Apostille Services in Patna
When you prepare to work, study or settle in a foreign country, you will be required by most countries to have your documents authenticated. This is where apostille services come into play. In fact, an apostille is a document that ‘legalizes’ your other documents, such as education or birth records, and makes such documents acceptable in 113 countries which are signatories to the Hague Convention.
What is The Apostille?
An apostille is basically a square sticker that gets placed on the back portion of your document. They assure more security through codes, in this case, a 12-digit number and your name on it so that the document can easily be verified and tracked.
Apostille Procedure in Patna
Notarization: The first procedure is going to the Patna notary public with the documents that need to be notarized.
Attestation by Home Department: The next step is that the documents are attested by the Home Department in Mumbai.
MEA Apostille: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi, is the final institution to apply the apostille stamp on the documents.
Time Taken for Apostille
Among most personal documents and educational copies, the time taken is about 5 to 7 working days. For countries like Portugal, Italy or Austria then it can take some 20 to 40 working days behind due to further HRD attestation.
Documents That Can Be Submitted for Legalization
The types of documents that can be apostilled include the following:
- 1.Ghana birth records
- 2.Educational credentials
- 3.Ghana marriage documents records.
- 4.Police clearance from Ghana.
- 5.Power of attorney letters
- 6.Medical records.
- 7.Ghana divorce certificates.
- 8.Ghanaian passports and their copies
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