PCC Certificate Apostille for Finland
Finland is a Member of Hague Convention Country and attracts Indian for Tour, Employment or Job, Higher Education, expand Business and for other reasons. To apply a non-tourist visa for Finland the candidate has to provide a no Criminal Record Certificate (NCR) or Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) duly Apostille from MEA, Govt. of India.
Police Clearance Certificate or simply PCC is a documented proof of someone’s legal, especially criminal background. The PCC Certificate also known as no Criminal Record Certificate. On the time of non-tourist visa application to Finland, the candidate has to provide an Attested and Apostilled PCC Certificate to the concern department of Government of Finland. The PCC Certificate Apostille for Finland in India will be done from MEA after some other Attestation on the basis of the place and department of issuing authority.
An Indian can obtain a Police Clearance Certificate / PCC from different sources. The PCC Certificate may obtain from Local Police Station or Regional Passport Office (RPO) and someone also can avail a No Criminal Record Found Certificate or PCC from Indian Diplomatic Mission (High Commission / Consulate) abroad. An Indian passport holder staying in India can apply PCC online. Regardless of the issuing departments, the PCC Apostille Attestation for Finland will be done by MEA, India.
We, Abrodex Consultancy Services, complete PCC Certificate Apostille for Finland in India. The detail process, time requirement, charges etc. of PCC Certificate Apostille Attestation for Finland is mentioned under. All the mentioned process is as per the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India guidelines. We are one of the authorized organizations to complete PCC Certificate Apostille Attestation for Finland.
Process of PCC Certificate Apostille Attestation for Finland
Apostille Certification is a common term as such there is no specification like “PCC Certificate Apostille for Finland”, because once the no-Criminal Record Found Certificate or PCC Certificate Apostille will complete then it will valid through 180 days or six months for all Member of Hague Conventional Country (HCC). The PCC Certificate Apostille will be completed from MEA, Govt. of India after the Attestation from State Home Department or equivalent.
If Indian obtained a Police Clearance Certificate /PCC from their Police Station then the PCC Certificate Apostille Attestation for Finland will be done from MEA, Govt. of India after the attestation of State level Home Department or equivalent and the Attestation from Notary Public. On the other hand, if a PCC Certificate issued from Regional Passport Office (RPO) or Indian Diplomatic Mission, abroad then the PCC Certificate Apostille from MEA will be done directly and there is no requirement of any previous Attestation.
For Finland PCC Certificate Attestation from Notary
In the first step the PCC Certificate will be Attested from Notary Public. Actually, the Notary attestation is required to prove the authenticity of the Police Clearance 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 PCC Certificate will be done on the back side of the original PCC if it is not an e-PCC Certificate.
For Finland PCC Certificate Attestation from Home Department or GAD
In the second stage the PCC Certificate will be Attested from Home Department or GAD or RAC of the issuing State. The Attestation from State Home Department of a Police Station issued PCC is very important as they authenticate the PCC Certificate as genuine after verifying the content of the document. Prior Apostille for Finland, the PCC Certificate Attestation from State Level Attestation department etc. is one of the options, not the compulsion.
PCC Certificate Apostille from India to Finland
Once the Police Station issued PCC Certificate has Attested from GAD / RAC / Home Department etc. then finally, the PCC Certificate pcc from Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India will be done. The MEA Apostille Attestation for Finland will be completed from any MEA Centers in New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Guwahati etc. The Apostille Attestation by MEA, India is the final Certification or Legalization from India and final Certification or Stamping process of PCC for Finland.
If the no-Criminal Record Certificate or Police Clearance Certificate issued from Regional Passport Office /RPO or Indian Diplomatic Mission, abroad the PCC Apostille will be done by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India directly without any prior Attestation. The CPV Division of MEA Apostille all the certificates issues by any state in India.
Alternative Process of PCC Apostille for Finland
The Attestation of a Police Station issued PCC Certificate from Home Department / GAD / RAC of the respective state of India is a very much time consuming as well as hectic process. Also the process of PCC Attestation from state level, before MEA Apostille Attestation, is different for separate states. To overcome the situation, the MEA has given special authority to some of the selected Sub Divisional Magistrates (SDMs), Govt. of NCT-Delhi to attest the PCC prior MEA Apostille, in special cases.
PCC Certificate Attestation from SDM, NCT-Delhi
The PCC Certificate Attestation from SDM, Sub Divisional Magistrate will be done from Delhi. This is an alternative process of PCC Certificate Apostille Attestation by MEA, Govt. of India. When there are some obstructions to ger the PCC Certificate Attested from the Regional Attestation Center or Home Department of the respective State, then the SDM Attestation of PCC Certificate will be completed.
Time frame for PCC Certificate Apostille to Finland
The whole process of Police Station issued PCC Certificate Apostille for Finland will take around 7-8 working days. If it has already been Attested from designated Departments, Govt. of India, then the PCC Certificate Apostille for Finland will be completed same day. Also, the different State’s time duration may vary from time to time. However, the PCC Certificate Apostille through alternative process / Attestation from SDM, NCT-Delhi will take 2-3 working days.
We complete PCC Certificate Apostille for Finland after the Attestation from Sub Divisional Magistrate /SDM, NCT-Delhi and the Attestation from Notary Public, Delhi. We complete this process within 2 working days. When you require a PCC Certificate or no criminal record certificate Apostille Attestation, contact us and we will provide our best services to get it done at your door step.