Apostille

What is an Apostille?

India, since 2005, is a member of the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961,

that abolished the requirement of the legalization of foreign public documents.

Apostille is acceptable in 105 member-countries of the Convention.

Apostille is done for personal documents like birth/death/marriage certificates, Affidavits, Power of Attorney, etc.

and educational documents like degree, diploma, matriculation and secondary level certificates, etc.

Any document Apostilled in one member country is acceptable in all the other 104 member-countries,

a signatory to the referred convention of 1961 thus greatly simplifying the process of attestation by making

it needless to get the documents attested in each or for each of the countries separately.

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What is Attestation/General Attestation/MEA Attestation?

This is done for all the countries which are not a member of the Hague Convention and where apostille is not accepted.

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Which are the documents authenticated/apostilled?

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Any type of document viz personal, educational or commercial can be authenticated/apostilled.

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What is an Apostille and when do I need one?

An Apostille is a certificate that authenticates the origin of a public document (e.g., a birth, marriage or death certificate,

a judgment, an extract of a register or a notarial attestation).

The Model Apostille Certificate is reproduced at the beginning of this brochure.

Apostilles can only be issued for documents issued in one country party to the Apostille Convention and

that is to be used in another country which is also a party to the Convention.

You will need an Apostille if all of the following apply:

The country where the document was issued is a party to the Apostille Convention; and

The country in which the document is to be used is a party to the Apostille Convention; and

The law of the country where the document was issued considers it