A individual, who is also a passport holder in India, has a Divorce certificate issued by the Indian Penal court is an official document issued by the government to record a individual’s Divorce, confirming the date of Divorce and names of the couple with other details. An Indian National, who has undergone a divorce proceeding to end their Divorce and is applying for a visa to a foreign county, has to ensure the deed & decree of divorce attained by Indian Penal court is Apostilled. It is important that Divorce certificates issued by an Indian Penal court are verified and authenticated by the state from where the divorce certificate has been issued.
If a divorce individual is applying for a visa to a foreign county, Divorce certificate is mandatory to be Apostilled. For this Apostille, verification and legalization of documents is done by the Home Department of the state from where the Divorce certificate is issued.
Once the Divorce certificate is Apostilled by MEA, they officially confirm its originality and correctness to be used for official purposes. Once a person travels to a foreign country, Apostilled Divorce certificate may be required for:
State Home Department is essentially the government of a state and its official department that looks after various functions like administration, document legalization, maintenance of law and order etc. Each state in India has its own Home Department and they have their own process /protocol that they follow for attesting documents issued by that.
Attestation of Divorce certificate in India by the state home department plays a very important role when you travel to a foreign country for a long term visit purpose like studies, work, dependent visa types globally, Permanent Migration & Addition of Spouse name on Passport. For this process, Divorce certificate is submitted to the home department of the state which issued the document and upon stamping the state confirms the genuinity of the document.
ANR Overseas provides a hassle free Apostille of Divorce Certificate to our clients. Our performance rate for this service is par excellence and the team is able to complete the process without any delay. Since the process of Apostille of Divorce Certificate does not require physical presence, documents can be submitted in original via courier / registered post. We also provide MEA and Embassy Attestation once Divorce Certificate Attested from state home department.
ANR Overseas can provide Apostille of Divorce Certificate in India for all its states and union territories. Apostille of Divorce Certificate confirms that the department name, seal and signature on the certificate to be genuine, thus minimizing the chances of faking documents. Apostille of Divorce Certificate can be done by registered post or courier as well.
Our experienced team of professionals will provide complete support, guidance and assistance in the Apostille process. We update our services and parameters periodically with the Ministry and also share the same with our repeat clients and corporates, so that the process is streamlined at all times.
As a team, we ensure our clients are fairly informed of the process, documents requirement, processing time, charges of a service and its complications with each project. Keeping the client informed is the key behind achieving his expectations to his satisfaction.
Below are the process of Apostille of Divorce Certificate in India, its a chain process.
The process of Apostille of Divorce Certificate as defined by MEA where Divorce Certificate had to be attested by the State Home Department is mandatorily.
Step 1:- Divorce Certificate will be sent to the District for Verification by the State Home Department.
Step 2:- Upon verification received from the District, State Home Department will attest the original Divorce Certificate.
Step 3:- Once original Divorce Certificate is attested by State Home Department. Original Divorce Certificate will be sent to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi for further Apostille.
However, the process of Apostille of Divorce Certificate as defined by MEA where Divorce Certificate had to be attested by the State Home Department is not mandatorily.
Step 1:- Divorce Certificate will be sent for Notary & SUB Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Attestation.
Step 2:- Upon received from the Notary & SUB Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Attestation. Original Divorce Certificate will be sent to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi for further Apostille.
Apostille of Divorce Certificate by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi, various documents are required apart from the original certificate to be Apostilled. These include:
Processing time for Apostille of Divorce Certificate services is ideally between 1 to 2 working days. But for certain cases, where the issuing authority of a Divorce Certificate is in an inaccessible area, the processing may take up to 30 days.
Apostille of Divorce Certificate fees are different for each country and the reasons for the change in fees are due to various factors like place of issue of the document / certificate. It also depends upon if the certificate holder is looking for standalone service or end to end solution.
ANR Overseas can provide service and support for all kinds of Apostille services related to Divorce Certificate.
Travelers from India when travelling to the below mentioned countries require their Documents to be Apostilled by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi in india:
We provide Apostille services pan India and even global locations. Apostille of Divorce Certificate can be done by courier/registered post from India and abroad.