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Dear all,

A relatively simple question, regarding where the dependent visa should be applied.

I am in Switzerland and am from North India, but my fiancèe is from South India. The marriage would take place in Delhi. In this case, should my fiancèe apply for the dependent visa in Delhi or in Mumbai?

Thanks a lot!

AFAIK she will need to apply from the location where she will be residing at the time of visa application. It is not dependent on marriage location. You will need to submit application at the nearest VFS office.

http://www.vfsglobal.ch/switzerland/india/

Dear all,

Does anyone have any experience of getting marriage certificate legalised in Uttarakhand?

Would it be necessary to get the state level legalisation of the marriage certificate by a state-appointed notary in Dehradun, or can the certificate be legalised in the place where I am getting married, in the Haldwani area.

Help would be immensely appreciated!

Thanks !!

Dear all,

Maybe I can frame my above question in a different way which might be easy to answer.

Is it necessary to have the marriage certificate attested by the state home ministry which is in the state capital cities, or can the marriage certificate be attested by the local notary/authorities?

Does anyone has experience in doing this while not residing in the state capital cities? Did you have to travel to the home ministry in state capital cities?

Thanks!

Although my wife did not send the marriage certificate (we got married here) she did not get anything back.

The requirement for dependent visa clearly says marriage certificate should be duly legalised by the competent State Home Ministry first.

https://www.eda.admin.ch/content/dam...2005032014.pdf

Hi, above info has been very helpful, thank you!
We are gonna apply now and need lots of assistance. We have our marriage certificate attested and apostle in 2011. But the requirement mentioned is Marriage Certificate not older than 6 months issued by the Registrar of Marriages. So it's more than 6 months and the government will not issue me new marriage certificate with current dates. What is "not older than 6 months?

What it says - the document mustn't be older than than 6 months. If yours dates from 2011 then the Swiss authorities will want to see a newer one than that. You'll have to get a new copy of the marriage certificate and have it apostled again.

First thank you. Yes I got a copy and tried to get state attestation but they refuse saying that I already have original attested and they will not attest true copy or copy

Check this with the cantonal migration office first, but if your document is not in English, have it translated into English, German or French and apostled then. Maybe that would work.

Cantonal migration office?? I still have not applied for visa. I have email the embassy in Mumbai. Got a reply saying it should be not older than 6 months. And I am little hesitant to mail them again and inform that the government attestation will not be provided on copy. The certificate is in English.

That's why you need to check with the migation office here. The embassy will send all the paperwork to Switzerland and the decision will be made here. IF the migration office says your copy is okay as is, then you/they can tell that to the embassy. If the migration office says no, then somehow you've got to get a new copy and have it apostled.

Have you explained to the Indian government office you spoke to that it's a requirement for your application? This isn't the first time it's been done, it's a normal procedure for people in India applying to come here so it really shouldn't be a problem for them to do it.

Where did you read that you need a marriage certificate not older than 6 months for family reunification?

Personal experience. I'm American, married to a Swiss. Our marriage certificate was required as part of the process and it had to be less than 6 months old. This was in 2010, but I doubt the requirements have gotten less stringent.

Edit - if you want documents specific to the OP, here is one that seems to have the language he/she mentioned:

https://www.eda.admin.ch/content/dam...%20%282%29.pdf

I did family reunification second time just two months ago and wife applied at Mumbai Consulate. She submitted same old marriage certificate which was used for the first time.

@Medea Fleecestealer- Yes I have tried explaining to the Indian govt. about the visa requirement. They informed can't attest copy. I was almost begging them. I m motivated by your words. So, first I will try again to talk to them about the requirement. And if that did not work, then I will follow your instructions. I have been browsing about this for many years with nothing about this on any sites.Thank You all and also to the site that I stumble upon.

@Simple Person- Did the embassy accept the marriage certificate?

Yes they accepted old legalized marriage certificate. I don't see any 6 month requirement in this official document https://www.eda.admin.ch/content/dam...nt-Visa_EN.pdf

@simple_person
I got the one you have and also another one which mentions my issue. So wondering how will I tackle this.

https://www.eda.admin.ch/content/dam...ndia%20(2).pdf