What is State Attestation?
The documents issued such as educational, commercial or personal such as birth certificates are issued by a state registered organization or state department which has right to issue such document.
In order to use these documents is another country you must get through a process called Apostille. Without Apostille your document will not be legal in another country, the consulate of the country or the institution you want to submit will simply reject the document without Apostille for not bearing Apostille on its back.
To get this apostille one must go through a process called state attestation where the state body which issued the document must put up a seal, Which signifies that this document is correct and is verified.
This is kind of a green signal for MEA to put its apostille on the back of the document without a hesitation or background check for correctness of the document.
So don’t forget to get state attestation before getting MEA apostille.
4 Simple steps to get MEA Apostille on your Documents
- Register on Apostille Portal
- Collect all Documents you want to Apostille
- Submit the Original / Photocopies of documents
- Receive Documents with Apostille Directly to your home
HRD ATTESTATION (Human Resource Department)
Attestation from State Human resource Department for Educational Certificates such as Degree Certificates, SSLC Certificate is known as HRD Attestation.
HOME DEPARTMENT ATTESTATION
Attestation from State Home Department for Non Educational Certificates such as Marriage Certificate, Birth and Death Certificate is known as Home Department Attestation.
Steps to get state attestation for Educational and Non Educational Document:
- Check for the document issuing state.
- Contact secretariat of that state.
- Submit the document to the secretariat office carry your passport copy with you for identity verification.
- Pay the nominal fees, wait for 1 weeks or so Time depends on the state.
- Personally collect the document or if someone is collecting on behalf of you give them the authorization letter on Rs. 20 bond paper.
Submit your Details
Please Fill the Below Form
Process of SDM Attestation
State Attestation ( HRD / Home Department ) list
Frequently asked questions
No. Most of the countries accept an apostille obtained after SDM attestation instead of state attestation. Except some countries where state level authentication is mandatory, all countries accept SDM authentication followed by apostille/attestation from MEA.
The cost of HRD attestation may vary depending on the state. Also it may vary depending on the urgency and the service provider fee, if applicable.
Educational certificates such as degree certificate, diploma and transcript need to get an attestation from state HRD department.
The time required for state attestation vary depending on the state. Typically it may take from 5 days to one month depending on the state.
The departments involved in the state attestation are home and HRD. If your documents are personal such as birth certificate, you need an attestation from state home department. However, for educational certificates such as degree certificates, you need to get HRD department attestation.