Certificate Attestation &  Certificate Apostille

1. Apostille:

India, since 2005, is a member of the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961 that abolished the requirement of legalization of foreign public documents. Apostille is acceptable in 105 member-countries of the Convention (For more info please visit the website: www.hcch.net). Apostille is done for personal documents like birth/death/marriage certificates, Affidavits, Power of Attorney, etc. and educational documents like degree, diploma, matriculation and secondary level certificates etc. Any document Apostilled in one member country is acceptable in all the other 104 member-countries, signatory to the referred convention of 1961 thus greatly simplifying the process of attestation by making it needless to get the documents attested in each or for each of the countries separately. (Countries under Hague Convention is available at the following link)

2. Normal Attestation:

This is done for all the countries which are not a member of Hague Convention and where Apostille is not accepted.(Countries which are not a member of Hague Convention is available at the following link)

Procedure for Attestation/Apostille

for Educational & Non-Educational Certificates

Step 1- Authentication of the Documents / Certificates 

In accordance to the Guidelines/Norms set by the Ministry of External Affairs, CPV Division (Attestation/ O.I. Cell) Govt. of India it is mandatory to authenticate all Educational Documents/certificates from HRD ( Human Resources Development). Depends on Destination Country .....

In 2007, the Central HRD authentication Cell has dedicated their powers to the State Regional Authentication Centers (RAC) /Government Administrative Department (GAD)/Home Department/Education Department.

 

Step 2- Attestation of the Documents / Certificates & Apostille of the Documents / Certificates

General Attestation for other than Hague Convention Country & Apostille of the Documents / Certificates for the member of the Hague Convention Country.

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Step 3- Legalization of the Documents / Certificates or Embassy Attestation of the Documents / Certificates

All Non-Hague Convention member country required Legalization from the Embassy of the Destination Country. 

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Procedure for Attestation/Apostille

for Commercial Documents

Step 1- Notarization of the Documents / Certificates 

In accordance to the Guidelines/Norms set by the Ministry of External Affairs, CPV Division (Attestation/ O.I. Cell) Govt. of India it is mandatory to Notarize all Commercial Documents/certificates from Notary Public. Depends on Destination Country .....

Step 2- Attestation of the Documents / Certificates from the member / any Chamber of Commerce

Notarized Copy of the Commercial Documents needs to be Attested from any Chamber of Commerce in India.

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Step 2- Attestation of the Documents / Certificates & Apostille of the Documents / Certificates

General Attestation for other than Hague Convention Country & Apostille of the Documents / Certificates for the member of the Hague Convention Country.

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Step 3- Legalization of the Documents / Certificates or Embassy Attestation of the Documents / Certificates

All Non-Hague Convention member country required Legalization from the Embassy of the Destination Country. 

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Important Note:

The Ministry of External Affairs thereafter, legalizes the documents on the basis of the signature of the designated signing authorities of the State Government/Union Territory/Chambers of Commerce. Hence it does not take responsibility of the contents of the documents.

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Procedure for Documents / Certificate Legalization 

from Embassies & Consulates

Attestation of documents is important at whenever you travel anyplace out of your nation as this is the legitimate need, You require the Embassy Attestation, for many reasons like for employment, need to move, the export of product or services, education in abroad, job outside India etc. For this, everybody requires to do some documentation. 

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Indian Originated documents which required to submit in different nations must be Legalized from the Embassies / Consulates in India. The certificates/documents first to be verified from the issuing state Home division or Human Resource Department and after that General Attestation by the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi then Embassy will Attest/Legalize/Authenticate the documents/certificates/degree etc..

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Step 1- Attestation from Ministry of External Affair's Govt of India in prescribed manner as mentioned above.

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Step 2- Legalization / Authentication / Attestation From Embassies / Consulates. Procedure can't be described here in few words as it's very lengthy and it's depends on the Embassies / Consulates. Embassies and Consulates follows own rules & guidelines according to country. to know the procedure in brief country-wise please click below mentioned link.....

Legalization Country-Wise

Country listed where Legalization is mandatory

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