Divorce Decree Certificate Apostille

A divorce decree certificate apostille is a process that verifies the authenticity of a divorce decree and makes it valid for use in other countries. It's required for a variety of reasons, including applying for a visa, immigration, or employment in a foreign country. 

How it works 
 
  • The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in India verifies the authenticity of the divorce decree
  • The MEA then attests or apostilles the divorce decree
 
Who needs it?
  • People who are planning to travel abroad, especially for immigration, employment, or remarriage 
     
  • People who want to marry a citizen of another country 
     
 
How to get it? 
 
  • Submit the original divorce decree or a true copy to the MEA
  • The MEA will verify the authenticity of the divorce decree
  • The MEA will attest or apostille the divorce decree
 
Where to get it done? 
 
  • You can use an authorized infinitygro service provider 
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Procedure to get a Divorce Decree Certificate Apostille:

To get a Divorce Decree Certificate Apostille or Attested from Ministry of External Affairs in India, you need to have the Original Divorce Decree issued from the Court. Or true copies of Divorce decree issued from the court.
The procedure to get a Divorce decree is given below.
There are two ways of getting a Divorce decree  certificate Attested / Apostilled.
Ministry of External Affairs Attestation ( Apostille ) can be done in 2 ways for a Divorce decree / certificate:

  1. State Authentication / Attestation,
  2. Sub Divisional Magistrate ( SDM ) Attestation / Authentication.

    State Attestation for a Divorce decree is getting it attested from the home ministry of that particular state. The Divorce degree can be sent to home department of the issuing state. So it needs at least 25 to 30 working days for Home department attestation from particular state Home Department. After State ( Home Department ) Attestation, it can be sent to Ministry of External Affairs ( MEA ) for Apostille.
    Italy & Austria are the two countries which usually asks for the State Attestation / Authentication.

    Sub Divisional Magistrate ( SDM ) Attestation / Authentication can be obtained by Submitting the documents to SDM of particular State / Country. It usually takes 3 to 4 working days for SDM process.
    So after SDM attestation MEA can easily Apostille the Divorce decree.

    State Attestation Process takes longer time compared to SDM attestation. It’s better to do SDM Apostille since it is cheaper & faster.

If you are travelling to Italy or Austria, then only state attestation is required / mandatory. For all the other Hague nations SDM Apostille is enough, legal, valid and accepted.

To get Apostille / Attestation on your Divorce Decree / Certificate:

Receive documents after Apostille to your Address.