General Attestation
Attestation of documents from Ministry of External Affair (MEA), Government of India, New Delhi, is required to make it valid for use throughout India and in a foreign country. MEA is the only apex body having the authority to attest the documents issued from India. MEA attest the document or issues Apostille Stamp as per the requirement of the applicant.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India has outsourced its General Attestation and MEA Apostille Documents services with effect from March 1, 2012. After the outsourcing of collection and delivery of Documents for Attestation/Apostille Services, No Document from individuals is accepted by MEA Counter at CPV Division, Patiala House, New Delhi. The original doftyttutitcuments are to be submitted by all individuals directly to the outsourced agencies along with a photocopy of the document and a photocopy of the Passport of the applicant.
Countries that accept MEA Attestation:
The countries that have not signed the Hague Convention of October 1961 require a general attestation by the MEA, India, for all Indian documents. The documents attested by the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi, are accepted by these countries as valid documents and they process these documents further through their diplomatic embassies/consulates to be used for various purposes in their countries.
Certificate attestation is a mandatory procedure for getting the visa approval. Anyone who is planning to go to abroad for employment, startups or higher studies has to submit documents to the authorities for verification. Without proper certificate attestation, the country can reject your visa application as well as work permit.
