Apostille For Antigua and Barbuda
Apostille of Documents for Antigua and Barbuda
Apostille attestation of documents is a process in which documents are legalised in a particular format that is acceptable in all nations that belong to the Hague Convention. In India, these legal attestation procedures are done by central government. For Antigua and Barbuda country, an Apostille seal is applied at the backside of the documents. This process of Documents Apostille for Antigua and Barbuda allow person to enter the country.
Need of Apostille for Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda are a member of the Hague Convention, persons travelling to Antigua and Barbuda for different purposes need Apostille seals on all important documents as a mandatory requirement.
Any person willing to travel to Antigua and Barbuda on a work visa, student visa, residency visa or commercial purposes is required to complete the apostille process on documentation. It is a mandatory requirement to get an Antigua and Barbuda visa from the Embassy. Person travelling to Antigua and Barbuda must complete the apostille process of important documents.
The Apostille sticker is issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India. Apostille is a legal sticker that is computer-generated with a unique identification number by a government authority. The validity of the Apostille sticker is for six months. The Apostille sticker on the documents signifies that these are authentic and genuine documents. The documents apostilled by MEA are generally accepted by the Antigua and Barbuda Government and the Antigua and Barbuda Embassy.
One must ensure that before travelling to Antigua and Barbuda proper and error free document apostille procedure is followed from an officially approved company of MEA like Superb Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. so that last minute hassle could be avoided
The procedure of Apostille for Antigua and Barbuda
The process depends on the type of documents to be apostilled. There are 3 types of Documents (personal, educational and commercial) and there is a different process for each of them to be followed. The documents need attestation/apostille from various departments of government at the levels of State and Central governments.
- State Human Resource Department or State Home Department- The document is then authenticated from the respective State government from where it has been issued through State HRD or State HD authorities.
- Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) - Once the document is authenticated at the State government level by HRD or Home Department thereafter the document is Apostilled by MEA by placing an Apostille Sticker on the back of the document with a computer-generated unique identification number
*Important
Please note that once your documents are Apostilled by MEA, there is no need for further attestation of these documents by the Antigua and Barbuda Embassy. Antigua and Barbuda accepts the documents Apostilled by MEA for all purposes.
- Process for Educational Documents
These documents include your academic certificates of Class 10,12, UG, PG, PHD, diploma etc.
- Authentication of educational documents by the State Human Resource Department (HRD) from where the documents are issued.
- Attestation of Apostille by MEA
- Attestation from Embassy
- Process for Personal Documents
These documents include your documents like birth certificate, marriage certificate, divorce, medical documents etc.
- Authentication of personal documents by State Home Department
- Attestation of Apostille by MEA
- Attestation from Embassy
- Process for Commercial Documents
These include business-related / shipping documents etc
- Authentication by recognised Chamber of Commerce
- Attestation of Apostille by MEA
- Attestation from Embassy
Essential Documents Needed for Antigua and Barbuda Apostille
- Original Set of Documents or Certificates to be Apostilled
- Passport Copy and Passport Size Photograph
- Company letter on its letter head and other related documents for commercial documents.
Normal Process Time Required for Document Apostille Process for Antigua and Barbuda
The process usually takes a few working days depending upon the steps that attestation requires to be completed. You can speed up the process in case of urgent situations.
How does SEPL assist in getting Documents Apostille for Antigua and Barbuda?
The process for obtaining an Apostille by MEA cannot be done on your own. You need assistance from attestation service experts.
It is better to get the documents Apostilled/Attested from a recognized company like Superb Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. (SEPL). Superb Enterprises is a MEA approved company officially stated on the panel of the MEA. SEPL assures genuine services for all pre-authentication attestations by state government and apostille attestation from Ministry of External Affairs. Reach your best attestation service agency for secure, reliable and quality services at affordable prices. Superb Enterprises have years of renowned experience in legal attestation services.
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