Apostille service has become the need of the hour. People across the country may be looking for apostille services in Delhi due to many reasons. Some of the cases where you should start exploring the apostille service options include getting married abroad, dual citizenship case, starting a business in another country and many more.
It is not easy to ensure the reliability of the documents. For instance, you are hiring someone in your business and need to check the qualification and experience of your former employee. Can you do it easily? You just have to trust what are the documents they are offering you. But, how can you be so sure that all the documents are genuine? Well, it is not easy.
This is the reason many organizations across the world ask for apostilled documents. Getting the apostille for your documents is imperative when your country is an Apostille convention member and also where you are going is an Apostille convention member. As India is a Hague convention member, the citizens of India need apostille services whenever they go to another country (member of apostille convention). If you are getting apostille services in Delhi, then there is no need to get the attestation from a country’s embassy. Yes, you can travel to a member country of the Hague Convention without any attestation from the embassy if you already have the apostilled documents by MEA (Ministry of External Affairs).
Let’s check if you need Birth Certificate Apostille Services.
You may be wondering, what is a Birth Certificate Apostille and why you need it for further processing in another country. When shifting to a new country, you need to prove that all your documents are genuine and you can use them for further processing in a foreign land. A birth certificate is one of the essential documents you may need. When it comes to getting apostille for a birth certificate then you must be looking for some of the reasons why you need them and in what cases you can’t ignore them. Let’s get started!
If you want to get the citizenship of a new country without leaving your home country’s citizenship then you may have to provide the apostilled birth certificate. The birth certificate can be among the essential documents for applying for dual citizenship.
It is important that when you are marrying in a foreign land then you must have the birth certificate apostilled. They can ask you to create a valid marriage certificate.
Adopting a baby from a foreign country can be a daunting task especially if you don’t have enough documents. Apostilled birth certificate is one of them. So, get essential documents apostilled if you want a hassle-free process.
When you open a business in another country then you have to ensure that you have all the documents required for paperwork. From birth certificate, and degree certificate, to certain official documents, you should be ready with all essentials.
Important Things You Should Remember When Going For Birth Certificate Apostille Services
If you need to show the birth certificate in a country which is not a part of the Hague Apostille Convention then the process of legalization will be different and then you may have to go for attestation from the embassy including other important steps. So, make sure that the country which is requesting the birth certificate is a member of the Hague Apostille Convention.
State authorities process the birth certificates in the same state of its issue. For instance, if you have a birth certificate issued in the state of Maharashtra then your birth certificate will get the Maharashtra apostille.
You need an original birth certificate for the apostille services. You can get the apostille issued for the original set only or maybe a certified copy of the birth certificate.
So, these are some of the important things that you should consider when going for apostille services. Remember one thing, if you are unfamiliar with the process then you should get help from experts. One mistake can be a big deal in the whole process of an apostille. So, ensure that you understand the whole process and take the step of an apostille with help of SPS Global Services. We ensure that you get the best services without much hassle of going anywhere. Yes, you can just sit at your home and get the documents apostilled at your doorsteps. For more information, feel free to contact us anytime.
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
