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Apostille Marriage Certificate | Marriage Certificate Attestation

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Apostille Marriage Certificate | Marriage Certificate Attestation

A marriage certificate is a type of personal document. It acts as an official proof of your marital status. It is necessary to carry and submit when you plan to travel, work, or move abroad with your spouse. While moving abroad, personal certificates such as marriage certificates must go through either apostille or attestation process, as per the destination country.

The process of attestation or apostille of marriage certificates involves various officials from notary stamps to the ministry of external affairs and an embassy of the destination country. It can be quite difficult for those who have no ideas about the whole process. With IndiaMEA in India, you get the most accurate and fastest marriage certificate apostille or attestation at your doorstep. Moreover, we are the topmost and best apostille services providers, known for genuine marriage certificate apostille services across all major cities in India, you can contact us from which ever city you are in, such apostille services in Hyderabad, Pune, Delhi, Bangalore, Vadodara and many more.

What is an Apostille Marriage Certificate in India?

A Marriage Certificate Apostille is the process of verification and confirmation by legalizing a marriage certificate as correct and genuine. After then it is accepted in the countries who are signatories of the Hague Apostille Convention just like India.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issues a final apostille stamp on the back of your original marriage certificate. This stamp has a unique identification number. Through which any Hague Convention country can easily verify the authenticity of your marriage certificate.

What is Marriage Certificate Attestation in India?

If you are applying for a family visa, work, or settling in a country that is not part of the Hague Convention, your marriage certificate must go through attestation instead of apostille. In the marriage certificate attestation, it is verified and stamped by various authorities such as the notary, the State Home Department, the MEA, and finally the Embassy or Consulate of the destination country.

Attestation of your marriage certificate is valid for non-Hague countries such as UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait embassy attestation.

Why is Marriage Certificate Apostille or Attestation Required?

Marriage certificate apostille or attestation is required for various purposes, also depending on the destination country such as: 

  • To prove your marriage is legal and genuine to get recognised in the destination country.
  • To apply for dependent visas or family stay visas.
  • To sponsor your spouse while you work overseas.
  • Apostille is done to avoid embassy attestation for Hague Convention member nations.

MEA Apostille for Marriage Certificate

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is the sole and final authority in the central government of India that issues an apostille stamp. Once the marriage certificate is verified and legalized at the state or SDM level, the MEA attaches the apostille stamp. This makes the document legally valid in all 117 Hague Convention countries.

Documents Required for Marriage Certificate Apostille Attestation

To get a marriage certificate apostille or attestation, you will need various documents:

  • Original Marriage Certificate (only original documents accepted)
  • A photocopy of passports of both husband and wife
  • Aadhar card copy
  • Passport-sized photographs (at least 2 photos)

Procedure for Apostille Marriage Certificate in India

The process of marriage certificates apostille differs depending on which ways you go through that is through notary and state department as conventional way or the SDM (Sub-Divisional Magistrate) for fast attestation.

  1. Notary Attestation: First of all, certificates go through notary stamps at the regional level.
  2. State Home Department Attestation: After notary, certificate goes to the state Home department of your respective State where you belong.
  3. MEA Attestation: The ministry of external affairs officials issues the final attestation as MEA Attestation at the country level verification as a legal document.
  4. Embassy Attestation: The embassy of the respective country in India where you want to travel confirms and attests the certificate. 
  5. MOFA Attestation: Finally, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the destination country verifies and attest the marriage certificate as legal.

For non-Hague countries, attestation is required instead of apostille. Once marriage documents are attested from notary, state Home department, MEA and embassy attestation. It goes through mofa attestation.

What is an Apostille Stamp on a Marriage Certificate?

An apostille stamp is a square-shaped sticker issued by the MEA. It includes a unique number identification. It confirms the document’s authenticity to get accepted in Hague countries.

How Long Does it Take to Get an Apostille Marriage Certificate?

The duration of the document apostille or attestation depends on the process, destination country, service providers, etc. Normally it takes 25–30 working days for the complete process. With fast approach (via SDM), it may take 3–5 working days. Almost this many days are taken for mostly all certificates whether it is commercial document like export invoice apostille or educational document degree certificate apostille. At IndiaMEA, we have expert team for all this services to give our customer fast and reliable services.

What is the Apostille or Attestation Fees for Marriage Certificate?

The fees depend on various aspects such as process, requirements, country to which you are travelling, etc. For the most affordable without any hidden charges and most genuine attestation services, you must choose and call us.

Why choose PCC?

PCC Attestation Services that has been in existence for many years and is regarded as one of the best services available in India. The support and experience that we have Apostille Marriage Certificate | Marriage Certificate Attestation Services acquired over the years has helped us gain our cetitude and reputation. You will discover how to make the most of your service:

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Service availability across all India

PCC is determined for more than half a decade and now has divisions spread all across the country rendering its clients the best of services. We even render facilities for foreign documents of all types.

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Clients are of importance to us and we are technology savvy to make our utilities of ease to our customers. We maintain transparency of the progress with our clients and there are no hidden costs.

Simple step by step process for your application

PCC services help make various procedures necessitated frequently much more convenient affirming client satisfaction. We ensure that we render distinct and genuine services by interposing you to 24*7 available team and benevolent service. All you have to do is fill in the details of the facility that you need; upload and submit your original documents; make a transaction online and you are done. While you relax, we’ll deliver you the stamped certificates and translated documents as per your requirement.

We have carried this prominence all along and we are anticipating to keeping up with it. We sure crave to become the best attestation & apostille services in India. Let us deliver you and you shall endeavor our notable service for document attestation in India.

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