Single Status Certificate Apostille India

A Single Status Certificate Apostille in India is a stamp that legalizes a Single Status Certificate for use in other countries. It's required to prove that the certificate is genuine and authorized. 

 

How to get a Single Status Certificate Apostille in India? 

 
  1. Get a Single Status Certificate from a competent court or SDM 
     
  2. Notarize the certificate 
     
  3. Get the Home Department of the applicant's state to counter-attest the certificate 
     
  4. Register in the Apostille Portal 
     
  5. Submit the original affidavit for attestation by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) 
     
  6. The MEA's Consular, Passport & Visa (CPV) Division will affix the Apostille stamp to the certificate 
     
    Who might need a Single Status Certificate Apostille?
People who want to marry someone in a country that's a member of the Hague "Apostille" Convention of 1961 might need to present a Single Status Certificate Apostille. 
An affidavit is a written statement confirmed by taking an oath or affirmation. A single status affidavit is a sort of declaration affidavit, where you declare your details related to your meritorious status, Date of Birth, and passport details.
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Here, we have listed out the documents which are needed for a single status certificate/bachelorhood certificate: 

  1. First, you need to submit an Affidavit. (A single status affidavit states that you are free to marry).      
  2. Either AADHAR CARD or PASSPORT  is required as address proof of the applicant for the single status affidavit.
  3. Applicants should provide documents such as Birth certificate/schooling certificate as proof of birth.
  4. Applicant must get a letter from his/her parents stating that “the applicant is single” and the letter should be attached with their Aadhar cards.
  5. An original Divorce Certificate is required in case the applicant is an divorcee.
  6. Applicant has to provide a Death Certificate if he/she is a widow.