Authentication of Marriage Certificate by Ministry of External Affairs-needed???

[chiranjit]

http://mea.gov.in/apostille.htm

Thanks, I checked the link and got the details. I am not in India. So, its kind of difficult for me to get it done. Do you know how long it usually takes and if I can ask my parents to get it done for me? will the state govt or MEA entertain the request?

 

[DEEPCUR]

Thanks, I checked the link and got the details. I am not in India. So, its kind of difficult for me to get it done. Do you know how long it usually takes and if I can ask my parents to get it done for me? will the state govt or MEA entertain the request?

If you have time and resources, you should definitely give a shot and see. It might just end up as a half day work.

 

[chiranjit]

Thanks, will surely give it a shot

 

[Maverick28]

Thanks, will surely give it a shot

Try contacting VFS. They are one of the agencies authorized by MEA and also they have global presence.

 

[cavemen]

Oh man! I have this in my certificate too. I noticed it late and by then had already submitted my application. Its still in process, so don't know if it will be rejected or not. :'( :'(

Get this done and if they ask for additional documents upload it, else open a conversation with them and then upload it

 

[chiranjit]

On a different note, anyone knows when authentication of a document is needed? I got my WP from Canada with the same marriage certificate. So, I guess they will honor the same during the PR filing as it is the same organization - CIC.

 

[xpressentry]

If the documents was issued in india, the Indian mission in your country will do it and you don't need to go to india physically to do it. If your marriage certificate explicitly states that you need further attestation to be done for uses outside india, CIC can read it and request it.

Religious marriages are not recognised in india. Therefore, can't use a religious marriage certificate for immigration

 

[chiranjit]

If the documents was issued in india, the Indian mission in your country will do it and you don't need to go to india physically to do it. If your marriage certificate explicitly states that you need further attestation to be done for uses outside india, CIC can read it and request it.

Religious marriages are not recognised in india. Therefore, can't use a religious marriage certificate for immigration

CIC nowadays is directly rejecting. They have stopped the habit of asking for further clarification or documents. That is making me nervous. But, to be on the safer side, I will have it done. Indian mission is not authorised to authenticate it outside India, it should be done by the Ministry of Home from the state govt first and then the Ministry of External Affairs - basically a 2 step process.

 

[Maverick28]

CIC nowadays is directly rejecting. They have stopped the habit of asking for further clarification or documents. That is making me nervous. But, to be on the safer side, I will have it done. Indian mission is not authorised to authenticate it outside India, it should be done by the Ministry of Home from the state govt first and then the Ministry of External Affairs - basically a 2 step process.

Wow! That's a bummer.

 

[DEEPCUR]

If the documents was issued in india, the Indian mission in your country will do it and you don't need to go to india physically to do it. If your marriage certificate explicitly states that you need further attestation to be done for uses outside india, CIC can read it and request it.

Religious marriages are not recognised in india. Therefore, can't use a religious marriage certificate for immigration

I have a marriage certificate that says extract from Hindu marriage act or something.. It's running for four pages with all my family details. Should I submit or skip it?

This certificate was given in addition to the the regular certificate with photo given by town.

 

[chiranjit]

I have a marriage certificate that says extract from Hindu marriage act or something.. It's running for four pages with all my family details. Should I submit or skip it?

This certificate was given in addition to the the regular certificate with photo given by town.

The regular one should be fine.

 

[Pune210682]

Oh man! I have this in my certificate too. I noticed it late and by then had already submitted my application. Its still in process, so don't know if it will be rejected or not. :'( :'(

Any update?
My marriage certificate has similar stamp. But our passports have name of spouse mentioned, do I still need the marriage cert to be approved by MEA?

 

[Pune210682]

Hi,

I was uploading my documents for post ITA proof and found that in my Indian marriage certificate, there is a rubber stamp imprinted which says:

"If the document is needed or used in foreign countries or for acceptance by foreign missions in India, authentication of the document by the designated authority, viz Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India is necessary".

Does it mean, I have to authenticate it before I can actually use this document or is it not needed for EE application?

Anyone who has this in their marriage certificate?

Thanks in advance,
Chiranjit

Please let me know your current status, as I am in same boat. My passport has my spouse name.

 

[tormentor]

Please let me know your current status, as I am in same boat. My passport has my spouse name.

There is not need for authentication. Everything went fine for me without it.

 

[Snapdragon]

Hi guys!
I'm not from India but from a European country and I am also worried if the documents (marriage certificate, uni diplomas) need to go through the authentication, because officially I could not find any information from CIC that says so.

What I have found is that Canada is not a member of a Hague convention, meaning Apostille is not applicable for them. What they ask for is to get the documents legalized in MEA and then take the documents to Canadian embassy so they put their signature on it.

"Canada is not a member of the 1961 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement for Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents. This convention replaced legalization, in member states, as the default procedure with a system of apostille. Its mechanisms are not applicable to Canada." - this sentence I found in many websites of Canadian embassies in different countries.