Marriage Certificate Apostille in India
When an Indian applying for a Study or Employment visa to a Hague Conventional Country (HCC), then the Government of the destination Country requires all relevant Documents including Marriage Certificate as proof of authenticity. Further, all the submitted documents including Marriage Certificates require Apostille from Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India. The Marriage Certificate Apostille in India will be done by MEA after some other Attestation.
We, Abrodex Consultancy Services, complete Marriage Certificate Apostille in India. The detail process, time requirement, charges etc. of Marriage Certificate Apostille in India is mentioned under. All the mentioned process is prepared as per the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India guidelines. We are one of the authorized organizations to complete Marriage Certificate Apostille in India.
Process of Marriage Certificate Apostille
In India, the Apostille of a Marriage Certificate is not a single Step process. There are two types of Apostille Attestation. One is main process and another is alternative one. The time requirement to complete the process of Marriage Certificate Apostille depends on the state where the document has issued from. The Apostille of Marriage Certificate will start with an Attestation of Notary Public.
Marriage Certificate Attestation from Notary
Notary attestation is required to prove the authenticity of the document or certificate which the Government should need to inspect directly. Normally, the copies of original documents are verified and the photocopy of the original, attested by the notary public are accepted as true copies. But, the Attestation from Notary on Marriage Certificate will be done on the back side of the original document if it is not an e-Marriage Certificate.
Marriage Certificate Attestation from Home Department GAD / RAC
Once the document will be Attested from Notary then the Marriage Certificate Attestation from Home Department or GAD or RAC of the issuing State will be done. GAD / RAC or Home Department authenticates the Marriage Certificate after verifying the content of the document. Prior MEA Apostille, Authentication from the State Level Attestation department is required. The Attestation from State level is one of the options, not the compulsion.
Marriage Certificate Apostille from MEA, India
Once the Marriage Certificate get Attested from Sate level Attestation Department then finally, the Marriage Certificate Apostille will be done from Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India in New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Guwahati Centres in India. The Apostille from MEA is the final Certification from the issuing Country and it is also the final process for all HCC Countries.
Alternative Apostille Process of Marriage Certificate in India
Prior Apostille, the Attestation of Marriage Certificate from Home Department / GAD / RAC of the issuing state is very much time consuming as well as hectic process. The charges, time frame, supporting documents etc. of state level Attestation process of Marriage Certificate is differ from state to state. To keep the points in focus, the MEA has given the special authority to some of the selected Sub Divisional Magistrates (SDM), Govt. of NCT-Delhi to attest the Marriage Certificate prior Apostille Certification, in special cases.
In the alternative process, the Marriage Certificate Apostille will be done by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Govt. of India in CPV Division, Patiala House Court, New Delhi only. In this process, the Marriage Certificate will be Attested from Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM), NCT-Delhi instated of the from Regional Attestation Centre or Home Department of the respective State. The Apostille of Marriage Certificate through alternative way is majorly accepted in all HCC Countries.
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