What is a birth certificate?

A birth certificate is a crucial document that is given to each individual at the time of their birth. It has significant details about them like their parent’s information, their nationality, and the location and hospital details of their birth. A birth certificate is later used by the individual to apply for other documents as they grow older.

Register for a Birth Certificate in India

The law requires all births to be registered for a birth certificate. However, some countries are a little lax about the amount of time that can be taken from the birth to the registration for a certificate.

What are the disadvantages of not having a birth certificate?

Birth certificates are crucial when you have to apply for all documents such as your personal identification, courses in schools and colleges, passports and everything else connected. If you do not have one, your age would always be in question which would make everything else quite a tedious process.

Register for a Birth Certificate

The details added to your birth certificate are usually accurate, however, in very rare instances,there might be a few issues that have to be rectified. One of the most common errors that need solving is spelling errors with the person's first or middle name. Here is the process to be followed to edit or make corrections to the already existing birth certificate. This has nothing to do with changing your name completely.

• Download and fill out the birth certificate corrections form.

• Submit the form.

• Send supporting proof of your identification (make sure it has a photograph).

• Make sure the supporting document has other information like your date of birth, sex, etc so they can match it to the initial document.

• Provide other documents where your name has been written correctly.

• Pay the fee.

• You will be informed after the change has been made and provided with a new birth certificate.

The process to change your name completely is a little more complex. It needs a court order to file for the correction of the same. However, details of the public document where the change was mentioned would have to be submitted.

Ministry of foreign affairs birth certificate attestation

How to Do MOFA birth certificate Attestation (ministry of foreign affairs birth certificate attestation)

MOFA birth certificate attestation is the final process in document attestation. For the ministry of foreign affairs birth certificate attestation, depending on the certificate, you need to get a Chamber of Commerce attestation first. You have to attest to the certificates from the state where the certificate was issued. Educational certificates are attested from concerned state HRDs, while personal records are attested by Notary. After the Chamber, the documents are sent to the Ministry of External Affairs (MOFA)for attestation. 

After the embassy attestation, the certificates are sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) for attestation. Only after MOFA attestation, you are qualified to get a work permit and resident visa abroad. Ministry of Foreign Affairs attestation can also be done when you reach the destination country.

The whole process of the ministry of foreign affairs birth certificate attestation can be a hectic one for everyone. We offer genuine certificate attestation services, timely delivery and safe handling of documents for clients. NRIWAY can help you to get your MOFA (ministry of foreign affairs ) attestation without any trouble.