Divorce Decree Certificate Apostille in India
To remarry in a foreign country or to remove your spouse's name from passport, you need to get a divorce decree apostille from MEA.
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What is a Divorce Decree Certificate?
A Divorce Decree Certificate is the final judgment order from the court stating the the legal termination of a marriage. It’s a legal agreement of duties & rights of parties such as alimony, property sharing and Kids custody. It is the document of complete cancellation of marital relationship.
Divorce decree will be issued from court. In some places it’s called family court. Divorce decree can be obtained in the same court where you have applied for divorce by paying the fees. Once you receive the hard copies or true copies of divorce decree certificate, you can follow the procedure below for Apostille / Attestation.
What is a Divorce Decree Certificate Apostille Attestation:
Once you receive a Divorce Decree Certificate issued from the court, to use it in a foreign country you need to attest it from the Ministry of External Affairs in India. Submitting the original document is mandatory to obtain an apostille.
Apostille to a Divorce Decree Certificate is a process of legalization / validation of your Documents issued from any courts in India. Attestation varies from State to State and Country to Country.
Ministry of External Affairs ( MEA ) in India will check for authenticity of these documents.
MEA will check whether the documents are legal & valid. Later Attest / Apostille them.
4 Simple steps to get MEA Apostille on your Documents
- Register on Apostille Portal
- Collect all Documents you want to Apostille
- Submit the Original / Photocopies of documents
- Receive Documents with Apostille Directly to your home
Why a Divorce Decree Certificate needs Apostille:
A Divorce Decree Certificate needs Apostille only when you want to use it in other country, apart from India ( Issuing Country ). A Divorce Decree needs to be legalized / validated from issuing state, country to use in other countries.
You need Apostille / Attestation for your Divorce decree for below reasons.
1. To marry someone in any country after divorce.
2. To prove yourself single / independent again after divorce.
3. To remove Spouse name & other details in the Passport or any other Government data Etc.
Procedure to get a Divorce Decree Certificate Apostille in India
To get a Divorce Decree Apostille or Divorce Decree Certificate Attested from Ministry of External Affairs in India, you need to have the Original Divorce Decree issued from the Court. Or true copies of Divorce decree issued from the court.
The procedure to get a Divorce decree is given below.
There are two ways of getting a Divorce decree certificate Attested / Apostilled.
Ministry of External Affairs Attestation ( Apostille ) can be done in 2 ways for a Divorce decree / certificate:
- State Verification Method for Divorce Decree Apostille
- SDM Verification Method for Divorce Decree Apostille
State Attestation Method for Divorce Decree Apostille
State Attestation method for a divorce decree involves the attestation from the home ministry of the respective state. It usually requires around 25 to 30 working days. however, some states process it faster.
Following are the steps involved in state attestation method for divorce decree apostille:
- Notarization: A public notary verifies and attests the document.
- State Home Department Attestation: State home department will conduct local verification and attest the divorce decree.
- MEA Verification: Ministry conducts a final verification.
- MEA Apostille: The MEA affixes an apostille stamp authenticating your divorce decree in a foreign country.
SDM Attestation Method for a Divorce Decree Apostille
Sub Divisional Magistrate attestation method is an easier and faster method to receive a divorce decree apostille. It usually takes around 3 to 4 days to complete SDM process.
Following are the steps involved in the SDM Authentication method:
- Notarization: A public notary verifies and attests your divorce decree.
- SDM Attestation: Sub Divisional Magistrate verifies and attest the divorce decree.
- MEA Apostille: After a final verification MEA attests the divorce decree with an apostille.
If you are travelling to Italy or Austria, then only state attestation is required / mandatory. For all the other Hague nations SDM Apostille is enough, legal, valid and accepted.
To get Apostille / Attestation on your Divorce Decree / Certificate:
- Register for apostille
- Submit the documents with us.
- Pay for the Apostille
Receive documents after Apostille to your Address.
Register for Online MEA Apostille
Provide applicant details
Following are the details a Divorce certificate Apostille contains:
- Name of country from which the document was issued.
- Name of the Person to whom document is issued.
- Name of person signing the document.
- Designation of the singed person.
- Place of certification date of certification.
- Number of certificate.
- Seal or stamp of authority issuing certificate.
- Signature of authority issuing certificate.
Divorce Decree Apostille Services are Available in the Following Cities:
| Place of issuance of Divorce Decree | Divorce Decree Apostille Page for the city | Email ID |
|---|---|---|
Ahmedabad | ||
Bangalore | ||
Bhopal | ||
Bhubaneswar | ||
Coimbatore | ||
Cuttack | ||
Chandigarh | ||
Chennai | ||
Dehradun | ||
Delhi | ||
Ghaziabad | ||
Goa | ||
Gurgaon | ||
Guwahati | ||
Hyderabad | ||
Hubli | ||
Indore | ||
Jaipur | ||
Jamshedpur | ||
Kochi | ||
Lucknow | ||
Ludhiana | ||
Madurai | ||
Mangalore | ||
Mumbai | ||
Mysore | ||
Nagpur | ||
Nashik | ||
Noida | ||
Patna | ||
Pondicherry | ||
Port blair | ||
Pune | ||
Shillong | ||
Shimla | ||
Srinagar | ||
Surat | ||
Thiruchirappalli | ||
Vadodara | ||
Vijayawada | ||
Visakhapatnam |
Frequently asked questions
Divorce decree apostille refers to the legalization process of your divorce decree. If you need to use your divorce decree in a foreign country for a remarriage or property disputes, you need to legalize it with an MEA apostille. Then, you can use it as a legal document in any Hague apostille country.
- To remarry in a foreign country.
- To remove your spouse’s name from passport.
- For legal disputes abroad involving property sharing.
You need following documents to apply for a divorce decree apostille:
- Order copy
- Divorce Decree
- Petition
- Passport copy
- Collect all the documents listed above.
- Fill the Apostille application form
- Send original documents.
- Pay apostille service fees
- Collect your divorce decree with an MEA apostille at your doorstep.
The cost of divorce decree apostille may vary depending on:
- Method of authentication(SDM/State attestation)
- State of issuance, if state attestation method is used.
- Speed of delivery
The validity of a divorce decree apostille is usually 6 months. However, some countries may accept apostille older than six months.
You will receive your apostille on the divorce decree apostille from MEA in English. However, if English is not an official language in the country you are using your document, you may need to translate the document into the official language of the country.