Apostille

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 Apostille
You might have heard of the term called apostille while you were
seeking a visa for planning for your long term stay, it could be higher
education, employment or work, temporary or permanent residency.
Or perhaps, you are planning for your business growth opportunities
in a foreign country. The document legalization is a mandatory
procedure to be followed for such scenarios. Certificate Apostille and
document apostille are terms that simply mean legalization of your
documents and certificates.

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 What is Apostille?
Dictionary explanation for apostille meaning just implicates as a
French word that means ‘certification’, and in a formal context, an
apostille is basically a formality of proving the authenticity and
credibility of the document.

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 What is Apostille Attestation?
Apostille attestation is a way of attesting the required documents so
that they can be made admissible in any country that belongs to the
Hague Convention. Document apostille is an attestation of the global
level that is legally acceptable in more than 116 countries, most of the
European & American countries accept the format. In India, a sticker
from Ministry of External Affairs stuck on the back of the document,
and again a stamp is rendered on the sticker in a way that it is
partially on the sticker and partially on the document.

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 When is Apostille Required?
Document apostille is required when there is need to eradicate the
necessity of document legalization when going to the foreign
countries for all sorts of reasons, for instance, obtaining employment
visa or work visa, applying for temporary or permanent residency, or
for pursuing education on student visa, carrying out deals for
business expansion e.g. importing or exporting products. This
requirement is mandatory for the countries which are part of the
Hague convention.

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 Hague Convention
The Hague Convention, also called Apostille Hague Convention or
Apostille Convention, was signed on 5th of October, 1961 in the town
of Luxembourg. However, it only became effective from 14th of
January, 1965. The convention was brought into action in order to
abolish the necessity of legalization of documents and certificates to
make the liberalization among the countries more convenient. When
one obtains an apostille on documents, there is no need of same on
the documents again for another signatory country. Barriers in
trading and other areas have been reduced and there is better
accessibility through the nations.

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India is a
Apostille in India
developing country which has been growing since
independence. India has been a member of the Hague Convention
since 2005 and is recognized in almost all the Hague countries. The
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is the central government
department that provides a sticker on the documents that contains
the details of the applicant which include the name, document name,
name of the officer who issued the sticker and stamp and the date of
issuance. In India, the validity of the apostille sticker is six months.
The procedure is an indirect course of action that involves attestation
readily from the regional and the state government before
approaching the MEA.

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 Apostille Procedure
Apostille in India, the procedure has recently been decentralized by the
central government. The central body that carries out document apostille
is the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). The procedure differentiates
when it comes to different types of documents.
There primarily are three main types of legal documents -
● Personal
● Educational
● Commercial

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 Personal Document Apostille
The personal document apostille process consists of the following
steps
1. Notary Attestation
2. Home Department Attestation or SDM Attestation
3. MEA Apostille

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 Educational Certificate Apostille
Depending on the origin or type of the document, the procedure for
the attestation of educational certificates will vary. Following are
given the different procedures that are specific to the place of
issuance of the document and its kind.

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 Educational Certificate Apostille
1. For Maharashtra issued documents

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 Educational Certificate Apostille
2. For out of Maharashtra issued documents

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 Educational Certificate Apostille
3. As per the country's requirement where HRD is compulsory

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 Commercial Certificate Apostille
The commercial document apostille process includes the following
steps:
1. Chamber of Commerce Attestation
2. Apostille from MEA

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Steps involved in Document Apostille
Process
1. Notary Attestation
2. Home Department Attestation
3. HRD Attestation
4. SDM Attestation
5. Chamber of Commerce Attestation
6. MEA Attestation

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Where can I get apostille services?
Apostille services available online can be accessed through the
internet and other media. We at PEC are ranked among the best
apostille services in India and provide quality services and excellent
customer support. We also have 24*7 accessibility and are available
online taking queries and supporting the customers in need. Our
services are spread all across India including the following cities -
Pune, Pimpri, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai,
Hyderabad, Kolkata, Delhi, Chandigarh, Gurugram, Kochi - Kerala,
Lucknow, Bhopal, Panaji - Goa, Noida, Coimbatore, Vizag.

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For more information contact us
Mail: inquiry@pecattestation.com
Website: https://pecattestation.com/apostille
Call: +91 9404450674

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