Apostille Attestation for Portuguese Documents

on Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Updates: Apostille Attestation
Translation: All Portuguese documents have to be translated into english. English translation of any Portuguese Documents cost between Rs. 100 - Rs.200 to save of this cost, you can use the English Extract of the birth/death/marraige certificate. The english extracts cost only Rs.10/-

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Portuguese Passport for Goans - Apostille Attestation

on Thursday, April 8, 2010

 
All the documents that are to be submited for transcription of Birth or Marraige are to be attested by the Portuguese Authorities (Consulate/Embassy) before presenting it to the Conservatoria dos Registos Centrais. If you are unable to seure an appointment with Portuguese Consulate in Goa the other option you have is to go for the Apostille Attestation which is done by the Ministry Of External Affairs - New Delhi.
 
Procedure for Apostille Attestation:
1. All the documents have to be first attested by the Home Department of the respective state (for Goa the documents have to be attested by the Notary + Collector + Home Department).
2. All the Portuguese Documents have to be translated in English and the english version has to be attested by the Home Department too.
3. The Residence Certificate can be attested by the Notary only but to be on a safer side its best to get the Home Department attestation too.
4. Photocopies of all the documents which are to be attested.
 
Arrangement of Documents once attested by the Home Department:
The document which has to be attested has to be placed on the top followed by the translation if any and than the photo copy. This will help the officer/clerk at the MEA to process your documents faster.
 
Payment:
Payments should be made via Postal/Pay Order drawn in favou of PAO, MEA - New Delhi. The fee is Rs.50.00 for each Apostille Sticker/Document.
 
Address:
Ministry of External Affairs,
CPV Division, Patiala House Annexe,
Tilak Marg, New Delhi – 110001

Tel. No. 23387931 / 23070486
 
Travel:
Taxi Fare from Airport : Rs. 200.00
Rickshaw from Train Station (DLI): Rs.80
Take the Metro from DLI to Rajiv Chowk and then take a Rickshaw from there: Approx. Rs. 28.00
 
Travel from the station and airport is expensive best is to walk a couple of meters away from the station or airport and get a taxi or Rickshaw and ask them to take you to CP (Connaught Place).
 
Timing for Submission of Documents:
09:30 AM - 12:30 PM
 
Usually the documents are returned back in the evening the same day. Also you need to carry your ID proof and a photocopy of it sometime they ask for it. You will find many agents who will offer their services for a price, submission of the documents is not a difficult task and it can be done by any major indivisual.
 
We offer Apostille Attestation Services for a Service Charge of Rs.400 per document.
 
Good Luck!

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WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

on Friday, April 2, 2010

One day a man saw a old lady, stranded on the side of the road, but even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help. So he pulled up in front of her Mercedes and got out. His Pontiac was still sputtering when he approached her.

Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. No one had stopped to help for the last hour or so. Was he going to hurt her? He didn't look safe; he looked poor and hungry.

He could see that she was frightened, standing out there in the cold. He knew how she felt. It was that chill which only fear can put in you.

He said, 'I'm here to help you, ma'am. Why don't you wait in the car where it's warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.'

Well, all she had was a flat tire,
But for an old lady, that was bad enough. Bryan crawled under the car looking for a place to put the jack, skinning his knuckles a time or two. Soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt.

As he was tightening up the lug nuts, she rolled down the window and began to talk to him. She told him that she was from St. Louis and was only just passing through. She couldn't thank him enough for coming to her aid.

Bryan just smiled as he closed her trunk. The lady asked how much she owed him. Any amount would have been all right with her. She already imagined all the awful things that could have happened had he not stopped.
Bryan never thought twice about being paid.
This was not a job to him. This was helping someone in need, and God knows there were plenty, who had given him a hand in the past. He had lived his whole life that way, and it never occurred to him to act any other way.

He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the assistance they needed, and Bryan added, 'And think of me..'

He waited until she started her car and drove off. It had been a cold and depressing day, but he felt good as he headed for home, disappearing into the twilight.

A few miles down the road the lady saw a small cafe. She went in to grab a bite to eat, and take the chill off before she made the last leg of her trip home. It was a dingy looking restaurant. Outside were two old gas pumps. The whole scene was unfamiliar to her. The waitress came over and brought a clean towel to wipe her wet hair. She had a sweet smile, one that even being on her
Feet for the whole day couldn't erase. The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant, but she never let the strain and aches change her attitude. The old lady wondered how someone who had so little could be so giving to a stranger. Then she remembered Bryan ..

After the lady finished her meal, she paid with a hundred dollar bill. The waitress quickly went to get change for her hundred dollar bill, but the old lady had slipped right out the door. She was gone by the time the waitress came back. The waitress wondered where the lady could be. Then she noticed something written on the napkin.

There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady wrote: 'You don't owe me anything. I have been there too. Somebody once helped me out, the way I'm helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: Do not let this chain of love end with you.'

Under the napkin were four more $100 bills.

Well, there were tables to clear, sugar bowls to fill, and people to serve, but the waitress made it through another day. That night when she got home from work and climbed into bed, she was thinking about the
Money and what the lady had written. How could the lady have known how much she and her husband needed it? With the baby due next month, it was going to be hard....

She knew how worried her husband was, and as he lay sleeping next to her, she gave him a soft kiss and whispered soft and low, 'Everything's going to be all right. I love you, Bryan Anderson.'