NRIs often need an Indian birth certificate or NABC with MEA apostille for immigration, OCI and passport matters. This guide covers lost birth certificate? how nris get a duplicate from india.
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A common question from NRIs is: "My Indian birth certificate was apostilled three years ago. Is it still valid?" The answer depends on the…
3 min readIf you are an NRI in the United States — whether in California, Texas, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, or any other state — your Indian bir…
3 min readFor NRIs applying for a US Green Card (Form I-485 Adjustment of Status, or consular processing), an apostilled Indian birth certificate is…
3 min readIf you were born in Delhi and need a duplicate or certified copy of your birth certificate, the issuing authority is the Municipal Corporat…
3 min readFor NRIs born in villages or rural areas of India who never had their birth registered, two routes exist for late registration: through the…
3 min readIf your birth in India was never officially registered, the legal solution is late birth registration — the process of registering the birt…
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