Document Attestation

Type Of Document Attestation

• Certificate Attestation
• Apostille
• HRD Attestation
• MEA Attestation
• Police Clearance Certificate Attestation
• Marriage Certificate Attestation
• Birth Certificate Attestation

Certificate Attestation : Certificate attestation is the process of verifying documents when a person is travelling to a foreign country. For international usage of documents, the procedure of certificate attestation becomes necessary. Every individual who is traveling outside the country for different purposes must have their certificate attestation done.

Different purposes of certificate attestation :

• For attaining education in foreign countries.
• For employment purposes.
• For taking family abroad.
• To get resident visa.
• For migration.
• To start business abroad.
• For trading.

Educational certificate attestation includes all types of educational document attestation. For degree, diploma, HSC, SSLC certificate attestation comes under attestation of educational certificates. Whereas all the personal certificates like birth certificate, death certificate, marriage certificate etc. is considered in non-educational certificate attestation. Commercial certificates include documents related to trade, business, properties etc. Procedures of certificate attestation become different according to the type of certificate need to be attested.

Procedures of certificate attestation

Educational certificates : 

• SDM (sub-divisional magistrate)/ HRD (human resource development).
• MEA (ministry of external affairs).
• Embassy attestation.
• MOFA (ministry of foreign affairs).

Non-educational certificates : 

• Birth Certificate
• Marriage Certificate
• Death Certificate
• Medical Certificate
• Experience/Employment Certificate
• Divorce Certificate
• Transfer Certificate
• Salary Certificate

Commercial certificates attestation : 

• Chamber of commerce attestation.
• MEA (ministry of external affairs).
• Embassy attestation.
• MOFA (ministry of external affairs).

Documents required for attestation are the original certificates and passport copy. The documents undergo verification from the above-mentioned authorities depending on the certificates attestation to be done. Documents are sealed and signed from the concerned authorities. After this process only the documents are considered verified. It is mandatory to have the certificate attestation done while travelling outside the country for various purposes. The documents have to be verified for it to be accepted in the destination country. Increased credibility of the certificates will help the person travelling in fulfilling his/her needs easily. Certificate attestation increases the accessibility of the certificate for international purposes. The purpose of certificate attestation is also ensuring safety of illegal documentation from the immigrants to the destination countries.

Police Clearance Certificate

Police Clearance Certificate is a confirmation issued by the country of origin, wherein an assigned police specialist in the country of origin will issue a police clearance certificate with their official seal or mark. It is issued to confirm that the individual could possibly have no criminal records. Criminal records may incorporate capture, conviction and conceivably court procedures. In straightforward, Police clearance certificate is an affirmation of the nonappearance of any criminal record issued by the country of origin. It is diverse in every country and region and might be called police certificate, good conduct certificates, judicial records extracts, PCC, etc.

Purposes for attaining police clearance certificate : 

• For job/ employment purposes
• For migration purposes
• For residence visa purposes
• For higher study purposes, etc