MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (MEA)

If you wants to do your higher studies in abroad or employments or any other purposes make sure that your documents is attested. If your attestation is done then any abroad country legally allowed you for your education or employments. They will give you all the facilities like their own citizens. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Apostille's work is outsourced with the direct effect of March 1, 2012. As a result, the Documents of Individual is unacceptable by any effective MEA counter at CPV Division, Patiala House and New Delhi. The original document should be submitted directly to one of the outsourced companies. After the process of MEA Attestation your documents are legally proven to apply abroad for your purposes. It is the necessary procedure for Embassy Attestation Services.

Before applying for the embassies your documents and Apostille needs to be verifying by Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Delhi, India. It authenticates your documents /certificate, any educational/Non-educational documents or any commercial documents so that you can legally prove for the abroad applicants. Before MEA Attestation State government authenticates your Documents and also concerned on your document so that your attestation could be properly applied for the MEA process.

MEA ATTESTATION PROCEDURE

MEA Attestation is the necessary process for your abroad applications. It seems complicated but it’s not as complicated as it seems. We provide this procedure simply and easiest so that you can apply early for your abroad applications and abroad purposes.

The Process of MEA can be done after all the certificates or documents issued by Indian Authority. Procedures are given below:

Step 1: Authentication of the Document

Non educational Documents:

• ➢ It is necessary to be attested your documents first by the State Home Department of the issuing of the State or Union territory. Documents like: driving licenses, birth or death certificates, marriage certificates, etc.
• ➢ If your document includes the name, the designation seal and the seal of the department it means your authentication is done.

Educational Documents:

• ➢ The Documents are necessary to be attested by HRD Attestation of the respective State Education Department of the State government or Union territory.
• ➢ If your document includes the name, the designation seal and the seal of the department it means your authentication is done.

Commercial Documents:

• ➢ Your documents should be authenticated by respective chambers of Commerce after it is authenticated by the Ministry of External affairs (MEA).
• ➢ After authentication of your document the rubber stamp of the chamber of commerce must be on each document along with the name and designation of the authorized signatory.

Step: 2 Legalization of the documents by MEA:

• ➢ After the above Authentication your document must be attested by the Ministry of external affairs (MEA).
• ➢ It legalized your documents on the basis of the signatory and stamps.
• ➢ It does not take any specific responsibility for the written contents of the necessary certificate or documents.

After MEA Attestation:

• ➢ Countries which are not the part of the Hague Convention 1961 requires to accept Indian attested document by Ministry of External affairs, New Delhi
• ➢ After MEA Attestation Documents are valid for the further processing by their embassies/consulates of various purposes.
• ➢ You can legally use your attested documents After all the processing of MEA Attestation.

Required Documents:

• 1. One Passport clear photocopy
• 2. One original Document for attestation
• 3. One clear photocopy of the document

Required educational Documents:

• 1. Degree Certificate
• 2. BE Certificate
• 3. PG Degree Certificate
• 4. Nursing Certificate
• 5. Diploma Certificate
• 6. HSC Certificate
• 7. SSC Certificate
• 8. MBBS Certificate>
• 9. Inter Certificate
• 10. Engineering Certificate
• 11. Dentists Certificate
• 12. Transcript Certificate
• 13. Pharmacy Certificate
• 14. MD Certificate
• 15. MS Certificate
• 16. Mark sheets

Some Non Educational Required Documents:

• 1. Birth Certificate
• 2. Marriage Certificate
• 3. Police clearance
• 4. Leaving Certificate
• 5. Power of Attorney
• 6. Registration Certificate
• 7. Bona-fide certificate
• 8. Medical certificate

Requirements of commercial documents:

• 1. Packaging list
• 2. Export invoice
• 3. Power of Attorney
• 4. Certificate of incorporation
• 5. Certificate of Origin
• 6. Physical analysis report
• 7. Chemical analysis report

Note:

• 1. Make sure that your documents should be original.
• 2. Documents will be returned only on production of receipt for payment of the service charge.
• 3. In any case, if the Ministry of External Affairs found your Documents Fake than the ministry may also initiate the legal action against the applicant.