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A vibrant metropolitan preserving its rich cultural history, Chennai is a perfect amalgamation of the ancient and the modern. A place brimming with iconic monuments to explore and endless delicacies to taste, Chennai knows the secret to captivate its visitors.
Aside from entertaining visitors, Chennai provides incredible development opportunities for its residents. Besides doing extremely well in its industrial sector, the city’s commercial sector is also advancing. Among many other attractions in the city, international travel has emerged as a major draw. People in search of better possibilities are increasingly traveling abroad.
Traveling overseas entails several legal requirements that must be met. People are seeking professional apostille services in the city to get their documents attested accurately. Our platform, SPS Global Chennai, expedites the entire verification process for the clients. We assist our clients throughout the entire process and make everything convenient for them.
But you know what? You won’t be able to take advantage of the wonderful opportunities unless you have all your documents in order.
Documents are the most crucial assets that need to be handled carefully, especially when traveling abroad. One is required to carry all the necessary documents with them if they plan to travel overseas.
For any married person, it is highly crucial to carry their marriage certificate with them. But one can’t carry their marriage certificate without getting it attested with an apostille stamp first.
Have you got the apostille for your marriage certificate? Do you know which countries will recognize your marriage certificate once it has been apostilled? Let’s uncover all the important aspects that you must be aware of before obtaining an apostille for your marriage certificate.
Here are the things that you must consider: Before requesting an apostille, a person must be aware of the country they are traveling to. An apostille is required for all those countries that are part of the Hague Convention. If your home country and the country to which you are traveling are members of the convention, then getting an apostille becomes extremely important.
All the countries affiliated to the Hague Convention are popularly regarded as the Hague Convention countries. As a result of a joint effort by many countries, a convention called the Hague convention was formed to simplify the legalization process worldwide. Abolishing all the prior legalization methods, this convention adopted a single document called the apostille. An apostille, once issued by a country, will be recognised by all member countries of the convention.
An apostille is a computer generated sticker/stamp that is applied to the original document of a person. It has a unique identification number that helps foreign authorities track down a person’s basic information. With the help of this number, the foreign authorities identify a person’s legal status to avoid any kind of fraud.
Getting an apostille stamp helps to establish the credibility of your marriage certificate. This enables you to use your certificate in all the countries that have joined the Hague convention. Upon receiving an apostille, one does not require any further verification by the embassy of a country. It serves as a green signal for you to use your document without any barrier.
An apostille is always issued by a credible authority of the home country. In India, the authority responsible for issuing an apostille is the Ministry of External Affairs. The MEA upon receiving the document, issues the apostille stamp at the back or on a separate attached page called an allonge.
No, one can’t get an apostille directly from the MEA. A person has to follow the proper procedure to get the apostille for their marriage certificate. Prior to the MEA, a person’s marriage certificate is first verified by the notary and the respective state authorities. First, at the regional level, the documents are attested by the notary, after which the SDM or home department carries it at the state level.
One needs the certification of their marriage certificate if they plan to :
No. An apostille is issued only on the original documents of a person. A person has to submit their original certificate, a copy of the original certificate, and a photocopy of their Aadhar card or passport.
As long as the document is apostilled in the proper manner, there is no chance of it getting rejected. An apostille may be rejected, however, only when its origin cannot be verified.
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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
