what exactly Apostille is?

It is a specific kind of document attestation service that makes the document legitimate so that it can be accepted in all nations that are parties to the Hague Convention. The legitimacy of your immigration paperwork can be verified with a stamp in the shape of a square, which is recognised internationally.

Since 2005, India has been a part of the Hague Convention as a participating nation. On October 5, 1961, it was established, and as a result, the necessity that immigration documents be legalised was eliminated. It allows any and all foreign official publications to be accepted in any of the 92 countries that are currently a part of the organisation.

Because India is a member of the organisation, its nationals do not require any additional attestation of their documents if they have already been apostillized.

What different kinds of documents need to be apostilled?

Apostilled Documents pertaining to education, such as transcripts, mark sheets, degrees, provisional degrees, and a variety of others.
Documents pertaining to commerce, including but not limited to compliance, company agreements, and business dealings, etc.
The court’s paperwork must be notarized before the applicant submits them. The following departments then testify to their legitimacy:

Start Here/Administration in General Department of Education of the State or Union Territory Department of the State or Union Territory Chamber of Commerce of the State or Union Territory Department of the State or Union Territory
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Documentary Submission

After the application has determined who the legitimate outsourcer is. They are required to provide their legally notarized paperwork to the agent. Please include both the original and copy of any papers that need to be verified.

Visits by the Outsourcer to the Relevant Branch Secretariats and RPOs

When the outsourcing agent receives your documents, he immediately transmits them to the branch Secretariat or RPOs. He chooses, with discernment, the one who is authorised to make decisions regarding it. Once everything has been checked out, the outsourcing agent is notified so that they may collect the legalised documents. He makes another trip there to meet with them.

Deliver to the Potential Applicants
The outsourcing agent will either hand deliver or send the legalised documents via a courier service. or you can applied online on apostille service in Hyderabad.

Can you personally get your documents apostilled?

No, it’s not possible. Since July 2012, the CPV Division at the Ministry of External Affairs Counter at New Delhi’s Patiala House does not accept any documents directly.

Are RPOs available all across India?

The aspirants can go to any of the RPOs in any of the 15 cities, which are Ahemdabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Chandigarh, Cochin, New Delhi, Guwahati,, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Panaji, Raipur, and Thiruvanantapuram.

To get an apostille for a document in India, how much does it cost?

When paying for an apostille of a document with a debit card or cashier’s check, the Ministry of External Affairs levies a fee of Rs 50.
The outsourced agencies have a price of Rs. 90/- (Service Fee) and Rs. 3 per page that they charge for the collection and delivery of each document (Scanning Fee).
Which additional materials need to be included?

Document Valid visa photocopy

Original notice of visa approval, if any Original passport and photocopies of the first and last two pages of the passport
In the final stages of the application process, non-resident Indians (NRIs) and other applicants need to keep in mind that the Ministry of External Affairs will only legalise the documents after it has acknowledged the signature of the designated signing authorities of the State Government/Union Territory/Chambers of Commerce. As a result, it does not accept responsibility for the information that is contained inside the publications.

Apostille-accepting countries

The Apostille certification is accepted in the following countries that are members of the Hague Convention:

Andorra\sAlbania
Armenia
Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
Argentina
Austria
Azerbaijan
Barbados
Belgium
Bahamas
Bolivia
Bahrain
Belarus
Brazil
Belize
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burundi
Cape Verde
Colombia
Cook Islands
Chile
Chinese People’s Republic (Hong Kong & Macao Only)
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cyprus Denmark Czech Republic
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Estonia
Fiji
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Honduras\sHungary
Iceland
India
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea, the Republic of
Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lesotho
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg\sFormer Republic of Yugoslav Macedonia
Malawi
Malta
Islands of Marshall
Mauritius
Mexico
The country of Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Namibia
Netherlands New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niue
Norway
Oman
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Romania
The country of Russia
Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis,
The Grenadines and Saint Vincent
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe is a country in Africa.
Serbia
Seychelles
Slovakia
Slovenia
Africa, South
Spain
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Ukraine
Great Britain and Northern Ireland make up the United Kingdom.
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela

What about places that don’t recognise Apostille?

Normal attestation is done for countries that aren’t part of the Hague Convention and don’t accept Apostille certification.