Degree Apostille Attestation in India | Apostille University Degree
University Degree Certificate Apostille Attestation in India is a process of verifying the degree certificate for originality, authenticity and correctness. Degree certificate apostille indicate the document is genuine and provided by a designated authority. Any degree certificate with apostille is considered as a genuine document for the use in a foreign country which is a Hague apostille country.
Read through this article to know everything about apostille for degree certificate.
Ministry of external affairs in India is the only authority who can provide a Degree Certificate Apostille. For any Indian who travels on employment/student visa, legalizing their educational certificates such as degree certificates with an apostille attestation is mandatory.
Degree certificate is a proof for completing your bachelor degree. Hence, legalizing your educational qualification is mandatory whether you are applying for a Masters degree abroad or going to work abroad.
As per the conditions of Hague apostille convention, an apostille received from the ministry of external affairs legalizes your documents in another country without further requirement for embassy attestation.
In the apostille degree certificate attestation, all the details that are vital are printed such as marks, course, years in which the course is completed, college, university, and all other essential educational information. When the certificate apostille attestation in India is done, it is a proof to the document submitting country that all the printed information is true and reliable.ย
How to get Degree Certificate Apostille?
Degree certificate apostille is done in 3 steps
- Submission of Original documents
- SDM Attestation/State Human Resources Development Department Attestation.
- Apostille by MEA
4 Simple steps to get MEA Apostille on your Documentsย
- Register on Apostille Portalย
- Collect allย Documents you want to Apostilleย
- Submit the Original / Photocopies of documents
- Receive Documents with Apostille Directly to your home
How to get MEA Attestation or Apostille on Degree Certificates?
Apostille of Educational Documents by Ministry of External Affairs in India Can be done by Submitting the original Documents or True Copies of Original Documents Issued from the relevant School Boards / Universities.
What is apostille ?
You were born in India and you have received lot of documentsย from the private and public organizations. In the later stage if you want to move to other country, then that country needs proof of your birth , qualifications, experience Etc.
The other country want to be sure that the documents that you have submitted are not a fraudulent documents. In order to confirm that the documents are genuine, you need to get Apostille from MEA.
There are established methods to conductย background check for authenticity of the documents. Finally, the MEA will seal your documents with an apostille stamp as a proof of authenticity.
A square-shaped apostille sticker/stamp is pasted on the back of the certificate so that another country can verify that easily. The sticker has a tracking number on it so that the destination country can check the authenticity of the attested degree effortlessly without any need for further verification.ย
When the attested degree documents are sealed and stamped by the Ministry of External Affairs, then a person can submit these documents to any of the Hague countries. The documents when attested are regarded as authentic and valid in other foreign countries.ย
Reasons for getting Apostille of Education Documents
- Higher Studies
- Working in the other country
- Requirement of the foreign country
- For Permanent Resident Visa
- For Business Purpose Visa
Documents required for degree apostille attestation?
Below are the documents that you need to submit to us in order to start the background check and get the apostille for your documents.
- Degree Certificate (Original document)ย
- Supporting documents such as passport photocopies (Front and Back pages)
- Aadhar card and Licence Photocopy
There are basically two types of degree certificate apostille
there are two ways to check the authenticity of documents . They are:
- State authentication then MEA apostilleย
- SDM authentication then MEA apostille
State Attestation for Degree Certificate Apostille
Most ofย the documents issued in India belongs to some states in India.
In this method of apostille, the State government has to verify the document authenticity first.
State authentication will be done by the secretariat of the district in which the document is issued. The apostille Degree Certificate is provided only after state verification is done. State HRD Attestationย which happens mostly in the HRD ministry at the capital city of the state attest your educational certificates. There are many government bodies are involved in this process. Hence, it willย take 30 working days to complete the whole process.ย
Learn more about the HRD attestation in detail at the end of this article.
Check out here forย State verification in detail.
SDM Authentication / Attestation for Degree Certificate Apostille
SDM is Sub divisional magistrate. In this method of verification, your documents are checked for authenticity first and then SDM will certify your document for correctness and truthfulness.
Once the SDM seal is done then MEA will take this document for final check and puts the Apostille.
This is a faster root since not many government department are involved in the verification.ย
Most of the time the verification is done within 3-4 working days.
Which one is the best method to get degree apostille attestation
Since there are 2 ways of doing an apostille choosing which one which matches your requirements is very important.
Choosing the kind of apostille depends on the destination country you are travelling. SDM attestation method is cheaper and faster method of getting an apostille. However, countries such as Austria and Italy require state attestation of your degree certificate for student visa.
If your travel destination is not a Hague nation, then you must get state attestation. Once MEA attestation is done through State Attestation method, then document has to get Embassy attestation in order to legalize your degree certificate in a non Hague nation.
No doubt SDM attestation is better than the State attestation due to less time. Although in case the traveling country has asked for the State Attestation then the applicant has to choose State Attestation only.
Time required for both type of Authentication / Attestation
State + MEA apostille requires more time since lot of government departments are involved in it.
Requires more than 30 working days and cost is also higher than SDM apostille.
On the other hand
SDM is a cost effective and very quick process. Required time depends on the package you choose on our website.
Can we directly submit the document to MEA for Apostille?
Before 2012 you could have submitted your documents directly to MEA but after 2012 the documents received for apostille escalated rapidly. MEA alone couldn’t handle this collection and distribution task.
So the collection and distribution of the documents was outsourced to apostille service providers. Once you submit the documents to a service provider, they will submit the documentsย to MEA on your behalf.
Some universities/ employers will also ask for transcript apostille. ย It is better and advisable to get the transcript apostille.
Peopleย who are going to foreign countries under work or dependent visa, it is advisable to get apostille for marriage, birth and PCC before travelling. Once you are there in foreign and if you need apostille for these documents then pricing will be more including courier.
Expenses a person has to pay for getting degree certificates apostilled?
There are a few charges that a person has to pay for the apostille degree certificate attestation. There are a few nominal payments that need to be done at various levels for getting an apostille stamp. The fees vary with the count(number) of documents and type of documents. So, a trustworthy apostille service provider can let you know in detail about the attestation of degree certificates.
For how much time does an apostille degree certificate valid?
The validity of an apostille degree certificate in India is valid for a period of 6 months. There are countries that accept an apostille degree certificate that is more than a year old. So, an apostille service can check the country and document to let you the accurate validity of a degree certificate apostille.
How do I apply for apostille for degree certificate?
You can apply here for apostille give all the details in the form.
- Registering online for apostille
- Sending the documents for office/visiting our office to deposit the document
- Online payment for apostille
- Receiving the tracking number for the documents
- Check updates online
- Get emails regarding the apostille status
- Receive/collect the documents after apostille
An Apostille contains following details:
- Name of country from which the document was issued.
- Name of the Person to whom document is issued.
- Name of person signing the document.
- Designation of the singed person.
- Place of certification date of certification.
- Number of certificate.
- Seal or stamp of authority issuing certificate.
- Signature of authority issuing certificate.
Steps involved in Degree Apostille Attestation
Once you apply for Apostille, we will check the document for authenticity and will check the document with concerned departments for correctness and originality.ย
If the document submitted to us is proper, we will process it further to SDM.
After SDM signs, the document will be processed through MEA for apostille. We will check the details of the apostille itself like your name, date and seals are present in the Apostille or not. If there is any correction required we will process the document again.
Safety and Security
As all the documents that need to be submitted for the degree certificate attestation in India are original. So, safety is the key parameter when choosing an apostille service provider. In case the documents are misplaced then it becomes difficult for the applicant to get the visa. Make sure that the apostille service you choose is trustworthy and reliable to handle your documents. Do not go for cheap apostille service just to save funds and risk your documents.
HRD Attestation for Degree Certificate Apostille
As mentioned above HRD attestation on your degree certificate happens mostly at the capital city of the concerned state. The human resource development department will verify the signature and seal on your degree certificate with the university. Then, the ministry will attest the document with a stamp/seal for further apostille process.ย Following are the places where HRD attestation happens in India:
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1. Special Secretary (Protocol), General Administration Department, Hyderabad. 2. Joint Secretary (Law & Order), General Administration Department, Hyderabad. 3. Office of the Resident Commissioner of Andhra Pradesh in New Delhi. |
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Arunachal Pradesh HRD Attestation |
1. Deputy Secretary (Home), Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar 2. Director, Department of Higher & Technical Education Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar. 3. Office of the Resident Commissioner of Arunachal Pradesh in New Delhi. |
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Assam HRD Attestation |
1. ACS, Joint Secretary (Home), Home Department, Assam Secretariat, Dispur, Guwahati 2. ACS, Joint Secretary (Political), Home Department, Assam Secretariat, Dispur, Guwahati 3. Director of Technical Education, Guwahati 4. Office of the Resident Commissioner of Assam in New Delhi. |
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Andaman and Nicobar HRD Attestation |
Assistant Secretary (Home), A & A Administration, Port Blair |
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1. Joint Secretary, Home (Special) Department, Patna 2. Deputy Secretary, Home (Special) Department, Patna. 3. Deputy Secretary (Verification), Bihar School Examination Board, (Senior Secondary), Patna. 4. Controller of Examination, Health Services, HRD for Medical Related Certificates, Patna. 5. Deputy Director (Higher Education), HRD Department, New Secretariat, Patna 6. Secretary, Sanskrit Siksha Board, Boring Canal Road, Patna 7. Secretary, Madarsa Shiksha Board, Vidyapati, Marg, Patna 8. Office of the Resident Commissioner of Bihar in New Delhi |
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Chandigarh UT HRD Attestation |
1. Secretary (Home) 2. Joint Secretary (Home) 3. Under Secretary (Home), Home Department, Chandigarh Administration 4. Joint Secretary (Finance), Home Department, Chandigarh Administration 5. Registering and Licensing Authority, Chandigarh. 6. District Education Officer, Education Department, Chandigarh Administration 7. Office of the Resident Commissioner of UT in New Delhi |
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Chattisgarh HRD Attestation |
1. Secretary, Technical Education, Chattisgarh Administration, Raipur 2. Under Secretary, Home (Passport) Department, Mantralaya, Raipur 3. Deputy Secretary, Home (Passport) Department, Mantralaya, Raipur 4. Under Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Government of Chattisgarh, Raipur. 5. Under Secretary, General Administration Department, Mantralaya, Raipur 6. Office of the Resident Commissioner of Chattisgarh in Delhi. |
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Dadra and Nagar Haveli UT HRD Attestation |
1. Deputy Secretary (Home), Home Department, Silvassa 2. Resident Deputy Collector, Silvassa for the UT of Dadar & Nagar Haveli. 3. Resident Deputy Collector, Khanvel for the UT of Dadar & Nagar Haveli. 4. Resident Collector (Head Quarter) for the UT of Dadar & Nagar Haveli. 5.Deputy Collector/SDM Collectorate, Daman 6. Office of the Resident Commissioner in New Delhi |
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Daman and Diu HRD Attestation |
1. Collector & District Magistrate, Diu 2. Deputy Collector/SDM Collectorate, Daman 3. Addl. Dist. Magistrate, Diu 4. Office of the Resident Commissioner in New Delhi. |
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1. Regional Director of Education (South) 2. Regional Director of Education (East), 3. Deputy Secretary, Home (Passport) and Superintendent, Government of NCT of Delhi 4. All District Judges (DJ) and Sub Divisional Magistrates (SDMs) in Delhi 5. Marriage Registrar, Indian Christian Marriage Act, Delhi Secretariat, New Delhi |
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Goa HRD Attestation |
1. Director(Higher Education), Panaji 2. Director (Education), Junta House, Panaji 3. Under Secretary (Home-I), Home Department (Foreigner’s & Citizenship Division), Secretariat, Porvorim-Goa 4. Under Secretary (Home-II), Home Department v 5. Addl. Collector-II, North Goa District, Panaji v 6. Office of the Resident Commissioner of Goa in New Delhi. |
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1. Deputy Secretary, General Administration Department, Government of Gujrat. 2. Under Secretary, General Administration Department, Government of Gujrat. 3. Section Officer, General Administration Department, Government of Gujrat 4. Office of the Resident Commissioner of Gujrat in New Delhi. |
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Haryana HRD Attestation |
1. Director Secondary Education, Haryana. 2. The Secondary Board of School Education, Haryana 3. Deputy Director Colleges-II O/o Higher Education Commissioner, Haryana 4. Deputy Director Colleges-II O/o Higher Education Commissioner, Haryana. 5. Special Secretary to Government Haryana, Home Department. 6. Under Secretary Home Department, Government of Haryana. 7. Deputy Dir. Cadet Corps, Director General Higher Education. 8. Assistant Director (Administration), Director General of Higher Education, Panchkula. 9. Assistant Director, Colleges VII, Higher Education Commissioner, Haryana. 10. Office of the Resident Commissioner of Haryana in New Delhi. v 11. Office of the Chief Secretary, Government of Haryana. |
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Himachal Pradesh HRD Attestation |
1. Deputy Secretary(Home) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla. 2. Addl . Director(C), Directorate of Higher Education 3. Director(C), Directorate of Higher Education. 4. Joint Director (C-I), Directorate of Higher Education 5. Under Secretary(Home) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla 6. Under Secretary(Home) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla 7. Principal Secretary(Home) to the Government. of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla. 8. Office of the Resident Commissioner in New Delhi. v 9. Office of the Chief Secretary, Government of Himachal Pradesh. |
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Jammu & Kashmir HRD Attestation |
1. Principal, GGM Science College, Civil Secretariat, Higher Education Department, Jammu 2. Principal, Amar Singh College, Gogji Bagh, Srinagar. 3. Deputy Secretary, Home Department. 4. Director Colleges, Higher Education Department, Civil Secretariat, Srinagar/Jammu. 5. Office of the Resident Commissioner of J&K, in New Delhi. |
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Jharkhand HRD Attestation |
1. Director, Department of Human Resource Development, Ranchi. 2. Deputy Secretary, Department of Human Resource Development, Ranchi. 3. Under Secretary, Department of Human Resource Development, Ranchi 4. Deputy Secretary, Home Department, Ranchi. 5. Office of the Resident Commissioner of Jharkhand in New Delhi. |
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1. Additional Commissioner (Land Maintenance Projects and Misc.), Government of Karnataka, Bangalore 2. Additional Commissioner (Administration and Development), Government of Karnataka, Mysore 3 Under Secretary, Home Department (Passport and Foreigners), Bangalore. 4. Regional Commissioner, Mysore 5 Additional Commissioner (Land Maintenance, Projects and Misc.), Government of Karnataka, Mysore 6. Regional Commissioner, Gulbarga 7. Regional Commissioner, Bangalore 8. Regional Commissioner, Belagavi |
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1. Additional Secretary, General Education Department, Certificate Authentication, Thiruvanathpuram. 2. Deputy Secretary General Education Department Certificate Authentication Centre Ernakulam. 3. Additional Secretary General Education Department Certificate Authentication Centre Kozhikode. 4. Additional h Secretary h (HRD) Certificate Authentication Centre, Thiruvanathpuram. 5. Joint Secretary to Government, Home Department and Under Secretary, Home (Attestation) Department. 6. Additional Secretary to Government, Home Department, Secretariat, Thiruvanathpuram 7. Joint Secretary to Government of Kerala, General Education Department, Certificate Authentication Centre, Ernakulam. 8. Additional Secretary to the Government. of Kerala, General Education Department Certificate Authentication Centre, Ernakulam 9. Joint Secretary, GED, Certificate Authentication Centre, Kozhikode 10. Under Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Thiruvanathpuram. 11 . Joint Secretary, General Education Department, Certificate Authentication Centre, Kozhikode. 12. Office of the Resident Commissioner of Kerala in New Delhi. |
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1. Deputy Secretary, Higher Education Department, , Bhopal. 2. Under Secretary (HRD), Maltralaya, Vallabh Bhawan, Bhopal. 3. Under Secretary, Higher Education Department, Bhopal. 4. Office of the Resident Commissioner of Madhya Pradesh in New Delhi. |
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1. Joint Secretary, Higher & Technical Education Department, Mumbai. 2. Deputy Secretary, Employment & Self-Employment Department, Mumbai 3. Office of the Resident Commissioner of Maharashtra in New Delhi. 4. Section Officer, Home Department, Government of Maharashtra |
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Meghalaya HRD Attestation |
1. Secretary, Education Department, Government of Meghalaya, Shilong. 2. Secretary, Political Department, Government of Meghalaya 3. Principal Secretary, Political Department, Government of Meghalaya 4. Office of the Resident Commissioner of Meghalaya in New Delhi. |
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Mizoram HRD Attestation |
1. Under Secretary, Government of Mizoram, Higher & Technical Education Department 2. Additional Secretary, Home Department, Government of Mizoram. 3. Secretary, Home Department of Mizoram, Aizawl. 4. Office of the Resident Commissioner of Mizoram in New Delhi. |
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Manipur HRD Attestation |
1.Additional Secretary, Home Department, Government of Manipur. 2. Under Secretary (Home), Government of Manipur. 3. OSD, University & Higher Education, Imphal. 4. Under Secretary (GAD), Government of Manipur. 5. Office of the Resident Commissioner of Manipur in New Delhi. |
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Nagaland HRD Attestation |
1. Special Secretary (Home), Government of Nagaland, Kohima 2. Secretary (Home), Government of Nagaland, Kohima 3. Office of the Resident Commissioner of Nagaland in New Delhi. |
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Odisha HRD Attestation |
1. Higher Education Department, Government of Orissa 2 .Special Secretary, Home Department. 3. Principal Secretary, Home Department, Government of Orissa 4 .Joint Secretary, High Education Department, Department of Higher Education Government of Orissa, Bhubaneswar 5. Office of the Resident Commissioner of Orissa in New Delhi. |
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Puducherry HRD Attestation |
1. Under Secretary to Government (Home), Chief Secretariat, Puducherry. 2. Under Secretary to Government (Administrative Reforms Wing), Chief Secretariat, Puducherry. 3.nDeputy Secretary to Government (Establishment), Chief Secretariat, Puducherry. 4. Under Secretary to Government (Enforcement), Chief Secretariat, Puducherry. 5. Office of the Resident Commissioner of Puducherry in New Delhi. |
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1. Deputy Secretary, Department of NRI Affairs. 2 .Assistant Director (Funds), and Assistant Director (CC), Punjab Education Department, Chandigarh. 3. Assistant Director, Office of Director Public Instruction (Colleges) 4. Under Secretary, Department of NRI Affair, Chandigarh 5. Director, Department of Technical Education & Industrial Training, Government of Punjab, Chandigarh 6. Office of the Resident Commissioner of Punjab in New Delhi. |
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Port Blair HRD Attestation |
Assistant Secretary(Home), A&N Administration, Port Blair |
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1. Officer on Special duty (OSD), Home (Jail Department), Government. of Rajasthan. 2. Deputy Secretary (Administration), Education Department, Administration Secretariat, Jaipur. 3. Deputy Secretary (Administration], Education Department. 4. Deputy Secretary, (Coordination) Home Department, Government of Rajasthan, 5. Assistant Secretary, Higher Education (GR.III), Secretariat, Jaipur. 6. Deputy Secretary, Higher education department, Jaipur. 7. Office of the Resident Commissioner of Rajasthan in New Delhi |
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Sikkim HRD Attestation |
1. Director(Exam), Human Resource Development Department, Government. of Sikkim, Gangtok 2. Assistant. Director/Exam, Cell, Human Resource Development, Government. of Sikkim, Gangtok 3. Joint Secretary(Protocol), Home Department, Government. of Sikkim, 4. Joint Secretary(Con), Home Department, Government. of Sikkim, Gangtok 5. Office of the Resident Commissioner in New Delhi. 6. Office of the Chief Secretary, Government of Sikkim. |
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1. Under Secretary, Government Public(Foreigners) Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai 2. Office of the Resident Commissioner in New Delhi. 3. Office of the Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu. |
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1. Special Secretary (Protocol), General Administration Department, Hyderabad. 2. Joint Secretary (Law & Order), General Administration Department, Hyderabad. 3. Office of the Resident Commissioner of Telangana in New Delhi. |
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Tripura HRD Attestation |
1. Deputy Secretary to the Govt of Tripura, Agartala, 2. Deputy Secretary to the Government. of Tripura, Agartala 3. Office of the Resident Commissioner in New Delhi. 4. Office of the Chief Secretary, Government of Tripura |
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1. Special Secretary, General Administration Dept. Government of Uttar Pradesh 2. Special Secretary, General Administration Dept. . Government. of Uttar Pradesh 3. Joint Secretary, Dept. of Higher Education 4. Under Secretary, Dept. of Higher Education, Government of Uttar Pradesh 5. Joint Secretary, General Administration Dept., Government of Uttar Pradesh 6. Under Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Government of Uttar Pradesh 7. Under Secretary, Dept. of Higher Education, Government. of Uttar Pradesh 8. Joint Secretary, Dept. of Higher Education, Government. of Uttar Pradesh Department of Higher Education, Government of UP., Lucknow 9. Office of the Resident Commissioner in New Delhi. 10. Office of the Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh. |
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Uttarakhand HRD Attestation |
1. Under Secretary, General Administration Department, Government of Uttarakhand 2. Under Secretary, General Administration Dept., Uttarakhand 3. Office of the Resident Commissioner in New Delhi. 4. Office of the Chief Secretary, Government of Uttarakhand |
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West Bengal HRD Attestation |
1. Section Officer, Home (Foreignersโ & NRIโs ) Department Government. of West Bengal 2. Section Officer, Home (Foreigners & NRIs) Dept. Government. of West Bengal 3. W.B.C.S (Exe), Joint Secretary, Home (Foreignersโ& NRIโs) Dept., Government. of West Bengal, Kolkata 4. Office of the Resident Commissioner in New Delhi. 5. Office of the Chief Secretary, Government of West Bengal. |
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Frequently asked questions
Apostille or Attestation on Educational Documents by Ministry of External Affairs in India Can be done by Submitting the original Documents or True Copies of Original Documents Issued from the relevant School Boards / Universities.
Steps to get Apostille on your Educational Documents:
- Register for Apostille
- Submit the documents with us.
- Pay for the Apostille
- Receive documents after Apostille to your Address.
Apostille Attestation is Legalization of your documents from Ministry of External Affairs in India. Apostille can be given for the documents issued in India by any authority or issued by any Indian authorities outside the country like Embassy / Consulate. Apostille from MEA can be used in any particular country apart from India.
Check out this articleย more details onย what is apostille .
Apostille and Attestation are similar words. But Apostille will be given from the Ministry of External Affairs in India. Attestation has a broader meaning. Attestation from MEA is called Apostille. Attestation can be given by State Government or Embassy.
For Educational documents attestation from state government is called HRD attestation.
For Non Educational documents such as Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Affidavits state attestation is called home department attestation.
Attestation for any documents from Indian Embassy is called Embassy Attestation.
Read here for further details on how to get apostille.
Ministry of External Affairs Attestation ( Apostille ) can be done in 2 ways.
- State Authentication / Attestation,
- Sub Divisional Magistrate ( SDM ) Attestation / Authentication.
State Attestation Process takes longer time compared to SDM attestation. Itโs better to do SDM Apostille since it is fast.
If you are travelling to Italy or Austria, then state attestation is required. For all the other Hague nations SDM Apostille is enough, legal, valid and accepted.
Procedure to get Apostille on your Documents:
- Register for Apostille
- Submit the documents with us.
- Pay for the Apostille
- Receive documents after Apostille to your Address.
You can get degree certificate apostille in Pune within 3 days, if you are following SDM attestation method. However, to get HRD attestation for degree certificate apostilleย it may take time.ย
Degree Certificate Apostille Contacts- City Wise
| Degree Certificate Apostille Service Area | Contact number | Email ID |
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