Apostille Services in Kolkata – La Classe's Apostille in India
Apostille services in Kolkata is the process of authenticating the documents for international use in Hague Convention countries. The Ministry of External Affairs of India issues an apostille sticker, confirming that the document is legitimate without any further embassy attestation.
La Classe’s Apostille in India is offering professional apostille services in Kolkata. It is made easy and hassle-free for people and businesses alike. We can handle everything related to authentication for educational, personal, or commercial documents.
Why Apostille in Kolkata?
Kolkata is the capital of West Bengal and is highly important as an educational, business, and trading hub. Increasing figures of interested students, professionals, and businesses wanting to move on to other countries also increase the requirements for apostille services in Kolkata. Apostille is required for international higher education abroad, work visas and immigration, expanding business, and trading internationally, and authentication of legal and personal documents.
Why choose La Classe's Apostille in India?
- Fast processing hassle-free
- Accurate authentication always verified
- Comprehensive service from start to finish when receiving the service
- Nationwide Service Network
- Cheap and transparent rates
Get top apostille services in Kolkata at La Classe’s Apostille in India today!
What is Apostille and why is it required?
Apostille is generally a stamp attached to the document with an aim to ascertain its genuineness. Meanwhile, through apostille, foreign governments consider documents as approved through the Hague Convention. Thus, apostille is needed when making use of legalized documents abroad; this can include birth certificates, marriage certificates, diplomas and many more.
However, to get an apostille on a document, the requirements vary for different countries, but as a general principle, the following are the documents that are required for apostille
- Original Document: The document you wish to have apostilled (E.g. Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Degree Certificate, etc.), it is mandatory for an individual to have the original documents.
- Valid Identification Proof: A government-issued ID proof like a passport copy is required to verify your identity.
Main Procedure of Apostille (Step by Step)
1. Determine if apostille is necessary
Check if the country where you are submitting the document is a member of the Hague Convention, which means they accept apostille as a form of international document certification.
2. Prepare the Document
Ensure that your document is original as it is mandatory.
3. Validate the Document
After ensuring that your document is authentic and valid. Some documents, such as birth certificates or marriage certificates, require verification from the issuing authority before they can be apostilled. After the validation, we will submit the documents to MEA (Ministry of External Affairs).
4. Present the Document to the Competent Authority
In case of public documents, which include government certificates, deeds, and so on, the apostille is usually issued by an authority assigned in your country. Notarial documents may require you to present them at first to the local notary authority, and thereafter to the apostille.
5. Processing Time
Generally, the time taken for apostille requires between 5-7 working days with the authority and with the request volumes. Expedited services are sometimes provided at an additional fee.
6. Delivery of the documents
Once your document is apostilled, we will deliver your documents safely to you on a mentioned place and on a specified period of time.
Step 1 - Submit your Details
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an apostille?1. What is an apostille?
An apostille is basically a certification issued by the Ministry of External Affairs of India, due to which countries under the Hague Convention do not require attestation through the embassy of a country’s embassy.
Why do I need an apostille in Kolkata?
An apostille is required for higher education abroad, work visas, business expansion, immigration, and personal document authentication such as birth or marriage certificates.
How long does an apostille take?
Processing time:3 to 7 business days subject to the type of document and state issuing it. Expedited services may be available.
What can be apostilled?
Educational certificates, personal documents (birth certificate, marriage certificate, affidavits), commercial papers (business agreements, power of attorney) etc. can be apostilled.
How do I apply for apostille services in Kolkata?
You can apply for Apostille in India through La Classe. We take care of the entire process,