The Certificate Apostille will be done by the Ministry of External
Affairs / MEA, Govt. of India in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad,
Chandigarh and Guwahati Center. The Apostille from MEA in India will
be done after the Attestation of some relevant Department and Officer,
Government of India. The Attestation department depends on the types of the
Documents. The documents are like personal non educational i. e. Birth, Death,
Marriage, Police Clearance or PCC Certificate etc. Educational i. e. Secondary,
Higher Secondary, Diploma, Degree Certificate etc. and Commercial Documents i.
e. Certificate of Origin, Commercial Invoice, Power of Attorney / PoA etc.
Apostille is a French Language which means Certification. The
Apostille harmony is an International pact summarized by the Hague Conference
on Private International Law. It specifies the modalities through which a
document issued in one of the signatory Countries can be certified for legal
purposes in all the other signatory Countries. Such a certification is
called an. It is an international Certification. Across the Globe there is
around 104 Hague Conventional Country or the Member of Hague Convention.
When an Indian Citizen is going abroad for Study, Job or Travel
purpose then their personal documents like Birth, Marriage, Affidavit PCC
Certificate need to Apostille from MEA, Govt. of India. The Apostille process
will be completed after the Attestation from Regional Attestation Center or
General Administrative Department or Home Department or Commissioner or High
Commissioner or Magistrate or Sub Divisional Magistrate of the State where it
has issued from.
If someone wishes to complete the Apostille from MEA for
educational documents like Diploma, Degree Certificate etc. then the
Certification will be done after he Attestation of Higher Education Department
/ HED or Human Resource Department / HRD of the State from it has issued. And
finally, the Educational Document will Apostille from MEA, Govt. of India.
The Apostille from MEA, Govt. of India is require for the Hague
Conventional Countries like Belarus, Brazil, Albania,
Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile,
China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, Finland, France, Georgia,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Latvia,
Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Netherlands,
New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Belgium, Philippines,
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Denmark, Russia, Singapore, Spain,
Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United
Kingdom, United States of America, Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela,
Zambia.