Last Updated on: February 09, 2026 | By: @rprasanth_kumar
Update: Effective 23rd January 2026 – Launch of e-SEWA Consular Services
The Embassy of India, Paris has launched the e-SEWA, an Indian Consular Services System for online submission of miscellaneous consular services applications. This initiative supports the Government of India’s Digital India programme.
⚠️ Note: e-SEWA does NOT cover Visa, Passport, or Birth Registration services.
📝 Services Available on e-SEWA include:
- Life Certificate
- Sworn Affidavit / Bachelorhood (Celibacy) Affidavit
- Death Registration Certificate
- Transportation of Ashes to India
- Re-issuance of International Driving Permit
- Police Clearance Certificate (for foreign nationals)
- Certificate de Coutume / Concordance
- Passport-based Birth Certificate
- Attestation & Legalization of documents (personal/commercial)
- Power of Attorney (PoA) / Affidavit attestation
- NRI Certificate
🌐 How to Apply:
- Visit: https://indianconsularservices.mea.gov.in/consularServices/
- Register or log in to the e-SEWA portal.
- Select the required service and complete the online application.
- Upload supporting documents and submit the form.
- Print the application form.
- Visit the Embassy of India, Paris on the appointment date generated by email for submission/collection.
⚠️ Important Guidelines:
- Applications must be submitted only through the e-SEWA portal.
- Personal visit to the Embassy is required for final collection and verification (if applicable).
- Payment is in cash only at the Embassy counter.
- Online payment facility is not available at present.
- Applicants must check service-specific document requirements on the portal before applying.
For updates and further details, please visit the official website of the Embassy of India, Paris.
One of the most common questions that I receive from the expat community is about their parents’ birth certificates. People applying for French nationality have to submit the birth certificates of their parents. Often, their certificates are not available or have a few errors.
So, this article explains the common details to be added in an affidavit with an actual example. You can add the applicable details on an Indian stamp paper and get it signed from a notary public in your city.
For all your questions, please feel free to use the comments section below.
Any errors in your own birth certificate too might be supported by an affidavit. Some of the common errors are spelling mistakes, initials, name change, name not matching the passport, etc. However, it is highly recommended to update the original birth certificate and remove these errors. Many states provide an online facility for this process.
You can find the example template below.
Good to know:
- This affidavit should be apostilled and then translated to French.
- It is highly recommneded to attach an Attestation sur l’honneur along with the affidavit. It is a self attestation that the contents of the affidavit are true and correct to the best of your knowledge and belief and nothing has been concealed therein.
- Its good to make a general purpose affidavit with all the details, so the same document can be used for multiple purposes such as Social Security Number, CAF, Resident permit, French nationality, etc.
Affidavit (Example Template)
I, Mr/Mrs/Ms. Full Name, an Indian citizen holding Indian passport number xxxxxxxx. I further state that I am giving the particulars of my Date of Birth, Parents’ name/surname and their date/place of births.
- Self : your First Name LAST NAME
- Date of Birth : xx-xx-xxxx
- Place of Birth : City, State
- Father’s Name : First Name LAST NAME
- Father’s Date of Birth : xx-xx-xxxx
- Father’s Place of Birth : City, State
- Father’s Date of Death : xx-xx-xxxx (if applicable)
- Father’s Passport Number : xxxxxxxx (if applicable)
- Mother’s Name : First Name LAST NAME
- Mother’s Date of Birth : xx-xx-xxxx
- Mother’s Place of Birth : City, State
- Mother’s Date of Death : xx-xx-xxxx (if applicable)
- Mother’s Passport Number : xxxxxxxx (if applicable)
I further state that my parents were married on xx-xx-xxxx. The following documents (whichever applicable) such as Father’s / Mother’s High secondary school/High school marksheet, marriage certificate, death certificate, legal heir certificate, passport have been attached as the concerned proofs along with this affidavit.
This affidavit is to be produced before the concerned authorities in Republic of France for the purpose of xxxxxxxxx.
I further state the above said particulars are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Date : (signature)
Place :
Verification
Verified that the contents of the above affidavit are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing has been concealed therein.
Date : (Seal & Signature of Notary Public)
Place :
ATTESTATION SUR L’HONNEUR (Example Template)
Je soussigné(e), [your First Name LAST NAME],
demeurant [your address in France],
atteste sur l’honneur que :
- Mes parents, [Parent1: First Name LAST NAME] et [Parent2: First Name LAST NAME], ne sont pas en mesure de fournir leurs actes de naissance ni leur acte de mariage.
- En remplacement de ces documents, ils ont fait établir devant notaire une attestation sous serment, dûment légalisée et apostillée, précisant leurs dates et lieux de naissance ainsi que notre lien de filiation.
- Je joins à la présente une copie de leurs passeports en cours de validité, fournie à titre de preuve complémentaire de leur identité et de leur état civil.
Fait pour servir et valoir ce que de droit.
À [Place], le [Date]
[your First Name LAST NAME]
Signature
An example affidavit
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Hello,
I am residing in France for about a decade and want to apply for French Citizen citizenship. My parents do not have a birth certificate. The model affidavit which you have provided is enough to apply or will the french authorities would demand for separate birth certificates of parents together with their marriage certificate. My father is expired. Please let me know. Thanks
Hello,
The apostilled affidavit will work.
Hi Prasanth, would you please answer this related question ? Added here so its available for future reference for others.
Question 1: Parent’s Name and DoB should match with what document ? It should match with my Birth Certificate ?
Ex, my mother have passport (Peena), and Birth Cert(Pina) and my Birth Cert(Pinaben). My appostile request got rejected because her supporting documents do not match.
Question 2: If appostile needs valid supporting docs with correct names then the only solution is to change original docs. so can you please guide ?
Hello Pratik,
In the eyes of the administration, Peena/Pina/Pinaben might look like 3 different people. So, no surprises in the apostilled doc getting rejected.
1. Your name and your Parents’ name must match in all the documents that you submit. Either correct the errors in original docs or obtain an affidavit as explained in https://prasanthragupathy.com/2023/07/affidavit-for-indian-birth-certificate-issues-an-example/
2. Any incorrect doc with or without an apostille sticker will not be accepted. Exactly why I have written Before starting the apostille process, you must verify a few things on the documents. First check, if your full name, date of birth, place of birth, and other details are exactly the same in your BC/MC and your passport. The same for all other details including your parents. in https://prasanthragupathy.com/2024/09/apostille-process-of-indian-birth-and-marriage-certificates/
Cheers,
Prasanth
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Hello Prasanth, thanks for sharing the affidavit sample and link. I have made affidavit in name of my mother as attached herewith. Would this work? Also I should get this apostille with district and state and the. MEA authorities?
Hello Himanshu,
As explained via email, have a single affidavit for the BC & MC of both the parents.
Yes, the affidavits must be apostilled with state and central govt attestations.
Hi Prasanth, thanks so much for sharing this helpful link. I just have a few questions
1.My parents only have passports and no MC, school certificates, marksheets. Hence can i just say I am attaching passport as proof?
2.Since I am sworning this affidavit, should I sign on the 1st and 2nd page and if yes where?
3.Towards the end, where there is date and place, under place should I put France (where I reside) or place in India where my parents reside?
Thanks so much,
Sonal
Hello Sonal,
1. No, a passport is not considered as proof of DoB. You can attach the passport as supporting docs to the affidavit, in the absence of birth and marriage certificates.
2.Sign in all the pages at the bottom just like signing any contract or agreement. Nothing special.
3. Please check the example affidavit.
Hi Prasanth! Thanks a lot for this, I think it helps loads of Indians in a similar predicament due to lack of supporting documents.
In my case, apart from a lack of my parents’ birth and marriage certificates, my birth certificate (that I got apostilled and translated into French to move to France) also has a minor spelling error (a space in my surname). Is it enough to just write the correct full name as in the template above, or is something else needed too? Additionally, I will be asking my father to write the affidavit from his point of view so he can get it notarized and apostilled until I can visit India.
Thanks a lot!
Hello Sarthak,
Thanks for your feedback.
Personally, I would go with correcting the Birth certificate to match the passport. If not you can go for an affidavit but it must be done by you and not your father.
I hope you are doing good. I wanted to ask you my mama papa both died mama died in 2000 and papa in 2014 for papa I have death certificate. But for my muma I don’t have any certificate, and as I don’t have any brother sister I don’t know where to ask in this case what can be done?
Get one affidavit for both the parents as explained in the article. It must be done in India via a local Notary public (lawyer).
Hello! Thanks a lot for the article, it has been a lifesaver for those of us who don’t have the necessary documents. One thing I’m not unsure about that I’m hoping you could clarify for me please – in my case, the missing docs are both my parents’ birth certificates. So I have prepared 2 affidavits, one for each parent, attaching High School marksheets, marriage certificate and passports.
1. Is this the right way of going about it? 2. do these supporting documents also need to be apostilled and translated into French, the same way as the affidavit itself?
Thanks.
Hello Avantika,
As explained in the example, one affidavit containing the details of your parents is enough. Don’t have to do it separately for each parent.
Only the affidavit is required to be apostilled and translated into French.
Hi Prasanth, thanks for sample affidavit.
My parents name in their passport and their name in my all documents have a little mismatch. For example my mother name in her passport is Seema Devi BANDWAL but in my documents her name is Seema BANDWAL.
What do you suggest in this situation?
Thanks
Hello Yashwant,
Either update her passport or get an affidavit that both the names belong to the same person
Hi Prasanth ,
In my birth certificate name is printed as ” XXXX Y” . Last name is an initial.
Whereas passport has full name like ” XXX YYY” with expansion of last name.
Will an affidavit in the similar format above be sufficient?
Is one and the same name affidavit sufficient ?
Thanks
Hello,
Yes, you can submit such an affidavit. If it is good enough, the administration will et back to you.
Thanks Prashanth, could you please clarify my below questions
1. Both my father and mother dont have birth certiciates and marriage certificate. Should i get one affidavit for both their birth certificate and marrige certificate?
2. Should i personally visit India to get this affidavit?
Thanks
Hello Naga,
1. The affidavit clearly explains this part. If not, I would have mentioned 2 separate affidavits.
2 Ideally, yes. If it not possible, you can ask your parents to do it.
Cheers
Prasanth
Prasanth – thank you so much for this incredible advice. I have been lost trying to figure out how to obtain legal proof of my parents’ births as they were born in the 40s/50s and no such birth certificates exist. I’m heading to India this week and will follow your advice. Merci beaucoup!
Hello Lisa,
Cool. Let me know how it goes.
Cheers.
Hi Prasanth, wanted to give you my experience here to hopefully help other readers 🙂 I had the affidavit created (in Pune) with no issue, we found a notary who handled it just fine. I took ALL supplemental documents: my father’s very old expired Indian passport, his USA death cert, all my mom’s documents, as well as my own birth certificate. I then used a service, PEC, to have the document apostilled in New Delhi before they DHL’d it back to me in France. I then had it translated by an approved French translator. All has been uploaded, and it looks like my documents have been accepted (so far) for my nationality application. These days it is 500 Rs. paper that is used 😉 Thank you again SO much for this amazing post and advice. Could not have done it without you.
Hello LP,
I have a query regarding this. I also got an affidavit for my parents birth date and place from a notary. Were you asked to get it attested from district collectorate/magistrate before getting apostilled? I was told by the agency that I need to get it verified and authenticated since it is an affidavit before submitting for it for apostille. Could you mention the stamps and seals that were in your document? Thank you for explaining your process. 🙂
Hello,
Please refer to my detailed explanations about apostille process in https://prasanthragupathy.com/2024/09/apostille-process-of-indian-birth-and-marriage-certificates/
Also, please check the comments in both these articles. They will help you to avoid any unnecessary complications later.
Cheers,
Prasanth
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Hi Sankari,
The notary stamped it and then I sent it to be apostilled in New Delhi. No additional attestations were needed. Good luck!
Hi! I found your response so useful! Thank you! Can I just ask to confirm if my mother’s expired passport will suffice as a document for her name and place of birth?
She is unwell and renewing it is not a possibility in the short time I’m here in India to do the PCC and the affidavit in priority. Thanks in advance for your insights!
Hello,
An expired document cannot be used anywhere, neither in India nor in France.
Cheers,
Prasanth
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Hi Prashant, just a follow up question about not being able to attach expired passports as proof for this affidavit. Is it fine if I just write the information and don’t provide any proofs? Or is atleast one proof per parent necessary? In which case I can figure perhaps if my father can renew his passport and for my mother I could see if I can add her name to her birth certificate. But this takes time. So is it possible without these proofs? Or is the affidavit incomplete. Thanks in advance for your insights!
Hello Samvida,
It entirely depends on the notary in India, who is going to sign and stamp the affidavit. Some are very strict and some are relaxed.
Cheers,
Prasanth
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Thanks so much! Finally my dad decided to simply apply to renew passports for both himself and my mom. So waiting to do the affidavit after we have the new passports.
Really appreciate your blog and the time you take to answer all these questions!
Thanks again!
Hi Prashanth,
Thanks for sharing the information to others. I have question,
I want to apply passport for my mother who has no birth certificate. But the date on Aadhar card and Pan Card are different. What do you suggest to get the birth date on affidavit.[Aadhars date is correct though]
Or in general what do you suggest in such case.
Thanks in advance.
Hello Manasa,
If aadhaar card details are correct, then it will not be a problem for the Passport application. Pan card should be corrected but it is not relevant for Passport application.
This is really helpful, Thank you Prasanth.
1)Can you suggest some options where this affidavit can be appostiled and translated.
2My fathers name is different in my birth certificate and death certificate(this has correct name), I will attach his death certificate as proof to the affidavit, will this work?
3)With regards to my own birth certificate, When I came to France in 2018, I did appostile my birth certificate, will it work or it has to be done again?
1. Regarding Apostille & Translation, please check my detailed explanations in https://prasanthragupathy.com/2024/09/apostille-process-of-indian-birth-and-marriage-certificates/
2. Yes. You can attach his death certificate too as proof.
3. It’s good enough. Not required to Apostille your BC again.
Hi Prasanth,
First of all thanks for creating this blog. This is really simple and easy to follow through the process. I have filled all the informations in the affidavit format as you have mentioned in the screen shot according to my situation. I just wanted to clarify with you do I need to get seperate affidavits for my Parents Birth certificate and Marriage certificate?
And can you share me the link where I can get done the apostille services with resonable price in India.
Thanks in advance Bro,
Hello Sheik Mohideen Shahul hameed,
One affidavit with all the details is good enough. Exactly, why the affidavit example lists all the details in the same document.
Cheers,
Prasanth
Regarding the apostille, check my detailed explanations in https://prasanthragupathy.com/2024/09/apostille-process-of-indian-birth-and-marriage-certificates/
Cheers,
Prasanth
Hello @prasanth,
Thanks for this amazing blog, which makes so many people’s lives easier. Unfortunately, I am also in the same boat, but with multiple complications or errors in one birth certificate, as specified below:
1) My birth certificate has only my Initial mentioned on the surname, compared to my passport and the rest of my French documents where full surname is given
2)My father’s first name on my birth certificate has a slight spelling mistake where it has one letter missing “h” compared to my passport, and that has an additional “h”
3) My Father’s surname on my birth certificate is his initial like “First Name” “X” “Y” and in my passport, it is “First Name” “XXXX” “YYYY” different from his birth certificate/passport where it is “First Name” “XXXX”.
So, will a single affidavit clarifying all these minor/major errors and explaining that it’s all the same person will work in my situation or should I do it any differently?
Hello Anvee,
1. The best solution is updating your birth certificate and apostilling it. Other options are obtaining a concordance certificate from Indian Embassy, affidavit from India, etc.
2 & 3. Yes, a single affidavit will do.
Cheers,
Prasanth
Ok, perfect, Prasant. Thanks a lot for your response, much appreciated!
Hello,
First of all, many thanks for this forum!
I’m falling under the same category, I don’t have my parents BC and marriage certificate. My question is more on the template of the document – as per your template it is addressed as you are describing the situation (with your parents details). Should it be this way or can the parents address their situation themselves (for instance like my parents are writing this document & signing it).
I guess if it has to be addressed & signed by me, then I’ll have to go to India to have this one done?
Kind regards,
Hello Madhu,
Yes, your parents can do it by themselves too because the affidavit is actually about their personal details. So, its done either by you or your parents and the affidavit text must be drafted according to it.
Cheers,
Prasanth
Hello Prashanth,
Flowing up on this question, as I am in the same situation.
Do you have a Affidavit template where my parents can do it by themselves ? That will be very helpful as I am confused what information to include in it.
Thanks
Hello Tejaswi,
You can simply modify the template like your Parents are doing it, instead of you. Nothing complicated.
Cheers,
Prasanth
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Hello Prasanth,
Thank you for this informative blog; it has been really helpful!
I have read through the comments and your responses.
In my birth certificate, my name is mentioned as XXX.Y, whereas in my passport, it is XXX YYY. I am in the process of obtaining an affidavit for this correction.
Additionally, for my parents’ birth certificates, marriage certificate, I am also arranging affidavits,(similar to the example you provided.) and they do not have supporting documents,
I have a few questions regarding the process:
1. Will Aadhaar card be accepted as a supporting document? If not, what other documents can I submit?
2. Should my birth certificate affidavit and my parents’ birth affidavits be separate, or can they be combined?
I appreciate your time and guidance. Looking forward to your response!
Thanks and regards
Harshitha
Hello Harshitha,
Let me put it this way. If I was in your situation,
1. For issues in my BC: I will try to correct it, get a new BC, apostille it and translate. If this is not practically, I will try to obtain a concordance certificate from Embassy of India in Paris.
2. For my parents’ missing BC and/or MC: I will obtain a affidavit as explained in the article.
Other supporting documents from Parents are not mandatory. If they have a Passport, you can attach photocopies because it is an internationally accepted document. But, docs such as Aadhaar card, Voter ID, etc do not belong to this category.
Cheers,
Prasanth
Thanks for the quick response Prasanth
Hello Prasanth,
As per your guidance, I have obtained a Concordance Certificate from the Embassy of India in Paris for the issue in my BC. Additionally, for my parents’ missing Birth Certificate and/or Marriage Certificate, I have obtained an affidavit with a Notary seal and signature.
I now have a doubt—do I need to get the affidavit Apostilled as well?
Thank you 🙂
Hello, The article above explicitly mentions that affidavits must be apostilled too.
Some do & some don’t. So, it’s your choice to do it or not.
Cheers,
Prasanth
Dear Mr. Prasanth,
I am planning to apply for a family reunion visa for my wife to Germany. One of the mandatory documents for the application is her 10th standard mark sheet including her date of birth in it. However, there is a discrepancy in her date of birth across her educational documents (10th, 12th, and Degree mark sheets show 25.06.1992) and her passport and birth certificate (which show 25.08.1992).
In this situation, should I submit an affidavit stating the correct date of birth as mentioned in her passport and birth certificate? I believe it will be challenging to change the date of birth in her educational documents.
I would appreciate your advice on this matter.
Kind regards
Hello Ram,
For Germany, please check with the local German Embassy/Consulate in India or France. I can answer about requirements and solution for France.
Cheers,
Prasanth
Hi Prasanth,
Thanks once again for your efforts.
In my Indian marriage certificate, only initials instead of family name were used for myself and my wife. If I remember well, they told they can only add initials. Moreover, only central govt apostille stamping is present at its back. So far, it was enough for all her French administrative purposes.
What should I do in this case in order to have proper document for Naturalization?
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Raj
Hello Raj,
For the initial issue, you can either try to update the marriage certificate by expanding the initials or obtain a Certificat de concordance from Indian Embassy (issued to justify discrepancy between name on passport and Indian civil documents).
For the apostille issue, a State govt attestation and a Central govt apostille sticker are mandatory. Please refer to my detailed article Apostille Process of Indian Birth and Marriage Certificates https://prasanthragupathy.com/2024/09/apostille-process-of-indian-birth-and-marriage-certificates/
A social security application and a naturalisation application cannot be compared. Its your application and so your choice about submitting a complete or incomplete application.
Cheers,
Prasanth
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Hi Prasanth,
Thanks for your reply.
For the MC, if they cannot expand our initials in a new MC, then, I need to get 2 individual certificat de concordance for myself and also my wife from Indian Embassy, Paris, right ?
I checked your article “Apostille Process of Indian Birth and Marriage Certificates”. I understand that I need to get a state govt seal first before the central govt apostille. In my case, I just have the central govt apostille and not the state govt seal as mentioned before.
Do you think is it even possible to have the state govt seal on the same MC having the central govt apostille already? Moreover even if it is possible, I am worried whether the years difference between these 2 seals can create problems with the French authorities!
Regards,
Raj
Hello Raj,
The initials in Marriage Certificate may not be a problem for most procedures. But for naturalisation, please obtain a concordance certificate from the Embassy. Ideally, one application per applicant of naturalisation.
You should check with your state secretariat about it. They might do it on the existing doc or ask you to redo the complete apostille process.
Regarding France, apostilled Indian docs don’t have any expiry dates. So, different dates may not be a problem.
Cheers,
Prasanth
Hello,
I am planning to give this affidavit as my parents birth certificates are not available with their passport copy and marriage certificates. However, in my birth certificate, parents first name is included , not the last names. But in my passport and their passport, they have their first name and last names.
In this affidavit by including
name of father : full name , (also referred as ‘first name’)
name of mother : full name , (also referred as ‘first name’)
Will it work?. or should i get a certificate stating person with ‘first name’ and ‘fist name last name’ are one person ?
As the birth certificates and school certificates of my parents are missing, i am unable to change my birth certificate. Thank you for responding
Hello Isabel,
In the affidavit, always include the parents full name (First name + Last name). Yes, you can also mention that person with ‘first name’ and ‘first name last name’ are one person.
Cheers,
Prasanth
Thank you very much for replying.
The main issue i am facing is parents first name is included in my birth certificate, not the last names. So along with my birth certificate, attaching the affidavit would be the solution?
or shpuld i get a seperate affidavit mentioning person with ‘first name’ and ‘first name last name’ are one person ?
Thank you very much
Feel free to scroll the previous comments above. The same question was asked and answered.
Hi Prasanth,
Thank a lot for sharing all this information. I have been very lost.
Since I can’t go to India, I have requested my parents to make an affidavit for their personal information. As I understand from previous comments, personal information of both parents as well as the fact that they are married should be on the same affiodavit. Am I correct? Also, sorry if I am asking for too much but could you please share a affidavit format for such a scenario?
Thanks again!
Hello Shreya,
Yes, one affidavit mentioning all the personal details is good enough. Feel free to adapt the affidavit text according to your personal needs. Simple rewrite it to make it look like you are parents are requesting for it.
Cheers,
Prasanth
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Hi Prasanth,
Thank a lot for sharing all this information.
Since I can’t go to India for the next few months, I have requested my parents to make an affidavit for their personal information and marriage. Could you please share a affidavit format for such a scenario?
Thanks again!
Hello Shreya,
Feel free to adapt the affidavit text according to your personal needs. Simple rewrite it to make it look like you are parents are requesting for it.
Cheers,
Prasanth
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Hi Prasanth,
Thanks for putting up the info here.
FYI
The common affidavit for my parents’ birth and marriage certificates got rejected by Paris prefecture. I had strictly followed your template.
Annie else similar experience?
Hello,
These type of affidavits (apostilled ones) have been used by so many Indian people successfully, for proving their parents’ Date of Birth and Place of Birth.
Feel free to share a copy of the rejected affidavit by email, so I can check it. Email ID is in the contact us section of this website.
Cheers,
Prasanth
Sent. Happy to have your feedback and how to fix it.
Hello,
Checked your affidavit and I see that it was done on a simple A4 sheet. In the example above, the affidavit was done on a govt stamp paper and I have seen the same done by so many others.
Not sure if it was the only reason for the rejection but this was pretty obvious from an initial glance.
I would also suggest adding an Attestation sur l’honneur along with the apostillled affidavit as explained in the article. Also, please go through the various comments under this article.
Cheers,
Prasanth
Hey Prasanth!
Wonderful article again. Just wanted to clarify – in the affidavit, you mention how you use your parents’ high secondary school marksheet, passport, etc. as proof in lieu of the birth certificate. Did you get those things apostilled as well and submitted them, or did you just submit the affidavit?
Best,
Sharbat
Hello Sharbatanu Chatterjee,
The supporting docs are only for additional value and so do not have to apostilled. You can create one PDF of an Apostilled affidavit and an Attestation sur l’honneur (contents are true to the best of your knowledge) as explained above.
Cheers,
Prasanth
Hello again,
Thanks a lot for the reply! One last thing – the bureaucrats in India are asking if the affidavit needs to be notarised by a notary public authority or by a first class magistrate. Do you happen to know if either will work, and the difference between the two when it comes to the validity of the affidavit.
Best,
Sharbat
Attestation from Notary Public and then apostille as explained in https://prasanthragupathy.com/2024/09/apostille-process-of-indian-birth-and-marriage-certificates/.
Hello thanks a lot for the post. Very helpful.
I am applying for the citizenship in France next year. If I do the affidavit now, with apostille, is is still valid until next year?
Hello Vijay,
No problem because apostilled civil documents from India don’t expire and are considered valid for life.
Cheers,
Prasanth
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Hello Prasanth,
I have got my daughter’s birth certificate generated on 20/4/23. She is now 2 years old. Due to some family reason I would like to change my daughter’s First Name. My daughter was born in Pune, Maharashtra. I have visited Birth certificate dept. for the enquiry but they said it is not possible to change the name once applied. I would like to know if this is true and if yes then is there any way i can get her first name changed, please. I have not applied for any other document for her as of now except birth certificate. Please provide some positive response. Thank you in advance.
Hello Samish,
Changing first name is not recommended and so do it only if its absolutely necessary. Its a long process of changing the name legally, publishing in gazette and newspapers in India. Contact a local lawyer and get it done. If you are confused about where to start, the local notary public in your city/town will have the relevant information.
Cheers,
Prasanth
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Hi Prasanth,
Thanks for the very informative content.
If I have understood well, this is a type of single self declared affidavit, which needs to be obtained by having physical presence in India as there is signature? Or we can get it remotely ?
Thanks and best regards,
Jitendra
Hello Jitendra,
Please refer to other comments under this article. The same questions have been asked and answered multiple times.
Cheers,
Prasanth
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Hi Prasanth,
I’ve followed the template you shared. In my case, my father passed away in 2021—should I include his death certificate among the supporting documents?
Also, could you please confirm whether all the supporting documents need to be apostilled and translated as well, or are they only required for obtaining the state and central government stamps?
Lastly, for the naturalisation process itself, will I be required to upload all the supporting documents again?
Thanks in advance for your guidance.
Hello Aditya,
Only the main documents need to be apostilled. However, any document that you upload during the online application must be in French or accompanied by a French translation.
Wherever applicable, merge main and supporting documents into a single pdf. Also FYI https://prasanthragupathy.com/2025/01/complete-guide-to-documents-required-for-french-nationality-application-naturalisation-francaise-par-decret/
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Hello Prasanth,
If my parents were married in Kerala and my mother was also born there, but my father was born in Delhi, do I need to get the affidavit notarised in both Kerala and Delhi? Or would notarisation in Kerala alone suffice, since their marriage took place there and I am submitting their marriage certificate as a supporting document?
Hello Aditya,
You can get the affidavit from one of the above cities.
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Hi Prashanth,
Thank you for the wonderful article. How can I get this affidavit as I am living in Paris? Is this something I can do at the embassy or VFS center or can my father (who is based in India), do this on my behalf? I doubt he can do it because I am giving my details for this. Please let me know your advice.
Hello Sweekrity,
Hello,
No, it must be in India via a notary public on an Indian govt stamp paper. If it’s not feasible for you, please get it done via your parents.
Feel free to check the other comments on this article too.
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Thank you for answering my previous question.
For the French language proficiency you mentioned that since you did a masters in France you were exempt. I also did my Masters for 2 years in France but it was in English medium. Will I still be exempt?
Thank you,
Sweekrity
Hello Sweekrity,
There is a dedicated article for this question https://prasanthragupathy.com/2024/03/faq-new-language-requirements-for-french-resident-permits-citizenship/
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Your posts are always informative—thank you for sharing such valuable insights!
I need your suggestion regarding an affidavit for my parents’ birth and marriage details.
Both my mother and father have passed away but I only have my mother’s death certificate and Aadhaar. In this situation, is it possible to obtain an affidavit without any proof of their birth and marriage documents?
Additionally, if an affidavit is possible, would I need to get it apostilled at both the state and central levels? During the apostille process, would authorities require supporting documents to validate the affidavit?
Currently, I only have my mother’s death certificate and her Aadhaar card.
Do I need to apostille the death certificate, or is it unnecessary?
I would appreciate any guidance on what steps I should take in this situation. Any suggestions would be highly valuable!
Have a Nice day!
Thanks
Hello Bala,
These question have been asked and answered too. Please check the comments under this article.
Regarding the affidavit’s apostille, the process is same as explained in https://prasanthragupathy.com/2024/09/apostille-process-of-indian-birth-and-marriage-certificates/
It is highly recommended to apostille the death certificate too, so you can avoid any unnecessary complications later. But its not mandatory.
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Thank you @Prasanth for your quick responses and for supporting the community.
I’ve gone through the previous comments but couldn’t find a solution to my question—so I’d really appreciate your guidance if you’re able to help.
Both of my parents have passed away, but I only have my mother’s death certificate and Aadhaar card. In this situation, is it possible to obtain an affidavit without any documents proving their birth or marriage?
If an affidavit is possible, then During the apostille process, would authorities ask for supporting documents to validate the affidavit?
At the moment, my only available documents are my mother’s death certificate and Aadhaar card, and I do not have any documents related to my father.
Also, if I have a sister, do I need to include her details in the affidavit as well?
Have a Nice day!
Thanks,
Hi Prasanth. I really value the work you’re doing here.
Any advice you have on parents who are no longer Indian?
Myself and my now-divorced parents are all Indian-born: I had a Indian BC, my parents don’t. We were all naturalised British around 2007 and now hold British passports and renounced our Indian citizenship.
Can I continue with the affidavit template as normal (and just change it to “Indian-born British nationals holding passport no:XXX) or is it more complex as we are no longer Indian nationals? I’m at a loss, and neither Indian or British embassies are much help. Trying to dig up documents from their childhoods in India is also proving difficult.
Thanks in advance
Hello Vedika,
Do their marriage and divorce certificates have the date and place of birth?
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Hi Prasanth, I recently found the marriage certificate, it has both DOBs and place of births. Their divorce certificate I have not yet seen, but I can get it re-issued from the British embassy for a fee. It likely may have DOB but not place.
Hi Prashanth, first of all thank you so much for simplifying our life immensely by always providing the right and prompt guidance. Honestly hats off to you.
Taking your advice on my the facebook post regarding the spelling difference in my mother’s name on her death certificate and my passport , I created this sample content to make a name correction affidavit. Could you please suggest if it looks good enough?
AFFIDAVIT
I, Aarti TEWARI, aged 35 years, daughter of Mr. Tej Prakash TEWARI and Late. Mrs. Kumodini TEWARI residing at XXXXXX do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows:
1. That my mother’s correct full name is Kumodini TEWARI.
2. That my mother’s name has been erroneously recorded as Kumudani TIWARI in her death certificate.
3. That both names, i.e. Kumodini TEWARI and Kumudani TIWARI refer to the same person, i.e. my late mother.
4. That I undertake to indemnify and keep harmless any person or authority for any loss or damage caused due to the aforementioned correction of my mother’s name.
6. That this affidavit is made in good faith and for the purpose of correcting my mother’s name for the purpose of applying for French nationality.
Verification
Verified that the contents of the above affidavit are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing has been concealed therein.
Date :
Thank you so much in advance 🙂
Bets regards,
Aarti
Hello Aarti,
You can try with this affidavit but its entirely upto the French administration about accepting or not.
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Prasanth, what if my mother’s last name on birth name and name after marriage is different? I’m talking about the last name here. In this case, does the affidavit of both my parents be same or seperate?
Because the last name of my mother was different before marrigae. I’m afraid it’ll be rejected if the name does not match
Hello,
Please check the other comments under this article.
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Hi Prashant!
Is it fine to attach parents aadhar card and pan card as proof of name etc? (They don’t have birth and mariage certificates). My mother has a birth certificate but her name is not on it. (And both their passports are expired). So will other documents work?
Thanks again for all your work on these articles! So helpful to read your blog!
Do I need to get this affidacit in France if i’m not in India?
Hello Abhilasha,
This question has been asked and answered in detail. Please check the other comments under this article.
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Hello Prasanth,
I’ve had my birth certificate, my mom’s birth certificate, and my parents’ marriage certificate state authenticated and verified. However, my dad doesn’t have a birth certificate, so I submitted an affidavit (using your format) instead.
The authentication center informed me that they cannot authenticate an affidavit. Do you only require the affidavit to be apostilled with the central government stamp?
Hello Prasanth,
I have two questions :
1. I had my PCC issued from Passport Office so the Apostile Agencies are telling me I do not need State Stamp on this but only the Central Government Apostile. Could you confirm?
2. In the absence of the birth certificate of my father, I made the affidavit (following your template) and got it notarised in India when I was there. The Apostile Agencies are telling me that they can only do SDM Attestation on this and not Home Department Attestation since it is not an “official” document. Could you confirm if this would suffice?
Best Regards,
Aditya
Hey Bro,
Kudos to you for the blog and the amazing responses accross the India Diaspora in France and back in India.
Two questions if I may.
Query 1: My parents name in my Birth Certificate, Passport and other French Documents have their names as (Sathishkumar) for e.g.. How ever in their passport and mark sheets it is “Given Name – Sathish Kumar & Surname – Sridharan”. I already have my birth certificate apostilled as issued to : Sajeev Sathishkumar.
Do i need to redo anything in this case like my birth certificate or just an affidavit like the one in the blog with parents name duly apostilled will do?
Query 2: I got married in India in April but havent signed the papers yet, I was thinking I would get married legally in lyon where my wife has been staying in a blue card for almost a year now. Is is suggested that I do this or I wait till I get my nationalité and then get married or do it in the middle of the process?
Thanks in advance mate 🙂
In any case a well deserved coffee for you.
Sajeev
Hello Sajeev,
1. Either update the original documents and re-apostille them or get a concordance certificate from Indian Embassy in Paris. More Details are on https://www.eoiparis.gov.in/page/other-consular-services/
2. Its a lot easier to register the marriage in India, than France. As long as your spouse is in France, registering the marriage in India or France may not have any impact on your naturalisation application. If she was outside France, then its a completely different story and complicated.
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HI Prasanth, Thank you for all this information. My parents dont have any documents from their schooling (mark sheets, passing certificates etc). Will it be sufficient if i attach the passport copy and marriage certificate as proofs along with the affidavit?
Thanks
Ritika
Hello Ritika,
Yes, its ok to do it.
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Hello Prashant,
Thanks for help the community. Amazing work.
I have simple question, this sample provided by you , needs a person to be presented in India to sign the affidavit. Since I am in France. Can I make a single document which will serve a purpose of Marriage and Birth certificate of both of my parents?
And they will be the one signing the affidavit and not me. Later we will get it apostle and translated. They don’t have Birth or Marriage certificate too, as a proff for notary . But only Passports ,Adhar card, ration card to prove the marriage.
Do you have any sample of such case? Or any leads, how can I take it forward?
Thanks
Hello Shivam,
Please check the other comments under this artcile and my answers to them.
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this is rahul
i am preparing for naturalization
and my parents have no birth certificate but
they just got the marriage certificate with date of birth on it.
so should i still do an affidavit for missing birth certificates of both or marriage certificate is sufficient ?
thank you very much for all your response and patience
Hello Rahul,
Parents’ docs must have full name, date & place of birth. If something is missing, please try to get an affidavit like the above example. Their marriage certificate (apostilled & translated) can be added as a supporting document.
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hi prashant,
Should the parents do an affividat explaining that they did not regoster the birth certificate whike they were born and do this affidavit or it has to be us?
Hello Ram,
Please get an affidavit like the exmaple mentioned above. It must be physically signed and so the person must be in India. It can either be done by you or your parents. The text has to be modified depending who does it.
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Thank you for you information about affidavit which supports absenseparents birth certificate and mother’s name is different in different documents.
Does it have to be two seperate affiadvits or just a sentence added that the person referred is the same person?
Hello Tom,
This question was already asked and answered. Pls check other comments too.
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hi prashant,
my parents did an affidavit with your format except the statements « marriage certificate and passport are being attached as proof » they missed this part in affidavit is it ok or i redo?
Hello Rahul,
You can attach them as proof while using the affidavit. Create a sigle pdf doc with the affidavit + supporting documents of your parents.
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Hello Prasanth!
Thanks a lot for all these info, I checked the comments and didn’t see anyone else in a similar situation.
Both my parents don’t have their birth certificate and marriage certificate. My mom passed away and I have the death certifcate with my father’s name listed as husband. My dad doesn’t have any documents like passport or high school marksheet from his side.
Can I prepare an attesation with all their details and just use an apostilled copy of my mom’s death certificate as the only proof for both parents? Will that be sufficient?
Thanks
Hello Vijay,
The affidavit example mentioned above covers your exact situation of one living parent. Please refer to the same.
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hi prashant,
thank you again for your help! really appreciate it.
I’d like to bring this to your notice the process of apostile (only Tamilnadu, Pondicherry, Punjab)
No one is even allowed at Secretary officefor the HRD or state government seal on either birth or marraige certificate
We should rather completely do it on esanad portal which goes to state department for verification and after
MEA. on the apostille, we’ll have both the verfied by GAD, Government of Tamilnadu and
Certified by MEA which is all accepted by French Adminstration 🙂
The problem is that you cannot do the same for affidavit
It was rejected on the portal citing this is not a document to be validated by us.
So it has to be done only by usual way SDM and MEA.
I’ll try to attach the screenshot of the esanad if it helps, it costs just 90 rupees.
Birth certificate : Personal document type -> Tamilnadu -> Greater chennai corporation/Municipal(as per your birth certificate issuer)
Marriage : Inspector General of Registration
Payment, you’ll enter your indian address and will receive in 30-45 days sometime longer depending on the queue.
Good luck everyone 🙂
Hi Raajbanu, i am facing exactly the same issue now . my state department does not recogonise the affidavit and they refused it simply saying that its not their responsibility.
Hi Prasanth,
The birth certificate I submitted got rejected with the following feedback from the prefacture the Paris.
Observations :
Vous n’avez pas transmis un acte de naissance mais un affidavit (déclaration sous serment). Dans ce cas vous devez faire rendre un jugement déclaratif de naissance par la juridiction de votre lieu de naissance. Par conséquent vous devez joindre le jugement déclaratif de naissance et l’affidavit vous concernant revêtus de l’apostille accompagnés de la traduction établie par un traducteur assermenté. Les documents fournis doivent préciser votre filiation (noms de vos père et mère).
I had submitted affidavit (your template) duly apostilled as well.
Can you guide, please?
Thanks a ton for your work.
Hello Deepak,
I guess this is about the affidavit for your parents and not your own BC. The Prefecture is basically asking for more authentification (court judgement from the place of birth) of the details mentioned in the affidavit and also be more precise about the details of your Parents. Please, consult a local lawyer in India and get it done. He/she should be aware about it.
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Thanks Prasanth.
It is about my affidavit only.
Do you know/Have you seen someone else getting this kind of “judgement” doc?
Hello Deepak,
This article is about parents’ missing civil documents and the same is mentioned in the 1st line of the article. For your own BC, the affidavit will not work and so its normal to receive this kind of message from the Prefecture.
Either get a new BC created from your place of birth or follow explanations in the previous message. Local lawyers know about it (usually), because its very commonly asked by NRIs who do not have a BC. Check with your local notary public for the exact process in your place of birth.
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I did get a new BC exactly as you had mentioned earlier as well but this “judgement” point is raised by the prefacture.
Anyways, thanks for your help.
Vous n’avez pas transmis un acte de naissance mais un affidavit This line states that you have not submitted a real Birth Certificate but just an affidavit. If you have submitted an official BC, apostilled completely in India and officially translated in France, please reply to the Prefecture explaining the same. If not, pls consult a notary public for the legal option.
All the best.
Hi Prasanth,
Can this also be used for my birth certificate if I have an error on mine or it’s just for both parents? I have a error in “Place of Birth” in my mothers and my birth certificate. Not sure if that would pose a problem in the nationality process, or if we need a new one.
In case we do need new one, I’m wondering if I can use this affidavit as a replacemnt for my birth certificate too.
Dear Prasanth,
Thanks a lot for the detailed article. My parents birth certificates name and their passport name do not match. The birth certificate names and their passport names are totally different. Pramod (BC) instead of Arun; and Sunita (BC) instead of Archana. To address this issue, my parents have made respective affidavits stating that these two names belong to the same person. And the correct name is Arun and Archana respectively. We have Apostilled both these birth certificates and affidavits made by my parents.
My question is, will this work or do I need to make additional affidavit from my end stating correct details of parents, as the one mentioned in your article ?
Many thanks.
Hello Akash,
If I was in this situation, I would have made just one affidavit confirming all the details of parents as per their Passports (if correct) and signed by both the parents.
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Hi Prasanth,
Thanks for sharing this article.
I have a death certificate (apostille and translated) of my monther. There is no mention of her dob in this certificate.
I don’t have her birth certificate or any other document where her dob is mentioned.
In the nationality application, Can I upload the death certificate in the section where they are asking the birth certificate of the parent?
Or Should my father make the affidavit?
Thanks,
Amit.
Hello Amit,
The French admin needs our parents’ doucments with full name, Date of birth, place of birth and marriage details too. This exactly why their civil docs are required. After obtaining your French nationality, these details will be mentioned on your French birth certificate too. If you have any doc with all these details, please get an affidavit and submit it along with the other available civil docs.
Please read the other comments under this article before asking any additional questions.
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Hi Prasanth,
Thank you for writing this article.
My mother’s death certificate doesn’t include her date of birth, and I don’t have her birth certificate.
Since a mother’s birth certificate is required for the nationality application, can I simply write an “attestation sur l’honneur” (sworn statement) and upload it?
Have you come across any cases where people used an attestation sur l’honneur in place of a birth certificate?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Hello Amit,
Apostilled affidavit for your parents cicivil docs + attestation sur l’honneur.
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Hi Prasanth,
Thanks for the answers.
Indeed I should have read the previous comments before asking the question 🙂
Cheers,
Amit.
Hi 🙂
One question ( sorry if it was already asked before ) :
Does the affidavit have a validity ? I might only apply 2 /3 years later for the French nationality but looking to get all the paperwork done in advance.
Thanks !
Hello Kirthi,
No, an apostilled affidavit from India does not expire. However, French admin can insist on a recent version simetimes.
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Hello Prasanth,
I have 2 questions.
1. There’s a discrepancy in my father’s name between my documents and his. My father passed away six years ago, so I’m planning to prepare an affidavit to address this. Additionally, I need an affidavit for the place of birth of both my parents, as I don’t have their birth certificates. Should I create two separate affidavits for these matters?
2. My second question is about the “attestation sur l’honneur”: do we need to have it notarized here? Could you please guide me on this?
Thank you in advance!
Nehal
Hello Nehal,
Both thesd questions have been asked and answered above.
1. One affidavit with all relevant details.
2. Simple doc on A4 and please sign it.
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Yes, I did give 5 star and also tried to buy a coffee – but the link declined to accept my French debit card. I don’t have a PayPal account – and I have just 1 debit card here, so was wondering if you are aware of this problem!
Hello Nehal,
Thanks a lot for the kind gesture. I checked and the bank card link is working. Also, others have used it. It is ok, don’t worry about it.
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Hello Prasanth,
Thanks a lot for this very helpful post.
As I am in Paris, is it possibIe for my sister to apply for the affidavit, where she is the applicant and she will sign with her signature?
Should my name be mentioned anywhere else other than where the siblings names are given?
Thank you in advance
Hello,
It should be done (signature) by your parents or by yourself. The document is about you and your parents.
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Hi Prashanth, thank you for your reply. My parents are deceased. My sister is in India and she is helping me with the affidavit. We used your affidavit as an example to get mine done. When it says * I declare that all these details are true to my knowledge,* The ‘l’ should be me or can it be my sister? How will I sign it if I am not there?
Sorry for the many questions.
Thanking you in advance,
Phebe
Hello Phebe,
Sorry to learn about your parents. In that case, the ‘I’ means yourself. Please get it done when you go to India.
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Hello Prasanth, Thanks for this explanation . I am applying for naturalisation and my parents do not have birth certificate and I did an affidavit and got notarized for the same but when i submit this via eSanad (I am from coimbatore Tamil Nau) for home department , the district magistrate they refuse this affidavit and told me this is not the actual process . I tried to explain it to them but they clearly refused saying the only possible option is having a birth certificate for my parents which they can do attestion, but to get the non availabiity of Birth certificate from corporation office the lead time they gave me is 3 months . So i am quite lost and worried as i have to submit these within the end of this month in ANEF
can you please let me know this process if for all districts in Tamil Nadu or any tips how can i explain better or show them this is the actual process (affidavit)
Thanks a ton , have a good day
Hello Gowtham,
Sorry for the late reply. I am just trying to catch up on all the emails and comments received during my vacation.
What’s the current situation?
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Hi Prashanth,
Last year, I got a few affidavits (name expansion, parents BC, etc) and got them apostilled & translated. These have my old passport number. End of last year, I had to renew my passport and hence got a new passport with new number.
So my question is, are these affidavits still valid even though they refer to my old passport? Or should I get them all re-done?
Thanks a lot for your response in advance!
Hello,
Thank you for your post. I need to obtain an affidavit in place of the birth certificates for my parents. However, I am currently outside India and cannot arrange it myself there.
If a single affidavit is prepared (let’s say written by my father) covering the details for both my parents, should the affidavit be signed by both of them, or would the signature of only one parent be sufficient?
Thank you for your guidance.
Hello Anagha,
Same questions have been asked and answered here. Please check the other comments below this article.
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Hello Prashanth,
First of all, thank you so much for these informative posts (and the comments). It has become the “go-to” for every little question I have.
I read many of your posts & comments saying name should be consistent especially in BC,MC, passport etc for naturalization.
I have my name across all the documents in India like BC, MC, PAN, School marks card , DL, Adhar as first name + initials except passport where initials are expanded. I contacted local municipal office regarding expanding my initials and they said they need a court order for it (plus newspaper ads, gazette etc). Then every govt ID needs to be changed. (which will be a long & tedious process)
For naturalization application, I did get an affidavit (apostilled) stating all name are same, but is this enough?
If I get a certificate de Concorde for this, is it valid only 3 months as it’s issued by EOI here?
What is my best option here?
Thank you in advance!
Hello Kavana,
The concordance certificate from EOI in Paris or Consulate in Marseille will help this situation. but yes valid only 3 months.
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