Before applying for abroad studies or application first you have to provide your attested document so that you can easily apply for various purposes. The ministry of external affairs (mea) and Apostille's work is outsourced with the direct effect of March 1, 2012. As a result, the document of individual is unacceptable by any effective mea counter at CPV division, Patiala house and New Delhi. The original document should be submitted directly to one of the outsourced companies. The main purpose of mea attestation is to be proven that your document is genuine. Attestation or Apostille is the basic requirement from mea so that you can legally apply for your various purposes.
All of our original documents or Apostille needs to be verified by the ministry of external affairs, New Delhi/authenticated by the designated officials/departments of the state government/union territory from where the documents were issued. For the ministry of attestation (mea) attachment first, you have to verify your documents by the respective state authority concerned so that your attestation could be properly applied for the mea process.
MEA Attestation Services in India
When it comes to mea attestation procedure, it seems very confusing. But it’s not so complicated at all. It is the process of legalization of your document for abroad studies or application. It is the simple process in which your documents have legally proven so that your document will be accepted in foreign countries for various purposes.
The process of mea can be done after all the certificates or documents issued by Indian authority. Procedures are given below:
Step 1: Authentication of the Document
Non educational documents:
➢ documents like driving licenses, birth or death certificates, marriage certificates, etc. are necessary to be attested first by the state home department of the issuing of the state or union territory. If your document includes the name, the designation seal and the seal of the department it means your authentication is done.
Step: 2 legalization of the Documents by MEA:
➢ After the above authentication with the necessary signature, seal and stamp on your document must be attested by the ministry of external affairs (mea). After that it legalized your documents on the basis of the signatory and stamps. It does not take any specific responsibility for the written contents of the necessary certificate or documents.
Required Documents:
1. One Passport clear photocopy
2. One original document for attestation
3. One clear photocopy of the document
Required educational Documents:
1. Degree certificate
2. BE certificate
3. PG degree certificate
4. Nursing certificate
5. Diploma certificate
6. HSC certificate
7. SSC certificate
8. MBBS certificate
9. Inter certificate
10. Engineering certificate
11. Dentists certificate
12. Transcript certificate
13. Pharmacy certificate
14. MD certificate
15. MS certificate
16. Mark sheets
Some Non Educational Required Documents:
1. Birth certificate
2. Marriage certificate
3. Police clearance
4. Leaving certificate
5. Power of attorney
6. Registration certificate
7. Bona-fide certificate
8. Medical certificate
Requirements of Commercial Documents:
1. Packaging list
2. Export invoice
3. Power of attorney
4. Certificate of incorporation
5. Certificate of origin
6. Physical analysis report
7. Chemical analysis report
Countries that accept MEA Attestation:
➢ Countries which are not signatory to the Hague Convention 1961 requires to accept Indian attested document by Ministry of External affairs, New Delhi
➢ After MEA Attestation documents are valid for the further processing by their embassies/consulates of various purposes.
➢ After all the processing your documents are legal to use in the foreign country
Note:
➢ Original documents are promptly accepted for the MEA Attestation. Photocopies of the documents are unacceptable.
➢ Documents will be returned only on production of receipt for payment of the service charge.
➢ In any case, if the Ministry of External Affairs found your documents Fake than the ministry may also initiate the legal action against the applicant.
