If the document is intended for use in a foreign country it has to be legalized for foreign use. This is a process in which various seals are placed on the document. The Apostille legalization procedure basically depends on one factor: whether the target country has joined the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents ("The Hague convention"). In this case the only legalization required is an Apostille certificate/document.The Hague Convention of October 5, 1961, "abolishes the requirement of legalization/apostille service for foreign public documents and facilitates public documents executed in one state to be circulated in another."
The international agreement envisages replacement of cumbersome and costly formalities of a full legalisation/apostille service process with the issuance of an Apostille (also called Apostille Certificate). Apostilles can be issued by a competent authority designated by the state on whose territory the public document has been executed.
Apostille stickers are issued on certificates including birth and death, affidavits, powers of attorney, marriage certificates and educational documents like degrees, diplomas , matriculation and secondary level certificates. However, commercial documents are excluded from the purview of the Apostille Convention.
India is a signatory to the Apostille convention; and has designated the same authorities for authentication of documents for Attestation as well as for Apostille. Please follow the below link to view the list of Apostille service countries list.
Click here for Hague Apostille Countries listAs per the procedure, all documents should be first authenticated by the designated agencies in the state from where the document has been issued. In case of personal documents, the home or general administration department of the state concerned is the designated authority.
In case of educational documents , state governments have opened Regional Authentication Centres for initial attestation. Documents attested by these authorities then need to be presented to ministry for issue of Apostilles Service.
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in Delhi of India providing Apostille Attestation for Indian Certificates. Apostille on Education and Non – Education certificates. Commercial documents are Excluded from the purview of the Convention.
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All forms of educational, medical, and commercial documents will be apostilled. India is a signatory to the Apostille Convention and has designated the same authorities for document authentication.
Apostille is a form of foreign attestation that is recognised in about 119 countries, with the majority of the Western world adopting it.
Apostille is a legalization/attestation mechanism used by several countries that have ratified the Hague Convention. Apostilles can be issued only by a qualified professional allowed to issue an Apostille, such as the Secretary of State's office, according to The Hague Apostille Convention of 1961, a treaty signed by 119 countries, including the United States.
Around 119 countries have been designated as Apostille Countries, including all European and American countries except Mexico, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, and Zimbabwe. Of the GCC countries, only Oman has been designated as an Apostille Country.
India, since 2005, could be a member of The Hague Convention of October five, 1961 that abolished the need of legalisation of foreign public documents. Apostille is appropriate altogether member-countries of the Convention (For a lot of information please visits the website: www.hcch.net). Apostille is completed for personal documents like birth/death/marriage certificates, Affidavits, Power of attorney, etc. and educational documents like degree, diploma, matriculation and secondary level certificates etc.
An Apostilled document ought to, therefore, be treated as legalized document for all purposes in India by all concerned, in accordance with the international obligation under the Convention.
In India, the Ministry of External Affairs Division CPV Division, based in Patiala House in Delhi, apostille documents that must be attested by the state lever from which they were released or by the Sub Divisional Magistrate of Delhi, who is allowed to authenticate all Indian documents, regardless of their state of origin.
The paper is considered a public document by the law of the country in which it was issued; and An Apostille is required by the country in which the document will be used in order for it to be accepted as a foreign public document.
There are two ways to get an Apostille on a Degree/ Diploma/ Birth/ Marriage/ Divorce/ Single/ Affidavit Certificate.
Procedure for Apostille / Attestation Service of Indian documents is as follows:
To begin, you must have your certificate attestation from each state's home department. When the state level Home Department attests the certificate, it will be Apostilled by the Ministry of External Affairs in the national capital and Attested by a New Delhi functionary.
EDUCATIONAL DOCUMENTS
• Home department Authentication (HRD)
• Apostille Sticker from Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)
Apostille Attestation can be performed in a variety of ways. If an individual state's Home Department is unable to attest, it may be Apostilled from the Ministry of External Affairs in the national capital, with Attestation from a Sub Divisional Official (SDM) in New Delhi and Attestation from a functionary in New Delhi.
NON EDUCATIONAL DOCUMENTS
• Sub-divisional magistrate
• Apostille sticker from Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)
Original Certificate
Copy of a valid ID, such as an Adhaar card or a passport (front & back)
Authentication/Apostiling can be performed on any document, whether personal, educational, or commercial.
This process will take 1-2 working days to complete.
| Apostille#: Charges/fees ₹ 5,00* per document |
| Verified Apostille: Charges/fees ₹ 1,200* per document |
| Apostille + HRD : Charges/fees ₹ 6,500 per educational document |
| Apostille + HD: Charges/fees ₹ 5,500 per non-educational document |
| Apostille on UK issued Document: Charges/fees ₹ 19,000 per educational document |
| Apostille on US/USA issued Document: Charges/fees ₹ 19,000 per educational document |
# This is valid in Singapore, Malaysia & Oman country only
* This is Embassy Fee only, which depends on currency rate & Embassy norms.
Apostille certificates are not valid for a specific period of time. Although the Apostille certificate will have an issue date, it will not 'run out' or 'expire.' In most cases, an Apostille may be recognised at any time after it has been published. A recent Apostille on a document can, however, be needed in some circumstances.
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