Apostille Services for France
Moving to France and need your Indian documents legalized? Apostille services can help. Through the Hague Apostille Convention, Indian documents can be authenticated for use in France. The apostille process verifies the origin and legitimacy of documents like degrees, birth certificates and marriage certificates issued in one member country for use in another. This simplifies the process of validating credentials internationally.
This guide will explain everything you need to know about getting apostille services in India for documents headed to France. We'll cover:
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GloboPrime can help with the most stressful paperwork requirement for France. For example, if you are moving to France on a work visa, chances are you would require to Apostille your degree from India. If you are sponsoring your spouse then of course the marriage certificate apostille is a must in order to validate the certificate for France.
When validating or authenticating your degree for France , did you know that there is a process called attestation. Then there is also a process called Apostille services.
Simple, if you go through our FAQs below you will understand what is the apostille stamp from the Ministry of External Affairs and the authentication stamp from the relevant embassy that will provide the embassy attestation services in India.
In 1961, The Hague Convention was formed. The Apostille or Hague convention is a group of countries who agreed to a treaty between them. This treaty or Hague convention agreement simplified the authentication of documents from one country to be used in another. The Apostille Convention is intended to make simpler the process through which a document, issued in one of the member countries, can be certified for legal purposes in the other member countries of the Apostille Convention. A certification under the Convention is called an apostille or Hague apostille.
Yes, India is an apostille member since 2005
France joined the Hague Apostille Convention in 1965
Yes, it is mandatory to complete the HRD attestation prior to affixing the Apostille for France.
For an Indian degree to be used in France, the following attestation / apostille is required:
- HRD attestation from the respective state where the degree originates
- Apostille from the Ministry of External Affairs in India
The apostille is quite quick. The apostille stamp is affixed by the Ministry of External Affairs in India. This takes about 3-5 working days once we have the document in hand excluding any courier time.
The apostille is necessary for the marriage certificate if sponsoring your spouse from India
State HRD attestation is not mandatory for the apostille stamp
The Indian marriage certificate is:
- Notarised by a notary public
- Attestation by the Sub Division Magistrate
- Apostilled by the Ministry of External Affairs in India
The apostille is necessary for the Indian birth certificate if sponsoring your child from India.
The apostille is necessary for the Indian birth certificate if sponsoring your child from India.
So, the apostille has to be done for the twelfth certificate, transcripts and the birth certificate require to be apostilled