One of the country’s central market place in Cotton textiles, renowned as the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh, Indore has emerged as a pot brimming with opportunities. Whether it is the exquisite variety of handloom or the cleanest roads, this city amazes you with everything it holds. From its beguiling bangles to Bhutte ki kees -the flavoursome street snack, the city's delectable cuisines are endless to satiate every foodie's desire. With the rapid development of its automobile, textile, and IT sector, the city has opened a whole new horizon of possibilities for its citizens. There is an upward trend in awareness towards apostille documentation and therefore a significant demand for overseas travel. As a consequence, there has been an increase in the need for apostille services in the city.
We at SPS Global Services Indore, with our excellent assistance and guidance, ensure to facilitate the process of Apostille for our clients. From personal to educational to commercial, whichever document you are seeking to get apostilled, we provide services for all of it. We provide hassle-free and secure services to our clients. A lot of people in Indore are eager to take advantage of the work and employment opportunities overseas but find themself stuck amid the hectic apostille process.
Your search for it ends here! You have landed at the perfect place which will get you out of this maze of endless formalities. We at SPS Global Services with our personalized support, guide you at every step of the process. With a proper mapping of all the steps for all the necessary documents, our team simplifies the lengthy apostille process not only on paper but in functioning also. Our professionals possess expertise in different types of apostille attestation, so we make sure the complete process is undertaken with accuracy.
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To verify educational documents, this is the process that is carried out at the state level by the authorities of the HRD Ministry. HRD attestation in simple terms means receiving an attestation stamp on your documents which provides them legal status. Attestation stamps are provided by the Human Resources Department for your educational documents like Degree and Diploma. The stamp issued by HRD is proof that your educational documents are original and holds an authentic status.
When individual wishes to apply for any University abroad, the authority of a respective country asks for your previous educational qualification. These authorities do not consider any educational document as legal until or unless it is attested by a credible source. To prove the authenticity of your documents in other countries it is important to get your educational documents verified and attested by HRD. This document verification is also required when you are moving abroad for employment purposes. Both study visas and employment visas require this verification.
As part of the procedure, one has to obtain approval from the local authorities for the documents before they can be sent to the Ministry for attestation. The HRD Attestation is a two-step process:
Before the attestation of educational documents from the HRD Ministry, verification has to be carried out at the local level. Certification at the primary level is done by the university where the educational certificates were issued.
After verification at the local level, the next step is getting the certification by the authority of the Human Resource Department. This department is solely devoted to certifying educational documents as required by the embassy.
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
