Religion Conversion
The Indian constitution earmarks freedom of religion as one of our fundamental rights. You can change your religion legally by making a notarized affidavit, placing a newspaper advertisement and notifying the change in the national Gazette.
How Does Changing Religion Work For You?
Religion change falls under the right to freedom of expression and therefore is your fundamental right.
Religion Conversion Registration
Documents Required from Directors, Shareholder
- Pan Card Copy (Mandatory)
- ID Proof (Any one) – Driving License/ Voter ID/ Passport Copy/ Aadhaar Card
- Address Proof – Latest Bank Statement/ Latest Telephone or Mobile Bill/ Latest Electricity Bill.(MUST be less than 30 days old)
- Passport Size Photograph
Documents Required for Registered Office Address
- NOC – No Objection Certificate from the Owner of the Property
- Address Proof – Latest Telephone Bill or Mobile Bill/ Gas Bill/ Electricity Bill (MUST be less than 30 days old)
All about religion change in india?
As per Article 15 of the Indian Constitution, freedom of religion is one of the fundamental rights in India. India is a secular country and every Indian citizen has the right to practice and promote their own religion peacefully. This means changing religion (due to self-belief, marriage, or divorce) is legal in India provided the same is in good faith and not because of any coercion or application of force.
Duration Of The Process:
It would take approximately 15- 20 days to prepare the application of religion change. Once the application is submitted, it takes anywhere between 45-60 business days for the publication to be issued. Moreover, the applicant has to frequently visit the office of the Gazette publication to check the status. The entire process can be carried out online as well, from the comfort of your home. The copy of the gazette can be downloaded from the website
The Controller of Publications is the sole publisher of the Official Gazette of India. If they find the application/request to be vague, incomplete, misleading, or unlawful, they are at liberty to reject your application. This will cause you unwanted delays and hence you should do due diligence before submitting your religion change application. You need to take proper care so that the documents submitted are valid and are in proper order.
What are the documents required for religion change in India?
- Identity Proof – Pan card or Driving License or Passport or Aadhar Card or Voter ID
- Address proof – Aadhar Card or Ration Card or Electricity Bill
- Photo proof – One Passport Size Photo
- Application Form – Duly signed application form with all details of the old and new religion, old name, present address, contact details and the reason for religion change.
Optional Documents
- Marriage certificate (For married women)
- Affidavit (If any, made after conversion, etc.)
- Divorce papers (In case of divorce etc.)
What is the procedure of converting to different religions in India?
The method of LLP registration in India does not require much legwork when it comes to documents.
To Be Submitted By Partners
- Scanned copy of PAN Card or passport (Foreign Nationals & NRIs)
- Scanned copy of Aadhar Card/ Voter’s ID/Passport/Driver’s License
- Scanned copy of electricity/gas bill
- Scanned passport-sized photograph Specimen signature (blank document with signature [partners only])
- Note: Any one of the partners must self-attest the first three documents. In the case of foreign nationals and NRIs, all the documents must be notarized (if currently in India or a non-Commonwealth country) or apostilled (if in a Commonwealth country).
For Registered Office
- Scanned copy of the electricity or gas Bill
- Scanned copy of the notarized rental agreement in English
- Scanned copy of No-objection certificate from the property owner
- Scanned copy of sale deed/property deed in English (in case of owned property)
How does Finnsdom Helps With The LLP Registration Process?
With Finnsdom, registering an LLP is one of the easiest processes in India. We make the entire compliance procedure simple and provide our best efforts to complete the process as early as possible. When you choose us to be your partner to register LLP, you get to avail yourself of a few undeniable benefits. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs comes up with updates to the LLP process and Finnsdom takes care of them for you.
- DSC for one director and DIN for up to three directors
- Drafting of MoA & AoA
- Registration fees and stamp duty
- Company Incorporation Certificate
We also assist with:
- Free consultation, followed by subsequent meetings to clear every concern you may face.
- Complete support on opening a current bank account
- Comprehensive and on-time updates on ROC compliances.
- Online accounting software valid for one year.
- A master file that contains all the documents needed to file the incorporation.
- A dedicated service manager is present at all times.
- Being a separate legal entity from the existing partnership firm, LLP will have its pan card and a new/separate GST Registration on the name of LLP.
- You will also get a zero balance current account!
Why Finnsdom?
Finnsdom helps you obtaining the legal validation to your decision of religion change. At Finnsdom, we will collect and verify your documents. Then we would prepare the religion change affidavit and send it to you for your approval and signature. Post your approval and sign off, we would submit the completed application with the authority and would also carry out the necessary follow-up with them. We would and track the application status on your behalf and would keep you posted regularly.
We will ensure the religion change gets officially notified in the National Gazette. During the entire process, you can have absolute peace of mind and will get all the information you need, from the comfort of wherever you are!
Once the publication comes out, we will be sending you a copy of the Gazette via email. You can print one copy for your records.
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Religion Conversion
