OCI on Indian origin spouse basis - Marriage Certificate

[Acestar]

Hi guys,
I am an OCI card holder/Canadian citizen and a former indian passport holder. My wife is a Canadian citizen. We both got married in US state of California. We currently live in Vancouver, Canada.

When i was gathering documents needed for applying OCI for my wife I came across a section on BLS saying,' Marriage Certificate which has been attested by High Commission of India or any other Indian Embassy / Consulate'. And on the CGI website it says.' If the marriage is solemnized in foreign country, it should be apostle/ certified by the concerned Indian Mission/ Post'

So should I be getting a attestation from the US consulate in Canada which I see from their website that they dont do for a marriage certificate. Or should I be trying to get it apostille from California state through post mail. After which I send it to the Indian High commission ?. I dont think any Canadian government will attest a US marriage certificate.

Any thoughts or experiences you guys can share ?

 

[shiremag]

Don't have any experience with this but a quick google search revealed this:

You might want to look at the section State-Issued Apostille Requirements:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/records-and-authentications/authenticate-your-document/apostille-requirements.html

I guess it might be faster if you get it attested by the Indian Consulate in SFO. Maybe worth calling and asking them(?)

 

[Himanshu28]

Hi guys,
I am an OCI card holder/Canadian citizen and a former indian passport holder. My wife is a Canadian citizen. We both got married in US state of California. We currently live in Vancouver, Canada.

When i was gathering documents needed for applying OCI for my wife I came across a section on BLS saying,' Marriage Certificate which has been attested by High Commission of India or any other Indian Embassy / Consulate'. And on the CGI website it says.' If the marriage is solemnized in foreign country, it should be apostle/ certified by the concerned Indian Mission/ Post'

So should I be getting a attestation from the US consulate in Canada which I see from their website that they dont do for a marriage certificate. Or should I be trying to get it apostille from California state through post mail. After which I send it to the Indian High commission ?. I dont think any Canadian government will attest a US marriage certificate.

Any thoughts or experiences you guys can share ?
Hi, dear I have same situation. Could you please explain to me I can not find any proper guidance from BLS. It would be great
please share your experience