Apostille marriage certificate
Apostille marriage certificate for Dependent,Work,PR Visa
Apostille marriage certificate reasons to get it.
- Flying on dependent VISA
- Going on Work VISA
- Getting PR done in other country
Ways to get Apostille Marriage certificate
Basically there are two ways of getting apostille from MEA
- State Verification
- SDM Verification
State Attestation
All the documents issued in india relates to some states in India.
In this method of apostille State government has to verify the document authenticity first.
State authentication will be done by the secretariat of the district in which the document is issued.
The apostille Marriage certificate is provided only after state verification is done.
There are many government bodies are involved in this process.
This process will take 30 working days to complete the whole process.
State verification in detail
SDM verification
State attestation takes a lot of time, there is a shorter way to get apostille marriage certificate from MEA through SDM verification.
In this kind of verification your documents are submitted with Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM).
Once the SDM verification is done then the document is submitted to MEA for apostille.
Time required to finish this kind of apostille depends on the package you choose.
Varies from 3 days to 14 days
Both the apostille are legally accepted in hague nations (113) countries.
However for Italy and Austria require state verification.
For Non hague nations (nations which are not in the hague nation list)
The documents must go through State verification and then MEA apostille after that embassy attestation should be done.(Only for Non hague nations)
How do we help MEA ?
MEA apostilles thousands of documents everyday, In 2012 there was a boom in number documents that MEA received. It was very hard for MEA to keep track of all the documents.
So this job was outsourced to us. The collection and distribution of documents is our job.
Finally MEA has the right to apostille the document.
MEA no longer accepts the documents directly from citizens.
Which one is better SDM or state ?
If your Destination country is in Hague naton list, Except Italy and Austria then you should go for SDM attestation since this costs less and takes less time.
However if your documents belong to Punjab, Haryana and Goa the SDM costs are different there is extra verification for documents from these states.
Your destination country does not belong to Hague nation State attestation has to done then MEA apostille after that Embassy attestation(only for non hague nations).
Validity of Apostille marriage certificate?
Apostille marriage certificate or apostille in general which is provided by MEA will have a validity of 6 months. Other countries have different validity. Indian apostille have 6 months validity.
How do I apply for MEA Apostille Marriage certificate or any certificate?
You can register here and get your doubts cleared, SInce apostille can be a little bit tricky it’s always good to talk to people with knowledge call us at 7406384899
Get all the information regarding the process.
Following are the details an Apostille contains:
- Name of country from which the document was issued.
- Name of the Person to whom document is issued.
- Name of person signing the document.
- Designation of the singed person.
- Place of certification date of certification.
- Number of certificate.
- Seal or stamp of authority issuing certificate.
- Signature of authority issuing certificate.