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

1. Apostille: India, since 2005, has been a member of the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961, which 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 degrees, diplomas, matriculation, and secondary-level certificates, etc. Any document Apostilled in one member country is acceptable in all the other 104 member countries, a 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 the Hague Convention are available at the following link)

Educational

Non-Educational

Commercial

• Degree

• Diploma

• Transcript

• Mark-sheet

• Bonafide

• 10th ,12th

• etc..

• Marriage Certificate

• Birth Certificate

• Unmarried Certificate

• Divorce Documents

• Death Certificate

• POA

• etc...

• POA

• GPA

• Commercial Registration

• Board Resolution

• GST Certificate

• Company Incorporation Certificate

• Invoice

• and All Commercial Nature / Coomercial Purpose documents

• etc...

Educational Documents

Non-Educational Documents

Commercial Documents

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.

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.

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 .....

Attestation from Respective Chamber of Commerce is mandatory for the Commercial Documents.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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