Apostille
Oorlahelp provides a cost-effective and fast experience to the customer’s different documentation requirements regarding the MEA.
Documents Required
- Original Document Passport/Aadhar
Timeline & Cost
- Average : 4 Weeks - Apostille
Disclaimer
Oorlahelp facilitates procurement of documents from tamilnadu home department/MEA and we are not responsible for any delay from government offices.
In Tamilnadu, apostille certificate will be provided in English and in Tamil and we are not responsible for any errors/mistakes in name provided by client.
We cannot be held responsible for any delays in government offices or delays due to insufficient or delayed information /documentation provided by the client.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Oorlahelp helps you in getting Apostille with a signup in Oorlahelp.com , place an order with necessary details and documents.We will verify the documents and provide the estimate.Once after your approval,based on timeline mentioned in services,you will be receiving the Apostille.
Apostille and attestation more or less similar , but , attestation is done by countries other than hague convention , while apostille is required for a set of countries that are a part of the Hague Convention . As a proof of apostille, a sticker along with stamp is usually applied on the document; and after the attestation of documents, they are stamped by the central government and are applicable for embassy attestation as well.
In many countries, It is generally issued by the secretariat of the state.In countries like India, MEA (Ministry of External Affairs) referred as MOFA (Ministry of Foreign Affairs in some countries) is the syndicate of the central government that is authorized to issue an apostille for the document.Apostille can be issued in the countries which are members of the Hague Convention of 1961.Although, there are other levels of verifications and certifications that need to be taken care of before eventually acquiring sticker from the MEA. These include the notary and state authentication.
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is responsible for apostille of documents.However,before obtaining the same,there is a need for verification from the state government.From 2019, It is decentralized to branch secretariats and the RPOs in 15 cities Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Chennai, Chandigarh, Cochin, New Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Panaji, Raipur, and Thiruvananthapuram.
Only Central government via MEA provides the apostille sticker on the document.However, the verification of the document from the notary is mandatory to obtain certification from the state and apostille from the MEA in the case of legalization of personal and educational documents.It is not necessary in case of commercial documents, though attestation from chambers of commerce is necessary for commercial documents.
