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How do I get my documents Apostilled?
Steps involved in Document Apostille Process:
- Notary Attestation : The primary step in the authentication of the educational and personal documents is getting them certified from the Notary.
- Home Department Attestation:
- HRD Attestation:
- SDM Attestation:
- Chamber of Commerce Attestation:
- MEA Attestation:
Is Apostille necessary?
Apostilles are used when public documents are being transferred between countries that are a party to the Hague Apostille Convention of 1961. This international treaty streamlined the cumbersome, traditional procedure for authenticating documents. The single apostille is the only certification needed.
Is apostille mandatory in India?
Apostille: India, since 2005, is a member of the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961 that abolished the requirement of the legalization of foreign public documents. Apostille is acceptable in more than a hundred member-countries of the Convention (visit HCCH website).
What is the difference between normal attestation and apostille attestation?
(Countries under Hague Convention is available at the following link) (No further requirement of attestation of apostilled documents) (Enclosure: Issuing and Accepting Apostilles ) 2. Normal Attestation: This is done for all the countries which are not a member of Hague Convention and where Apostille is not accepted.
What is HRD attestation and how to get it?
What is HRD Attestation? The full form is the Human Resource Department & it means getting an attestation stamp from the Human Resource Department on your documents. this is performed for the educational documents like degree certificate for an individual by the state government’s HRD ministry.
What certificates are needed to obtain an apostille?
Instead of a single apostille, the document needs several authentication certificates, including those from your commissioning agency, the U.S. Department of State, the consul of the destination country and potentially another government official in the destination country.
What is the procedure to legalize an apostilled document in India?
As India is a member of the Hague Apostille Convention, 1961, no further attestation or legalization of a document apostilled by a member country, should be required for using such apostilled document in India.