FAQ

What is the difference between a notary and Apostille?

The purpose of both verification processes is that a candidate is held by a Notary commission when you notarize the document and certificate. Apostille, on the other hand, is considered legal when public documents are transferred between countries that are a member of the Hague Apostille Convention of 1961. An apostille of documents and certificates is done by the Secretary of State’s Office or Notary commissioning agency.

How to get a document or certificate attested from India?

There are many ways to attest educational documents and certificates from India, it is a time-consuming and chain process. The authorities of the respective countries check all documents and certificates before attesting them. These are the steps involved in the attestation process.

• Home Department (Mantralaya)
• MEA Delhi – Ministry of External Affairs
• Embassy Attestation
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Which are the documents and certificates authenticated and apostilled?

Any type of educational, personal and commercial document can be legalized/ authenticated/ apostrophized. It is important to have the certificate and document in the digital repository to get the attestation.

What are the effects of an apostille?

An apostille of the document certifies the origin of the public document or certificate to which it relates. It certifies the authenticity of the signature or seal of the person or authority that signed or sealed the document and the capacity in which it was conducted. It is important to know that an apostille does not certify the content of the public certificate or document to which it is related.

Is it possible that an apostille be rejected in the country in which it has to be used?

Apostille done or issued in accordance with the specifications of the convention should be recognised and accepted in the country where it has to be used.

What if the recipient of the Apostille wants to validate and verify the Apostille?

Each competent authority to personnel has to keep and maintain a register in which it has to record the date and number of every Apostille it issued. Also, it has to maintain the information related to the person or the authority that signed or sealed the underlying public certificates and documents.

Is it possible to trust the courier people for pick up and delivery of the documents?

Yes, you can choose the courier people working with us. We have chosen professionals for pickup and delivery of the documents with great care as we understand the privacy and confidentiality of your certificates and documents.

Both verify that an applicant held a Notary commission at the time you notarized the certificate. Apostille is used and considered legal when public documents are transferred between nations that are a member to the Hague Apostille Convention of 1961. An apostille is done by the Notary commissioning agency or Secretary of State’s Office.

There are several ways to attest educational documents from India, it is a chain process. The authorities of the respective nations checks all certificates and documents before attesting them. Here is a quick glance at the steps involved in attestation process:

• Home Department (Mantralaya)
• Ministry of External Affairs – MEA Delhi
• Embassy Attestation
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Any type of commercial, personal or educational document can apostrophized/ legalised/ authenticated. It is important to have the document in the digital repository to get the attestation. Apostille through Unique Attestation.

An apostille only certified the origin of the public certificate or document to which it relates, it certified the authenticity of the seal or signature of the authority or person that sealed or signed the document and the capacity in which this was done.  An apostille does not certify the content of the public document or certificate to which it relates.

Apostille issued or done in accordance with the requirement of the convention should be recognised in the nation where they have to be used.

Each competent authority is needed to keep and maintain a register in which it records the number and date of every Apostille it issues and also the information related to the authority or the person that sealed or signed the underlying public documents and certificates.

We have our carefully chosen courier companies and messengers who are reliable and trustworthy. As soon as they collect certificate and document from you, they will give you the receipt of Unique Attestation that would act as the proof or evidence for the future. The receipt voucher would have all the necessary details regarding your documents and payment.