Marriage Certificate Apostille

A marriage certificate apostille is a process that verifies a marriage certificate for use in other countries. It's required when traveling to countries that are part of the Hague Convention. 
 
Why is a marriage certificate apostille required? 
 
  • It's required by foreign authorities to verify marital status
  • It's essential for people planning to immigrate to other countries
How to get a marriage certificate apostille in India? 
 
  1. The local authority that issued the document verifies it
  2. The document is notarised
  3. The document is submitted to the Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) for the SDM seal
  4. The document is submitted to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for apostille
 
Who can get a marriage certificate apostille? 
 
  • A marriage certificate issued by a state government, UT, village, or panchayat
  • A marriage affidavit
Blank Form (#3)

Meaning of Marriage Certificate Apostille

Apostille is basically a stamp that the Ministry of External Affairs in India places at the back of the document that is to be attested. To legalize a document to use in a foreign country, it is essential to get the apostille. With apostille, the documents become authentic and ready to present in a foreign country. Marriage Certificate Apostille lets the foreign country understand that the two-person mentioned on the certificate share marital status.

The meaning of Apostille of marriage certificate is getting a Ministry of External affairs attestation on the marriage certificate. This attestation proves the foreign  organization that the marriage certificate is genuine and the contents in the marriage certificate are true.

Steps that are performed to get a Marriage Certificate Apostille

The steps that are performed by an apostille service provider to get the Marriage Certificate Apostille are easy but lengthy. It requires in-depth knowledge as all the certificates are to be presented to MEA. Let’s see the steps:

MEA is the last step for all the countries that are among one of the members of the Hague Nations. However, an extra step which is Embassy attestation is done for other countries or when some countries specifically ask for attestation from Embassy.

Before 2012, a person can go to the authorities to have an apostille stamp on the documents. But this led to more people at the authorities. So, they decided that only the apostille service provider can visit and get the document apostilled. Now, an individual has to find a trustworthy apostille service provider for documents apostille.

4 Simple steps to get MEA Apostille on your Documents 

  • Register on Apostille Portal 

  • Collect all  Documents you want to Apostille 
  • Submit the Original / Photocopies of documents
  • Receive Documents with Apostille Directly to your home
Apply for MEA Apostille