On the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, Yemen is one of the developing nations of the world. A country rich in cultural and historical treasures, Yemen is indeed one of the fascinating places in West Asia. As one of the oldest inhabited regions in the world, Yemen's rich heritage is readily apparent through its many beautiful architectural structures. Featuring mountainous terrains and beautiful coastlines, Yemen has one of the diverse landscape in the middle -east. Yemen is a versatile country and holds business opportunities for people as the nation is a net importer of major categories of goods. In addition to that, efforts are being taken by the government to increase foreign investment in the country. Yemen is a nation that is becoming an attraction for business enthusiasts who wish to expand or establish their business in some foreign country. Traveling to Yemen however is not that easy. As specified by the government of the country, a person would only be permitted to enter Yemen only if they have got their documents attested by the Yemen embassy situated in their native country. The attestation is a kind of legalization process completing which a person gets the green signal to travel to the country.
What is the Legalization of a commercial document?
The legalization of commercial documents is the process of getting the authentication of your commercial documents by the embassy of the country you are traveling to. When traveling to come another country for business purposes, it is important to establish an authentic status of your commercial documents in order to conduct various business operations. Therefore to grant your commercial documents a legal status, an attestation is required by the native authority as well as by the embassy of the country you are traveling to.
When your documents are considered legal?
The commercial documents of a person earn a legal status only after they have been attested by all the required authorities including the Yemen embassy. The officials of the native government as well as the Yemen embassy, after verifying all your commercial documents issued their stamp at the back of your documents. Once this stamp has been issued on the documents, all your commercial documents become legal and can be used for various business purposes in Yemen.
The attestation process of commercial document attestation for Yemen is carried on by the officials of the native country and the embassy of Yemen It is carried out in the following stages-
Your journey to document attestation begins with the submission of your commercial documents at SPS. Once the client's original documents are submitted, it is the responsibility of the team at SPS to submit them to all the concerned authorities including the Chamber of commerce, MEA, and the embassy, and get them attested by all.
The most crucial and foremost step for commercial document verification is to get them attested by The Chamber Of Commerce. It is a local business association that verifies all your commercial documents and attests them with their stamp. The stamp by this credible authority is placed at the back of the documents that grant an authentic status to the documents.
Once the documents are verified by the local business association, they are sent to the Ministry of External Affairs to be attested. This is the last level of verification by the native government after which the documents go straight to the Yemen Embassy. The documents at this stage get attested once the MEA issues their stamp at the back of the documents.
The last step of verification is the attestation by the Yemen embassy. The officials of the respective country verify the documents and after they are satisfied issue their stamp or signature on the documents. After this final embassy attestation, all your commercial documents are authenticated and can be treated as valid in the country. The embassy attestation gives a final green signal to travel to Yemen without any legal barriers.
This entire process of documents attestation can be super-challenging for anyone to complete on their own. Therefore to assist you in your journey towards your dream country Yemen, SPS Global Services is there with their best attestation services.
SPS Global Services is one of the renowned platform famous for its top-notch attestation services. We are known for our expertise in simplifying the complicated attestation process by breaking it down into simple terms. The team at SPS with the help of the SPS guidebook makes our clients aware of the complete process. It is the responsibility of the team at SPS to be there with you at every step of the attestation procedure and ensure that they facilitate everything for you.
SPS Global Services provides the most affordable services to its clients. We strive to continuously improve our services to ensure that they meet the needs of our clients in the best possible manner. At SPS, for the client's convenience, we provide all our services at the doorstep of the client. We pick up the documents from your place, get them attested, and deliver them back to your doorstep. We charge a very reasonable fee from our clients and are justified in terms of our efforts to provide you quality attestation services.
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
