How long time is require for Certificate Apostille? Process of Birth Certificate Attestation in India

The time frame for Apostille

In India the Apostille by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), of Indian Document will take single working days. In India the Apostille authority is Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), or Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), Government of India. Tthe Apostille sticker will affix on the back side of the original Document by the MEA.

When an Indian going abroad for Higher Study or better Job purpose then their

Personal Documents

like Birth Certificate, highest qualification Degree Certificate, Diploma, Experience, Marriage, PCC Certificate needs to be Attested from India by Ministry of External Affair's (MEA) authorized signatory of various departments. Point to be noted that in India those Documents to be Attested which has been issued frm India itself.

If any person wish to move any Hague Conventional Country (HCC) then their Birth Certificate needs to be Apostilled by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India after the Attestation of State Level Attestation department like Home Department, Regional Attestation Center (RAC), General Administrative Department (GAD) etc. and the Attestation from Notary.

The above mentioned process is somehow time and cost demanding as such there is an alternate process of Birth Certificate Apostille is in practice in India. In this process the Birth Certificate will be Apostilled by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India after the Attestation of Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) and the Attestation of Notary. The mentioned process is less time consuming as well as costs lower.

Name of the Countries where Birth Certificate Apostille is require

ALBANIA, ANDORRA, ARGENTINA, ARMENIA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, BURKINA FASO, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK, ECUADOR, EGYPT, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, ICELAND, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KOREA, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALAYSIA, MALTA, MAURITIUS, MEXICO, MONACO, MONTENEGRO, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, SURINAME, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UKRAINE, UNITED KINGDOM (UK), UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA), URUGUAY, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM, ZAMBIA

Birth Certificate Embassy Attestation process in India

When an Indian going abroad for Higher Study or better Job purpose then their

Personal Documents

like Birth Certificate, highest qualification Degree Certificate, Diploma, Experience, Marriage, PCC Certificate needs to be Attested from the Embassy or Consulate of the destination Country present in India after the Attestation by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Point to be noted that in India those Documents to be Attested which has been issued frm India itself.

If any person wish to move any non Hague Conventional Country (HCC) then their Birth Certificate needs to be Attested and Legalized by the Embassy or Consulate present in India of that particular Country. The Embassy Attestation will be done after the Attestation of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India and the Attestation of State Level Attestation department like Home Department, Regional Attestation Center (RAC), General Administrative Department (GAD) etc. and the Attestation from Notary.

The above mentioned process is, somehow, time and cost demanding as such there is an alternate process of Birth Certificate Attestation and Legalization is in practice in India. In this process the Birth Certificate will be Attested and Legalized by the Embassy or Consulate of the destination Country in India after the Atetstation of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India and the Attestation of "Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM)" and the Attestation of Notary. The mentioned process is less time consuming as well as costs lower.

Name of the Countries where Embassy Attestation is require for Birth Certificate

AFGHANISTAN, ALGERIA, ANGOLA, ARGENTINA, BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CAMBODIA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CUBA, ECUADOR, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, ETHIOPIA, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, HUNGARY, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRAQ, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KUWAIT, LIBYA, MALAYSIA, MONGOLIA, MOZAMBIQUE, MYANMAR, NEPAL, NIGERIA, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, PORTUGAL, QATAR, SRI LANKA, SUDAN, SYRIA, THAILAND, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UZBEKISTAN, VIETNAM, YEMEN, ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE