When you present a certificate or document in a foreign country, it is required to determine the genuineness of that certificate or document. Therefore overseas government needs proof that the Indian certificate or document which you are holding is a genuine and not a fake, or the signatures of Indian officials on the certificates are genuine.

Attestation services are of different types:

We need certificate or document attestation for various purposes.

Certificate attestation in India can be done individually or by through reliable company like ANR Overseas Services Private Limited.

If you opt for personally to visit every government department then first you have to get your certificate attested from the state department from where your certificate has been issued. There are different department for different type of certificates. For example, HRD department is responsible for educational certificates.

Once your certificate get attested from state level then you need to visit MEA office for attestation from Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi from here you will get either general MEA stamp or Apostille Sticker as per your requirement.

After attestation from Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi you need to submit your certificate in Embassy / Consulate for further attestation / legalization.

This whole process is time taking and technical knowledge is needed so that your certificate doesn’t get rejected from any department so we recommend to go by a reliable company like ANR Overseas Services Private Limited.

Below are the process for Certificates Attestation in India, it's a chain process.

Step 1:- Documents & Certificates will be sent state level attestation.

Step 2:- Once original document & certificate is attested by state level. Original document & certificate will be sent to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi for further attestation / apostille.

Step 3:- After attestation from Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi. Document & certificate will be sent to Embassy / Consulate for further attestation / legalization.

Processing time for certificate attestation depends upon type of attestation. It is ideally between 4 to 6 working days. But for certain attestation services the processing may take up to 30 days or more.

India is a member of the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961, abolishing the requirement of legalization of foreign public documents. An Apostille is acceptable in 104 member-countries of the Convention. An Apostille is done for personal certificates like birth/death/marriage certificates, Affidavits, Power of Attorney, etc. and educational certificates like degree, diploma, matriculation and secondary level certificates etc. An apostille is an official sticker given by Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi which certifies the authenticity of the signature or seal of the person or authority that signed or sealed the public document and the capacity in which this was done. An Apostille does not certify the content of the public document to which it relates and strictly used when travelling to a foreign country which is a member of the Hague Convention.

If you are travelling to a foreign country which is a member of the Hague Convention for any of the below mention reason then Apostilled certificates & documents may be required.

Your Certificates will be Apostilled by the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi. You can contact any reliable company like ANR Overseas Services Private Limited which provides Attestion and Apostille Services. We provide a hassle free Apostille of certificates & documents to our clients. Our performance rate for this service is par excellence and the team is able to complete the process without any delay. Since the process of Apostille attestation does not require physical presence, documents can be submitted in original via courier / registered post. We also provide State Home Department Attestation, State HRD Attestation and MEA attestation for certificates & documents. This is the reason why ANR overseas and its services are beneficial if you are looking for attestation/ Apostille services for your certificates & documents.

No Attestation and Apostille is not same both are different process. Apostille of a certificate is used by a foreign country which is a member of the Hague Convention and is done by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi whereas Attestation of a certificate is used by a foreign country which is not a member of the Hague Convention and attestation is done the embassy of that foreign country which is not a member of the Hague Convention where you are travelling.

Processing time for Apostille Certificates services is ideally between 2 working days. But for certain cases, where the issuing authority of a Certificate is in an inaccessible area, the processing may take up to 30 days.

Below are the process for Apostille of a Certificate in India, it's a chain process.

Step 1:- Documents & Certificates will be sent state level attestation.

Step 2:- Once original document & certificate is attested by state level. Original document & certificate will be sent to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi for further apostille.