.
Original Documents are very important part of our Life. Sometimes it takes several months to obtain new documents. So security of documents is most important for us. You can do live tracking of the process daily. Currently document is in which city and in which department, you can check with just one click. Whenever you handover your documents to any of our office, a link is shared to you on mail. With that you can track the whole process, till documents are delivered back to you.
If you are travelling outside India to any of The Hague convention Country for Study or Work, then Apostille is required on your Educational documents. And if you are applying dependent visa for your spouse or children, then their Marriage and Birth Certificate will be required to get Apostille. Still if you have any query, you can get in touch with SPS Team @9920111362
