India, since 2005, is a Member of the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961 that resisted the requirement of legalization of foreign public documents. Apostille is okay in 105 member-countries of this Convention (For more information please visit the site: www.hcch.net). Apostille is completed for private documents such as birth/death/marriage certificates, Affidavits, Power of Attorney, etc. and instructional documents like diploma, diploma, matriculation and secondary level certificate attestation Any document Apostilled in 1 member nation is acceptable in all of the different 104 member-countries, signatory to the known convention of 1961 thus greatly simplifying the process of attestation making it needless to acquire the documents attested in every single for every one of those countries separately.
Legalisation Of records: The Ministry of External Affairs thereafter, legalises the records on the basis of the signature of the designated signing authorities of the State Government/Union Territory/Chambers of Commerce. Hence it doesn't take responsibility of the contents of the files.
Outsourcing of receipt and Delivery of Documents. For a consequence to outsourcing of receipt and delivery of files for attestation/Apostille with effect from July 2012, no document is directly accepted from people at the Ministry of External Affairs Counter in CPV Division, Patiala House Annexe, New Delhi. The original document/true copy is to be filed directly to some of the five outsourced service providers along with a photocopy of the document and a photocopy of the Passport of the applicant. It could be pertinent to point out that the Ministry does not legalize photocopies. Applicants are advised not to rely on unsolicited persons/touts for Apostille or Attestation services.
Decentralization of Attestation/ Apostille Services. The contact details of those RPOs and the collection centers of the five service providers in these 15 cities are given above.NORKA ROOTS, a public business firm under the Department of Non-Resident Keralite Affairs, Government of Kerala is authorized to submit documents for Attestation/Apostille from RPO, Thiruvanantapuram.
Applicants are asked to approach their Individual Branch Secretariats/RPOs as enumerated above throughout the five outsourced service providers for obtaining the requisite services of apostille/attestation as required.
Charges For Apostille and standard Attestation
MEA: A charge of Rs 50 is payable for Apostille of record. Way of postal orders was discontinued.) Normal Attestation is done free Of cost.
Outsourced bureaus: As the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) isn't Adding files straight from the applicant/individual, all documents for The objective of Attestation/Apostille by MEA are to be submitted and collected The fee chargeable from the Outsourced bureaus per document because of its collection and delivery for Apostille/normal attestation by MEA will be Rs. 90/- (Service Fee) and Rs 3 per Page (Scanning Fee)
He Attestation Cell in the CPV Division of this Ministry has been providing attestation services for authentication of all Educational, commercial and personal documents of people for personal and Commercial use in countries overseas. Aside from this, Indian Small Business Institutions also youtube need commercial documents attested by MEA for export as Well as for additional bu
