Single Status Certificate Apostille in Bangalore

Below are the steps to get Single Status Certificate in Bangalore:

1. Prepare a single status affidavit content as per your passport
2. Purchase a ₹100 stamp paper
3. Visit a Notary to put the content on stamp paper and get Notary Seal
4. Register in the Apostille Portal
5. Submit the original affidavit for MEA attestation process
6. Get Single Status Certificate couriered to your home from Delhi MEA

Validity of single status/unmarried certificate depends on the following factors:

• In which country you will be using the unmarried certificate
• Marriage certificate requirements of that country
• Whether you are a divorcee or a bachelor

Generally 6 months is considered as a standard validity period for unmarried/bachelorhood certificate.

Documents required to apply for a single status/unmarried/bachelorhood certificate apostille:

• Self declared single status certificate affidavit with notary attestation
• Passport scanned copy (first and last page)
• Parents ID cards photocopy
• Two passport size photos
• Apostille application form

Unmarried certificate or single status certificate is an affidavit stating you are not married or single and eligible to marry.

This certificate is required for an Bangaloren to marry outside Bangalore or to marry a foreigner.

Given below is the sample format of a bachelorhood/unmarried certificate:

You can get your unmarried certificate affidavit attested by a public notary. Then, you need to submit it to the Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) from your locality. Now the document is valid for use in Bangalore.

To legalize this single status certificate/bachelorhood certificate outside Bangalore, you need to get it attested from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

To apply for a single status certificate online, follow the steps below:

1. Fill the Bachelorhood certificate affidavit using the format provided on our website
2. Fill the Single Status Certificate application form
3. Get your single status certificate with or without MEA attestation as per your requirement

Since Saudi Arabia is a Hague country, an apostille is enough to legalize your single status certificate. Below are the steps:

1. Prepare your Single Status Affidavit on ₹100 stamp paper and get it notarized
2. Obtain Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) attestation
3. Submit the document to MEA Bangalore for attestation and apostille stamp
4. Get Arabic certified translation

Once apostilled and translated, the document can be used directly in Saudi Arabia without further legalization.

The Netherlands is a member of the Hague Apostille Convention, so Bangaloren documents only need to be Apostilled by MEA.

1. Draft your Single Status Affidavit on ₹100 stamp paper and get it notarized
2. Obtain SDM Attestation (State attestation is not mandatory for Netherlands)
3. Submit the document to MEA for attestation and Apostille
4. If requested by Dutch authorities, get the document translated into Dutch by a certified translator

For marriage registration at a Dutch municipality (Gemeente), you may also need your birth certificate and passport copy Apostilled.

Portugal is part of the Hague Apostille Convention. Apostille is enough to legalize your single status certificate for Portugal.

1. Notarize your Single Status Affidavit
2. Get SDM attestation (in rare cases, Portugal authorities may ask for State Home attestation)
3. Apply for MEA Apostille
4. Some Portuguese civil registries may ask for Portuguese translation

Malaysia is not part of the Apostille Convention, so Embassy attestation is required.

1. Notarize your Single Status Affidavit
2. Get SDM or State Home Department attestation
3. Submit for MEA attestation
4. Obtain Malaysian Embassy Attestation from the embassy in Bangalore

Thailand is not a member of the Hague Apostille Convention, so documents need Thai Embassy Attestation to be accepted for marriage registration or other legal purposes.

1. Prepare your Single Status Affidavit on ₹100 stamp paper and get it notarized
2. Obtain State Home Department attestation (preferred for Thailand; SDM attestation is not accepted)
3. Apply for MEA attestation (not Apostille)
4. Submit the document to the Royal Thai Embassy or Consulate in Bangalore for Embassy legalization

The Philippines is part of the Hague Apostille Convention but often requires State attestation instead of SDM.

1. Draft and notarize your Single Status Affidavit
2. Get it attested by the State Home Department
3. Apply for MEA Apostille
4. Submit directly to the Philippine authorities; no Embassy attestation needed

France accepts Apostilled documents, and SDM attestation is sufficient.

1. Notarize your affidavit declaring you are single
2. Get SDM attestation in Delhi
3. Apply for MEA Apostille
4. Some French authorities may request an official French translation