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Get apostille birth certificate in India | Apostille services

Author: Neelam Katyayini
by Neelam Katyayini
Posted: Oct 30, 2021
Get an apostille birth certificate issued in India, the certificate needs to get an apostille from MEA to be used in a Foreign country.Birth certificate is the first document you get from the government. First your birth will be registered in hospital and later the birth certificate will be issued from municipal corporation. In the old birth certificates, name of the person will not be there because traditionally people were used to name their baby after 1 month of birth. So for the older birth certificates, you need to get the birth certificate reissued.Birth certificates without name will also be processed but the name on the Apostille will be blank.Birth certificate issued in india needs to get apostille to use it in Foreign country.Apostille is only given by Ministry of external affairs (MEA). Basically there are 2 kinds of Apostille. Choosing the right one, will save you time and money. A correct Apostille will prevent rejection from the embassy of the country you are travelling.It is a way to legalize your documents. If you are travelling or doing business in abroad the rule is that all the relevant documents needs to be processed through MEA for verification purpose, MEA will provide a sticker which is called apostille. This sticker (Apostille ) will contain a tracking number for the country you are travelling through which authenticity of the documents can be verified.It is always better to get all the relevant documents apostilled before leaving the country. When to get state authentication and MEA Birth certificate apostille?Every document in India belongs to one of the 29 states or union territory. You need to get state authentication first.First check whether your destination country belongs to Hague nation list or not.If it’s not in the list or your travelling country is Austria or Italy you must get state attestation.Or if your document belongs to Punjab, Haryana, and Goa then you have to get state attestation whether your destination country belongs to hague nation or not.Getting state authentication is highly time consuming and complex process. Generally It takes 3-4 working weeks to complete.If your travelling destination belongs to Hague nation then you can go for SDM Authentication.But if your documents belong to Punjab, Haryana, and Goa then the cost of SDM Authentication increases.
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An Apostille is simply a certification of Document issued by a legal or registered authority in a country. If a document is Apostilled it shows that the document is verified and it is legal to use in the country to which it is Apostilled. For each co

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Author: Neelam Katyayini

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