Apostil of documents from India

India, since 2005, is a member of the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961, which abolished the requirement for the legalization of foreign public documents. All of the Convention's member nations accept apostille.

Personal documents like birth, death, and marriage certificates, affidavits, powers of attorney, etc., and educational documents such as degrees, diplomas, matriculation, and secondary level certificates, are all subject to apostille. India is a member of the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention, no further attestation or legalization of a document apostilled by a member country, should be required for using such apostilled document in India. In accordance with the international requirement under the Convention, all parties involved should accept an apostilled document as legalised for all purposes in India.

Apostille Procedure

(for more information follow The Ministry of External Affairs link -  Attestation/Apostille).

The Ministry of External Affairs attests original documents//true copies of documents for use abroad. Attestation done by the Ministry of External Affairs is of two types:

India, since 2005, is a member of the Hague Convention of October 5 1961 that abolished the requirement of legalization of foreign public documents. Apostille is acceptable in all member-countries of the Convention (For more info please visit the website: www.hcch.net). Apostille is done for personal documents like birth/death/marriage certificates, Affidavits, Power of Attorney, etc. and educational documents like degree, diploma, matriculation and secondary level certificates etc. As India is a member of the Hague Apostille Convention, 1961, no further attestation or legalization of a document apostilled by a member country, should be required for using such apostilled document in India. An apostilled document should, therefore, be treated as legalized document for all purposes in India by all concerned, in accordance with the international obligation under the Convention. (Countries under Hague Convention is available at the following link)

A. E-sanad: A. E-sanad: e-Service for verification & attestation of documents of Indian Citizens Detatils of e-Sanad can be obtained by following thefollowing Link

B. Attestation/apostille of documents not covered under E-sanad:

Step 1. Authentication of Documents

Applicant Regional Authentication Centres (RACs) (Details of RACs is available at following link)

Step 2. Deposition of Documents with authorized Outsource Service Provider.

Details of Jurisdiction of Branch Secretariat/RPos is available at following link Appendix H

Step 3. Receipt of apostilled/Attested documents from Outsource agencies.

Legalisation of documents: The Ministry of External Affairs thereafter, legalises the documents on the basis of the signature of the designated signing authorities of the State Government/Union Territory/Chambers of Commerce. Hence it does not take responsibility of the contents of the documents.