The procedure for obtaining a legalized birth certificate is as follows.

You do not require the same for your visa interview, but it might be required if you are shifting between cities in the Netherlands. Legalization of Birth Certificate The birth certificate is not a mandatory document for obtaining a visa. Please check with your university if they will accept a birth certificate with initials mentioned on it. The attestation procedure for a birth certificate is as follows: STEP 1: Get the original birth certificate from the Office of the Registrar of Births and Deaths, at the place where your birth occurred. If your birth is registered contact the Registrar and request him to issue a new/fresh birth certificate. Advisably the document should be issued within the past six months. (i.e. should not be older than six months). STEP 2: Get this original document attested from the competent authority of the State from which the document originates. Documents originating in the State of Tamil Nadu have to be attested by the Public (Foreigners) department located at the Secretariat in Chennai. STEP 3: Subsequent to the State attestation, please get the Apostille sticker on the original birth certificate from the Ministry of External Affairs, Patiala house, New Delhi or MEA, Branch Secretariat in Chennai. Please note that the Consulate has stopped legalisation of documents since Oct '2008. Agents in Bangalore and Chennai Uro Gulf Opp passport office 18th Block, Koramangla Bangalore 560095 Tel: 08032426060; 09343688180 Urogulf Attestation services, No 130 Lukman Manzil Street, Parrys corner, Angappa naicker street, Chennai Mobile number: 9380591080

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