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SAS Apostille Services in Shimla provides MEA apostille for all types of documents including commercial, birth certificate, marriage certificate, Police Clearance Certificate, and divorce decree


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Apostille services in Shimla are mandatory to authenticate your documents issued in Shimla or anywhere else in India for use in a foreign country. Legalization of your documents with an apostille is required to study, work or to do business in a Hague country. However, for non Hague countries, you need to get embassy attestation to legalize your personal, educational and commercial documents. 

The ministry of external affairs which provides document apostille is in Delhi. However, with the help of apostille services in Shimla you will get your apostilled documents at your door step. 

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4 Simple steps to get MEA Apostille on your Documents 

  1. Register on Apostille Portal 
  2. Collect all  Documents you want to Apostille 
  3. Submit the Original / Photocopies of documents
  4. Receive Documents with Apostille Directly to your home
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What is an Apostille?

An apostille validates the signature, seal and designation of the person who issued a public document. This certification on your public documents makes them legally valid in a foreign country. However, all countries will not accept apostille as a legalization method. It is applicable only among countries that are members of the Hague Convention on Apostille. For non Hague countries an additional step of embassy attestation is required. 

India joined Hague apostille convention in 2004 and it came into effect in 2005. Thus, an Indian citizen travelling to a Hague apostille convention needs to authenticate documents with an apostille stamp from the ministry of external affairs. 

Why Do You Need Apostille Services in Shimla?

Travelling abroad from Shimla to a Hague country requires you to legalize your documents. It is required because those documents are considered as foreign public documents. It is mandatory to attest foreign documents with an established procedure to accept in a foreign country. Following are the situations where you need to get an apostille services in Shimla:

  • To study abroad 
  • To work abroad
  • To get a dependent visa
  • To start a business abroad
  • To apply for an OCI card
  • To apply for a dependent visa
  • To open a bank account in a foreign country
  • To register for a patent or trademark abroad

List of Documents that Need an Apostille in Services in Shimla

The authorities from your destination country such as the embassy, employer, or university will provide you with a list of documents you need to submit with an apostille as part of your visa application. However, if you are still waiting for your checklist and want to prepare beforehand, we have provided a list of apostille documents required for each type of visa.

Document Apostille for Work Visa

If you are travelling to a Hague country for a work visa, you may need to get an apostille for certain personal and educational documents. The employer would specify a list of documents that we need to submit. Following are the documents that need to be submitted with an apostille for a work visa: 

Document Apostille for Student Visa

Your university will provide you with a checklist including the list of documents that you need to submit with an apostille. Given below are the apostille documents that you need to submit for a student visa: 

  • Degree Certificate Apostille and degree transcripts(or consolidated grade card) for masters degree.
  • Masters degree certificate and transcript for PhD applicants
  • PhD degree certificate for post doctoral degree
  • 10th marksheet for 12 th admission
  • 12th marksheet for graduate admission
  • Transfer certificate for school admission

Document Apostille for Dependent Visa

Commercial Document Apostille

A commercial document apostille is required for you to start a business in a foreign country, expand your business, export goods or to invest in a foreign company. Following are some of the commercial documents that usually require an apostille: 

Apostille Process for Personal Documents in Shimla

In India, apostille is obtained from the ministry of external affairs located in Delhi. However, the verification process before submitting the document to the ministry is mainly of two types. Apart from the two major methods of verification, commercial document verification follows a different process. We will discuss it in detail later. The common methods of document verification for apostille are: 

  1. SDM Authentication Method
  2. State Authentication Method

Apostille received by following both of the above methods are equally valid in a Hague country. However, some countries may mandate obtaining an attestation from the state department. Unless mentioned specifically, SDM authentication method is generally followed since it is cheaper and faster. 

Following are the steps involved in apostille attestation using SDM and State attestation method: 

  1. Notarization
  2. SDM/ Himachal State Department Authentication
  3. MEA Verification and MEA Apostille

Let us explore each step in detail: 

1.Notarization

Notarization is done to confirm the authenticity of the document and the person who signed it. It is the first step common to both methods of authentication. In this step, a public notary recognized by the government checks and attests the document for its authenticity. 

2. SDM/Himachal State Department Authentication

The only difference in both methods of authentication is in this step. Let us go through the details of the authentication process happening in this step. 

SDM Authentication: SDM means sub divisional magistrate. After notarization your apostille services in Shimla will submit your documents to the SDM. The sub divisional magistrate will verify and attest your documents. 

Himachal State Department Attestation: As mentioned above this is an alternative method which may take around 30 days for authentication. However, people choose it when the country they are travelling in mandates getting state attestation. 

Personal documents such as marriage and birth certificates will be attested by the Himachal Pradesh home department. The secretary of the state where the certificate was issued will conduct verification of the sign and seal on the document on behalf of the home department. After verification, the home department will attest the document with seal and signature. 

Educational documents are attested by the state human resources development department. The department verifies the seal and sign on the document with the university/educational institution. 

3.MEA Verification and Apostille

Finally, the apostille service provider from Shimla will submit your documents to the ministry of external affairs located in Delhi. The Ministry will also conduct a verification. In rare cases the ministry will directly contact the origin of the document to check its authenticity. 

The SDM attestation method takes from 4 days to 14 days depending on various factors. However, the state attestation method may take up to 30 days.

Commercial Document Apostille Process in Shimla

Commercial documents apostille mostly requires an attestation from the chamber of commerce for apostille processing. Following are the steps involved in  commercial document apostille  process: 

  1. Notarization: This step is not mandatory for all commercial documents. However, power of attorney and affidavits mandatorily require a notarization. 
  2. Chamber of commerce attestation: Chamber of commerce is a business network. An attestation from COC guarantees that commercial certificates such as board resolution are issued by a registered business organization. The Chamber of commerce checks whether the business that issued the certificate is recognized and registered. Then, they attest the document with a sign and seal. Your apostille service agency will do this step for you.
  3. MEA Apostille: The ministry of external affairs will verify the document from their side. Then, an apostille stamp is pasted on the backside of the document.

You will get your commercial document apostille within 5 days to 14 days. 

Documents Required to Apply for an Apostille in Shimla

  • In order to get a document apostille in Shimla you need to submit following documents to the apostille service agency: 
  • Original Document that needs to be apostilled
  • Scanned copy of the passport front and back page as supporting documents for documents of individuals.
  • Company PAN card copy as the supporting document for commercial documents
  • Apostille Application form

Embassy Attestation Services in Shimla

If you are travelling to a non Hague country you need to legalize your documents with an embassy attestation. Steps involved in embassy attestation are as follows: 

  1. Notarization
  2. SDM/State attestation
  3. MEA Attestation
  4. Embassy Attestation

Given below are some of the countries that may require an embassy attestation: 

  • Egypt
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Kuwait
  • Malaysia
  • Qatar
  • Sri Lanka
  • Syria
  • Thailand
  • United Arab Emirates

Document and Apostille Translation Services in Shimla

MEA India provides apostille on the documents issued in English only. Thus, If your original documents such as birth certificate and marriage certificate are in Hindi or any other Indian languages, you need to translate them into English before submitting for an apostille. 

Similarly, if you are travelling to a country where English is not an official language, you need to translate the document apostille into that language. Depending on the requirement of the destination country you need to get either certified or sworn translation of the apostille from English to that language. 

Fill the translation application form to translate your document or apostille from any language. 

Apostille services in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh are required for legalizing your personal, commercial and educational documents for use in a Hague apostille country. Taking help from an apostille service provider will ease your documentation process. You can get your apostille attestation from Shimla itself without travelling anywhere else.

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Frequently asked questions

Yes. We do an apostille on degree certificates issued from all educational institutions in Himachal Pradesh. Following are universities that we usually do degree certificate apostille: 

  • Central University of Himachal Pradesh 
  • Himachal Pradesh University 
  • Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya
  • Himachal Pradesh Technical University
  • Himachal Pradesh National Law University 
  • Atal Medical and Research University
  • Sardar Patel University Mandi 
  • All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bilaspur:
  • National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Kangra
  • Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Sirmaur
  • Abhilashi University 
  • APG Shimla University
  • Arni University 
  • Baddi University of Emerging Sciences and Technologies
  • Bahra University 
  • Career Point University
  • Chitkara University 
  • Eternal University
  • IEC University 
  • Indus International University 
  • Jaypee University of Information Technology 
  • Maharaja Agrasen University 
  • Maharishi Markandeshwar University 
  • Manav Bharti University 
  • Shoolini University 
  • Sri Sai University 

Apostille in Shimla will take from 4 days to 30 days depending on various factors. If you are following SDM or chamber of commerce attestation, you will get a document apostille within 4 days to 14 days. However, if you need to get state attestation, it will take around 30 days. 

The cost of an apostille in Shimla may vary depending on the following factors: 

  • Type of document
  • Number of documents
  • Service type- slow, normal, tatkal
  • Authentication type(state authentication takes time)

No. You need to translate documents from Hindi to English before applying for an apostille because MEA attest only documents in English only. 

Fill the translation application to get your document and apostille translation from any language.

You can get a degree certificate apostille in Shimla with the help of apostille service providers such as Secure Apostille Services. Even if the degree certificate was issued in some other state, you can get an apostille from Shimla.

To get a birth certificate apostille in Shimla, you should have a government issued birth certificate. To get an apostille, you can choose any of the following options:

  1. Submit it to Secure Apostille Services office
  2. Courier it to Secure Apostille Service Delhi office.
  3. Hand over your birth certificate to pick up person arranged by SAS.

To get a marriage certificate apostille in Shimla, you should have a government issued marriage certificate. A religious marriage certificate is not enough. After submitting your marriage certificate in our Shimla office, we will get following attestations for it: 

  1. Notary attestation
  2. SDM Attestation
  3. MEA Attestation
  4. Apostille Attestation

Commercial document apostille in Shimla require an attestation from Chamber of commerce before submitting to the ministry of external affairs for apostille. Secure Apostille services will help you with the entire process of  commercial document apostille in Shimla including the chamber of commerce attestation.

You can get UAE embassy attestation in Shimla by applying through Secure Apostille Services website. SAS will deal with entire process of UAE embassy attestation.

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We deliver your apostilled documents right to your doorstep, anywhere in India. Once the process is complete, we will deliver your documents through our trusted delivery partners.

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Receive prompt responses and personalized assistance throughout the apostille process from a dedicated consultant assigned to you right after registration.

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Customer Reviews - SAS Apostille

ELWIN SIDHABATTULA
ELWIN SIDHABATTULA
I had an excellent experience with this company in processing my Certificate of Singleness, complete with all the necessary attestations and stamps. They initially told me it would take 25 working days, but they impressively finished everything in just 15 regular days.

I had been scammed twice before by other service providers, so I was understandably very cautious. But the team, especially Sir Lingaraj who assisted me, proved to be trustworthy, professional, and true to their promises. Communication with him was really smooth, clear, and very reassuring. He was also very patient and understanding of my concerns.

In the end, we received a fully legitimate document without any issues. I’m extremely pleased with their service and would highly recommend them to anyone needing help with document processing. Thank you again for your outstanding work and honesty. I really really appreciate it! God bless
Aishwarya Dass
Aishwarya Dass
SAS were amazing in their service. I had to apostille a birth certificate and they promptly called me to pick up the document, got it apostilled in 3 days and delivered it back to my home. Definitely recommend them.
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sri kumar
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siddharth l
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Ashish Tripathi
Ashish Tripathi
I had an amazing experience with the apostille service provided by Paramesh. He got my documents apostilled in just 2 days, which truly surprised me! The service was efficient, professional, and beautifully handled from start to finish. Paramesh was extremely cordial and kind throughout the process. I highly recommend his service to anyone who needs fast and reliable document legalization. Thank you so much!