Attestation And Apostille

 

Attestation And Apostille

Travco Holidays is a professional agency based in Goa that provides reliable Attestation, Authentication, Legalization or Apostille Services for all Educational Certificates/Birth Certificates/ Marriage Certificates or any other documents issued in India for use within India or UK, USA, Europe, Australia, Canada, Portugal, all Gulf Countries and other countries worldwide.

 

In today’s increasingly globalized economy & technology, there’s greater demand for skilled Indian human resources almost everywhere. Goans today, have immense opportunity to travel abroad, be it for migration, higher studies, business set up or work. Hence, no matter what the purpose of immigration may be, one needs to ensure that all their certificate attestation, authentication or legalization procedures are followed properly.

 

Attestation procedures may vary i.e. if the country is a member of Hague Convention, you would need to Apostille and otherwise, you would need to normally attest/ legalize/authenticate the certificate from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

 

Both Apostille and Attestation procedures are lengthy and complicated. These may take anywhere between 15-30 working days. Thus, it’s essential to get it done in advance, to avoid any eventualities in case of an emergency. And if not done properly, could lead to waste of money. Hence, it is important to entrust your document in the hands of a professional like Travco Holidays Pvt. Ltd., Goa.

 

We are the pioneers in the field of certificate Attestation and Apostille. Our extremely professional & experienced document Clearing personnel are leaders for attestation/ legalization/authentication and Apostille.

 

Why is Attestation/Apostille required?

  • To apply for a Visa (Student Visa and Family Reunion Visa)
  • To obtain Work Permit from foreign countries
  • To obtain Residential Permit from foreign countries
  • To prove authenticity of a document
  • To prove the authenticity of a Company/Firm
  • To acquire Portuguese/Foreign Nationality
  • To register Birth/Marriage/Death in a Foreign Country
  • To adopt a child

What is MEA Attestation?

  • MEA Attestation demonstrates that a copy of an original document is a true copy, in case wherein an individual is planning to go abroad, the individual’s original documents need to be attested and to attest the same, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India (GOI), has given the power to various General Administrative Departments, State Home Departments, Higher Education Department or Sub-Divisional Magistrate, New Delhi, etc.

What is Apostille?

  • Apostille is the facilitated certification of public documents for their use globally and internationally in all nations that are a part of the Hague Convention’s Apostille Section. India, since 2005, is a member of the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961 that abolished the requirement of legalization of foreign public documents. Apostille is acceptable in 105 member-countries of the Convention.

Apostille is done for personal documents like birth/death/marriage certificates, Affidavits, Power of Attorney, etc. and educational documents like degree, diploma, matriculation and secondary level certificates etc. Any document Apostille in one member country is acceptable in all the other 104 member-countries, signatory to the referred convention of 1961 thus greatly simplifying the process of attestation by making it needless to get the documents attested in each or for each of the countries separately.

 

Our service for attestation and apostille of documents:

  • Notary Attestation
  • Collector Attestation
  • Home Department Attestation
  • Mantralaya Attestation
  • Human Resource Development (HRD) Attestation
  • Chamber of Commerce Attestation
  • Consular/Embassy Attestation (especially Gulf Countries)
  • Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Attestation
  • Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Attestation
  • Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Apostille
  • Kuwait Employment & Resident Visa Stamping
  • Saudi Arabia Visit & Resident Visa Stamping
Attestation of Educational Documents

Procedure for attestation of Educational Documents (MEA/EMBASSY OR CONSULATE)

  • Educational documents like Degree Certificate, Diploma Certificate, Mark sheets from Goa and other states can be attested.
  • The document should be first attested by the Human Resource Development (HRD)/Home Department of the concerned State/ SDM.
  • The document is thereafter attested by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
  • Finally, the document is attested by the Embassy / Consulate of the intended country (especially Gulf).
  • Time Frame – 3/4 weeks.
Attestation of Non-Educational Documents

Procedure for attestation of Non-Educational Documents (MEA/EMBASSY OR CONSULATE)

  • Personal documents like Birth Certificate, Death certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Decree/Order, Affidavit, General Power of Attorney, Marriage Ability Certificate, Work Experience Certificate, Driving License etc can be attested.
  • The document should be first attested by the Home Department / General Administration Department (GAD) of the issuing State.
  • The document is thereafter attested by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
  • Finally, the documents are attested by the Embassy / Consulate of the intended country.
  • Time Frame – 3/4 weeks.
Attestation of Commercial Documents

Procedure for attestation of Commercial Documents (MEA/EMBASSY OR CONSULATE)

  • Commercial Documents like Deed of Partnership, Business Agreement, Memorandum, Business License etc., can be attested.
  • The documents should be first attested by the respective Chamber of Commerce.
  • The document is thereafter attested by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
  • Finally, the documents are attested by the Embassy/Consulate of the intended country.
  • Time Frame – 3/4 weeks.
Apostille of Educational and Non-Educational Documents
 

Apostille: India is a member of the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961, abolishing the requirement of legalization of foreign public documents. Apostille is acceptable in 98 member-countries of the Convention. Apostille is done for personal documents like birth/death/marriage certificates, Affidavits, Power of Attorney, etc. and educational documents like degree, diploma, matriculation and secondary level certificates etc.

 

Procedure for Apostille of Educational and Non-Educational Documents

  • Documents like Degree Certificate, Diploma Certificate, Mark sheets, Birth Certificate, Death certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Decree/Order, Affidavit, General power of attorney, Marriage Ability certificate, Work Experience certificate, Driving license, Deed of Partnership, Business Agreement, Memorandum, Business License etc., can be Apostille for use in countries under HAGUE Convention.
  • The documents should be first authenticated by the Notary, Home Department/Regional Authentication Centre(RAC) of the state/Sub-Divisional Magistrate(SDM).
  • Finally the document receives an Apostille Sticker from Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi.
  • Time Frame – 3/4 weeks.

The Hague Conference has currently 98 Members where any type of document can be Apostilled.

 

A

Albania

Andora

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

B

Bahamas

Bahrain

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Bolivia

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Brunei Darussalam

Bulgaria

Burundi

C

Cape Verde

Chile

China, People’s Republic of(Hong Kong & Macao Only)

Colombia

Cook Islands

Costa Rica

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

D

Denmark

Dominica

Dominican Republic

E

Ecuador

El Salvador

Estonia

F

Fiji

Finland

France

G

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Grenada

Guatemala

Guyana

H

Honduras

Hungary

I

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Ireland

Israel

Italy

J

Japan

Jamaica

K

Kazakhstan

Korea, Republic of

Kosovo

Kyrgyzstan

L

Latvia

Lesotho

Liberia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxemburg

M

Malawi

Malta

Marshall Islands

Mauritius

Mexico

Moldova, Republic of

Monaco

Montenegro

Mongolia

Morocco

N

Namibia

Netherland

New Zealand

Nicaragua

North Macedonia, Republic of

Niue

Norway

O

Oman

P

Pakistan

Palau

Philippines

Paraguay

Poland

Peru

Panama

Portugal

R

Romania

Russian Federation

S

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Samoa

San Marino

Sao Tome and Principe

Serbia

Seychelles

Slovakia

Slovenia

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Suriname

Swaziland

Sweden

Switzerland

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Singapore

T

Tajikistan

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Turkey

Tunisia

U

Ukraine

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

V

Vanuatu

Venezuela

Kuwait Employment and residence Visa Stamping

Procedure for Kuwait Employment and Residence Visa Stamping

  • Documents required: Current Passport, Aadhaar Card and 2 Photographs.
  • Appointment for Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) and Medical Clearance is taken.
  • Visa approval to be received from Kuwait in Original.
  • PCC Attestation.
  • Medical Clearance (Should be declared FIT).
  • Finally, the Employment/Residence Visa is stamped by the Embassy of Kuwait on the Indian passport.
  • Time Frame – 10 to 15 working days.

Note: The time frame would be longer in case of Passports issued from Outside Goa as PCC may take longer time.

 

Saudi Arabia Visit and residence Visa Stamping

Procedure for Saudi Arabia Visit and Residence Visa Stamping

  • Documents required: Current Passport, 2 Photographs, Marriage Certificate or Birth Certificate, Sponsor’s valid passport copy and Iqama Copy.
  • Visa approval should be received from Saudi Arabia.
  • In case of Residence Visa, Medical Clearance required for all family members above the age of 12 and Children under the age of 12 require Polio Certificate.
  • Finally, the Visit/Residence Visa is stamped by the Embassy of Saudi Arabia on the Indian passport.
  • Time Frame – 10 to 15 working days.

 

Our mission is to ensure that all our valued customers’ documents are processed timely and efficiently with zero trouble to the client. All you need to do is to submit the required documents and we will take care of the rest.

 

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