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Ministry of External Affairs (CPV Division) **** ATTESTATION/APOSTILLE OF ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS AND TRUE COPIES OF DOCUMENTS 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:. Apostille: India, since 00, is a member of the Hague Convention of October, 9 that abolished the requirement of legalization of foreign public documents. Apostille is acceptable in 0 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. Any document Apostilled in one member country is acceptable in all the other 0 member-countries, signatory to the referred convention of 9 thus greatly simplifying the process of attestation by making it needless to get the documents attested in each or for each of the countries separately.. Normal Attestation: This is done for all the countries which are not a member of Hague Convention and where Apostille is not accepted. Procedure for Attestation/Apostille Step - Authentication of documents: All original documents/copies requiring attestation or Apostille should be first authenticated by the designated authorities of the State/Union Territory from where the document has been issued. In case of personal documents, Home/General Administration Department of the concerned State Government/Union Territory are the designated authorities. In case of educational documents, the documents should first be authenticated by the Education Department of the concerned State Government/Union Territory. Commercial Documents are to be pre-authenticated by the respective Chambers of Commerce. The details of the Regional Authentication Centres (RACs) in the

States/Union Territories from where the documents should first be authenticated are given below. Regional Authentication Centres (RACs) for States/Union Territories Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Andaman and Nicobar Special Secretary (Protocol), General Administration Department, Hyderabad. Joint Secretary (Law & Order), General Administration Department, Hyderabad Office of the Resident Commissioner of Andhra Pradesh in New Delhi. Tel- 870, 80 Deputy Secretary (Home), Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar Director, Department of Higher & Technical Education Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar. Office of the Resident Commissioner of Arunachal Pradesh in New Delhi. Tel- 0 ACS, Joint Secretary (Home), Home Department, Assam Secretariat, Dispur, Guwahati- ACS, Joint Secretary (Political), Home Department, Assam Secretariat, Dispur, Guwahati-, Telefax 0- Director of Technical Education, Guwahati Tel.0-87 Office of the Resident Commissioner of Assam in New Delhi. Tel- 809 Assistant Secretary (Home), A & A Administration,Port Blair (Fax: 87970) Bihar Joint Secretary, Home (Special) Department, Patna, Deputy Secretary, Home (Special) Department, Patna. 0999087(M), Tel: 0-7 Deputy Secretary (Verification), Bihar School Examination Board, (Senior Secondary), Patna.

Controller of Examination, Health Services, HRD for Medical Related Certificates, Patna. Deputy Director (Higher Education), HRD Department, New Secretariat, Patna- 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. Tel- 09, 007 Chandigarh UT Secretary (Home), Joint Secretary (Home), Under Secretary (Home), Home Department, Chandigarh Administration, Tel: 07-7090 Joint Secretary (Finance), Home Department, Chandigarh Administration Registering and Licensing Authority, Chandigarh. 7 Chattisgarh 7 District Education Officer, Education Department, Chandigarh Administration, O/o, DPI, U.T. Sector 9, Chandigarh Office of the Resident Commissioner of UT in New Delhi. Tel- 9 Secretary, Technical Education, Chattisgarh Administration, Raipur Under Secretary, Home (Passport) Department, Mantralaya, Raipur Deputy Secretary, Home (Passport) Department, Mantralaya, Raipur Under Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Government of Chattisgarh, Raipur. Under Secretary, General Administration Department, Mantralaya, Raipur

Office of the Resident Commissioner of Chattisgarh in Delhi. Tel- 0900, 09 8 Dadra and Nagar Haveli UT Deputy Secretary (Home), Home Department, Silvassa Resident Deputy Collector, Silvassa for the UT of Dadar & Nagar Haveli. Resident Deputy Collector, Khanvel for the UT of Dadar & Nagar Haveli. Resident Collector (Head Quarter) for the UT of Dadar & Nagar Haveli. Deputy Collector/SDM Collectorate, Daman Office of the Resident Commissioner in New Delhi. Tel- 89 9 Daman and Diu Collector & District Magistrate, Diu Deputy Collector/SDM Collectorate, Daman Addl. Dist. Magistrate, Diu w.e.f..0.00 0 Delhi NCT Office of the Resident Commissioner in New Delhi. Tel- 89 Regional Director of Education (South), C-, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi. Phone 08 Regional Director of Education (East), C-, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi. Phone 8, Deputy Secretary, Home (Passport) and Superintendent, Government of NCT of Delhi, Home (Passport) Department, th Level, "C" Wing, Delhi Secretariat, I.P. Estate, New Delhi as authorized by NCT of Delhi. All District Judges (DJ) and Sub Divisional Magistrates (SDMs) in Delhi Marriage Registrar, Indian Christian Marriage Act, Delhi Secretariat, New Delhi Tel.-0 908, Fax-0 90 Goa Director (Higher Education), Junta House, nd Lift, th

floor, Panaji, Goa. Tel: 8/8, Fax: 8, Mobile: 98807 Director (Education), Junta House, nd Lift, th floor, Panaji, Goa. Tel: 8/8, Fax: 8, Mobile: 98807 Under Secretary (Home-I), Home Department (Foreigner's & Citizenship Division), Secretariat, Porvorim-Goa Under Secretary (Home-II), Home Department Addl. Collector-II, North Goa District, Panaji Gujarat Haryana Office of the Resident Commissioner of Goa in New Delhi. Tel- 99/7/8 Deputy Secretary (Fax No.079-0), General Administration Department, Government of Gujrat, Sachivalaya Gandhi Nagar Under Secretary (Tel: 079-08, Fax: 079-8 0997800(M) for Enquiry-099780), General Administration Department, Government of Gujrat, Sachivalaya Gandhi Nagar. Section Officer, General Administration Department, Government of Gujrat, Sachivalaya Gandhi Nagar. Office of the Resident Commissioner of Gujrat in New Delhi. Tel- 7, 7 Higher Education Commissioner/Director Higher Education, Haryana for certificate(s)/degree(s) issued by Universities situated outside the State of Haryana Director Secondary Education, Haryana in respect of certificate(s)/diploma(s)/degree issued by National open School, Central Board of Secondary Education, ICSE or any other State Board of Education in the country. The Secondary Board of School Education, Haryana, Bhiwani in respect of Matriculation and 0+ certificates issued by it or by the Haryana Open School.

Himachal Pradesh 7 8 9 0 Deputy Director Colleges-II O/o Higher Education Commissioner, Haryana (07-0) Fax: 0 Special Secretary to Government Haryana, Home Department Under Secretary Home Department, Government of Haryana 09978(M), 07-70(Fax) Deputy Dir. Cadet Corps, Director General Higher Education, Sector- Haryana Panchkula Chandigarh Assistant Director (Administration), Director General of Higher Education, Panchkula. Assistant Director, Colleges VII, Higher Education Commissioner, Haryana Panchkula. Office of the Resident Commissioner of Haryana in New Delhi. Tel- 8, 8/ Office of the Chief Secretary, Government of Haryana. Tel- 07-708 Principal Secretary (Home) to the Government. of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla Deputy Secretary (Home), Shimla Under Secretary (Home), Shimla (Tel: 077-0]. Jammu & Kashmir 7 Joint Director (C-I), Directorate of High Education, Shimla- 700 Joint Director (C-II), Directorate of High Education, Shimla- 700 Additional Director (Colleges), Directorate of High Education, Shimla-700 Office of the Resident Commissioner of Himachal Pradesh in New Delhi. Tel- 77, 7, 79 Principal, GGM Science College, Civil Secretariat, Higher Education Department, Jammu Principal, Amar Singh College, Gogji Bagh, Srinagar (J&K)

Fax: 09-788, 990089(M), 09-788 Jharkhand 7 Karnataka Deputy Secretary, Home Department 09-, 099(M) Director Colleges, Higher Education Department, Civil Secretariat, Srinagar/Jammu. Te/Fax: 09-798, 09-9 (w.e.f.0.0) Office of the Resident Commissioner of J&K, in New Delhi. Tel- 0, 0 Director, Department of Human Resource Development, Ranchi. Deputy Secretary, Department of Human Resource Development, Ranchi. Under Secretary, Department of Human Resource Development, Ranchi Deputy Secretary, Home Department, Ranchi, 099(M), 0-07 Office of the Resident Commissioner of Jharkhand in New Delhi. Tel- 0-790, Fax 7900 Additional Commissioner (Land Maintenance Projects and Misc.), Government of Karnataka, Bangalore Additional Commissioner (Administration and Development), Government of Karnataka, Mysore Under Secretary, Home Department (Passport and Foreigners), Bangalore, Phone: 080-07, (Fax) Regional Commissioner, Mysore Additional Commissioner (Land Maintenance, Projects and Misc.), Government of Karnataka, Mysore Regional Commissioner, Gulbarga 7 Regional Commissioner, Bangalore 8 Additional Commissioner (Land Maintenance Projects and

Misc.), Belgaum 9 Regional Commissioner, Belgaum 8 Kerala 0 7 Additional Commissioner (Administration and Development) Belgaum Additional Commissioner, (Land Maintenance Project and Misc.), Gulbarga Additional Commissioner (Administration and Development) Gulbarga. Additional Deputy Commissioner & Additional District Magistrate, Bangalore Urban, Bangalore. Additional Deputy Commissioner & Additional District Magistrate, Bangalore Rural, Bangalore Additional Deputy Commissioner, Department Of A.D.C, A.D.M, Bangalore. Additional Distt. Commissioner, Department Of Deputy Commissioner Office, Bangalore Rural Office of the Resident Commissioner of Karnataka in New Delhi. Tel- 8898 Additional Secretary, General Education Department, Certificate Authentication, Thiruvanathpuram. Deputy Secretary General Education Department Certificate Authentication Centre Ernakulam. Additional Secretary General Education Department Certificate Authentication Centre Kozhikode. Additional Secretary (HRD) Certificate Authentication Centre, Thiruvanathpuram. Joint Secretary to Government, Home Department and Under Secretary, Home (Attestation) Department 07-707, 790, 79 Additional Secretary to Government, Home Department, Secretariat, Thiruvanathpuram

9 Madhya Pradesh 0 Maharashtra 7 8 9 0 Joint Secretary to Government of Kerala, General Education Department, Certificate Authentication Centre, Ernakulam 08-780, 780 Additional Secretary to the Government. of Kerala, General Education Department Certificate Authentication Centre, Ernakulam Joint Secretary, GED, Certificate Authentication Centre, Kozhikode Under Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Thiruvanathpuram. Joint Secretary, General Education Department, Certificate Authentication Centre, Kozhikode. Office of the Resident Commissioner of Kerala in New Delhi. Tel-, 88, 78 Deputy Secretary, Higher Education Department, Mantralya, Vallagh Bhavan, M Block, Green City,, Gulmohur Bhawan, Bhopal, Tel: 07-70,09990(M) Under Secretary (HRD), Maltralaya, Vallabh Bhawan, Bhopal. Under Secretary, Higher Education Department, Maltralaya, Vallabh Bhawan, Bhopal Office of the Resident Commissioner of Madhya Pradesh in New Delhi. Tel- 09899, 88, 70 Joint Secretary, Higher & Technical Education Department, th floor, Mantralaya Annexe, Mumbai-000, Tel: 0-00(O), 777 (R) Deputy Secretary, Employment & Self-Employment Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai Section Officer, Home Department, Government of Maharashtra 0-7909, 0900(M) Office of the Resident Commissioner of Maharashtra in

Meghalaya New Delhi. Tel- 8807, 887 Secretary, Education Department, Government of Meghalaya, Shilong Telefax: 0-8 (For Education Documents only) Secretary, Political Department, Government of Meghalaya Mizoram Manipur Principal Secretary, Political Department, Government of Meghalaya Office of the Resident Commissioner of Meghalaya in New Delhi. Tel- 00, 0, 00 Under Secretary, Government of Mizoram, Higher & Technical Education Department (Telefax: 089-080) Additional Secretary, Home Department, Government of Mizoram Secretary, Home Department of Mizoram, Aizawl. Tel: 089-080 Office of the Resident Commissioner of Mizoram in New Delhi. Tel- 008 Additional Secretary, Home Department, Government of Manipur, Tel:08-, 08-89(fax) Under Secretary (Home), Government of Manipur OSD, University & Higher Education, Imphal. 098080(M] OSD University & Higher Education, Imphal 098707(M) Under Secretary (GAD), Government of Manipur Nagaland Office of the Resident Commissioner of Manipur in New Delhi. Tel- 87009, 87 Special Secretary (Home), Government of Nagaland, Kohima, Tel. 070-7007 Fax: 070-708 Secretary (Home), Government of Nagaland, Kohima

Office of the Resident Commissioner of Nagaland in New Delhi. Tel- 07, 7980 Orissa Higher Education Department, Government of Orissa Special Secretary, Home Department (07-7) Principal Secretary, Home Department, Government of Orissa 07-(office), 07-9(Res) Joint Secretary, High Education Department, Department of Higher Education Government of Orissa, Bhubaneswar 07- Office of the Resident Commissioner of Orissa in New Delhi. Tel- 0977 Pudducherry Joint Secretary (Home), Chief Secretariat, Puducherry Joint Secretary (Administrative Reforms Wing), Chief Secretariat Under Secretary (DP&AR), Chief Secretariat, Puducherry 7 Punjab. Office of the Resident Commissioner of Puducherry in New Delhi. Tel- 8870 Deputy Secretary, Department of NRI Affairs, Tel: 07-7, Ext.8, 77(Fax] Assistant Director (Funds), and Assistant Director (CC), Punjab Education Department, Chandigarh Tel: 07-70, 7087, 0909(M) 098077(M) 780(Fax), 988(M) Assistant Director, Office of Director Public Instruction (Colleges) Under Secretary, Department of NRI Affair, Chandigarh Director, Department of Technical Education & Industrial Training, Government of Punjab, Plot No.-A, Sector--A, Chandigarh, Tel: 07-8, 89, Fax: 07: 07, 99888(M) Office of the Resident Commissioner of Punjab in New

8 Port Blair 9 Rajasthan 0 Sikkim 7 Delhi. Tel- 880, 899 Assistant Secretary (Home), A & N Administration, Port Blair. Officer on Special duty (OSD), Home (Jail Department), Government. of Rajasthan Tel.0--Ext.0 Deputy Secretary (Administration), Education Department, Administration Secretariat, Jaipur. Phone: 0-799(O) 989800 Deputy Secretary (Administration], Education Department Phone: 0-77 Deputy Secretary, (Coordination) Home Department, Government of Rajasthan, Assistant Secretary, Higher Education (GR.III), Secretariat, Jaipur, Tel. 0- Ext. 8, 09 (M), 0-707(Fax) Deputy Secretary, Higher Education (Gr.III) Department, Room No.0, nd floor, Main Building, Government. Secretariat, Jaipur Tel: 0-99, 98800(M), Fax: 0-707 Office of the Resident Commissioner of Rajasthan in New Delhi. Tel- 0777, 8, 87 Deputy Director (Exam), Human Resource Development Department, Government of Sikkim, Gangtok Assistant Director, Exam Cell, Human Resource Development, Government of Sikkim, Gangtok Joint Secretary (Protocol), Home Department, Government of Sikkim, Gangtok Joint Secretary (Con), Home Department, Government of Sikkim, Gangtok Office of the Resident Commissioner of Sikkim in New Delhi. Tel- 77

Tamilnadu Tripura Under Secretary, (Foreigners) Department, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai Office of the Resident Commissioner of Tamil Nadu in New Delhi. Tel- 000, 9 Deputy Secretary to the Government of Tripura, Agartala, Tel: 08-0-(EPBX) Deputy Secretary to the Government of Tripura, Agartala Tel:08-00/08-00 Office of the Resident Commissioner of Tripura in New Delhi. Tel- 09, 07 Uttar Pradesh Under Secretary, HRD, Secretariat, Lucknow Uttrakhand 7 8 Special Secretary, General Administration Department, Secretariat, Lucknow Joint Secretary, Department of Higher Education 0-800 Extn.0, 099090 Under Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Government of Uttar Pradesh, 0-800 Extn.97 Joint Secretary, General Administration Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh 0907-(M) Under Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Government of Uttar Pradesh Joint Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Government. of Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow Tel: 0 800 Extension 0, Fax: 887 Office of the Resident Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh in New Delhi. Tel- 008 Deputy Secretary, General Administration Department, Government of Uttrakhand, Dehradun Under Secretary, General Administration Department, Government of Uttrakhand, Dehradun Tel: 0-780, 097(M)

West Bengal Under Secretary, General Administration Department, Uttrakhand 0-709(Fax) Office of the Resident Commissioner of Uttrakhand in New Delhi. Tel- 7898, 8 Section Officer, Home (Foreigners'& NRI's) Department, Government of West Bengal, Kolkata Section Officer, Home (Foreigners'& NRI's) Department, Government of West Bengal, Kolkata W.B.C.S (Exe), Joint Secretary, Home (Foreigners'& NRI's) Department, Government of West Bengal, Kolkata. Tel: 0980000(M), 0-79(Fax) Office of the Resident Commissioner of West Bengal in New Delhi. Tel- 9, 79 Step 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. Important note: As a result to outsourcing of receipt and delivery of documents for attestation/apostille with effect from July 0, no document is directly accepted from individuals at the Ministry of External Affairs Counter at CPV Division, Patiala House Annexe, New Delhi. The original document/true copy is to be submitted directly to any of the four under-mentioned outsourced agencies along with a photocopy of the document and a photocopy of the Passport of the applicant. It would be pertinent to point out that the Ministry does not legalize photocopies. Applicants are advised not to rely on unauthorised persons/touts for Apostille or Attestation services.. (a) M/s BLS International Services Ltd. 90 Indra Prakash Building,, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi 000 (Phone No. 0-708, 89078, 8909; Email: info@blsattestation.com)

(b) M/s BLS International Services Ltd., SCO 7/8, Sector 7 C, rd Floor, Office No., Near Bathura King, Chandigarh 00 (Phone No.07-07). (a) M/s IVS Global Service Pvt. Ltd., Collection Center, Ground Floor -B, Arunachal Building 9, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi-000 (Phone No. 098789, 0-889),Website: www.ivsglobal.in, Email:info@ivsglobal.net) (b) IVS Collection Centre, Shop No. 0, nd Floor, Bajaj House 97, Nehru Place, New Delhi-009 (Phone No. 098789 ) (c) IVS Collection Centre, Shop No., Dada Building (Ist Floor), Near Hotel Centre Point,BMC Chowk, Jallandhar (Phone No. 08-09, 09879, 09898) (d) First Floor, Near Saini Type Ghar Ratgal Market, Kurukshetra, Haryana Phone 09787900. (e), Hare Krishna Road, High Ground, Bangalore-000 Opposite Petrol Pump Shivananda Circle, Phone 099099. (f) Golden Sapphire, nd Floor, Miramar Goa-89 Phone 07087088.. (a) M/s Superb Enterprises, 00 G, LGF 8A, Milap Building, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, ITO, New Delhi-000 (Phone No.0-999, 8770999, Fax No.0-0999, Website:www.superbenterprisesindia.com E-mail:att@superbenterprisesindia.com (b) M/s Superb Enterprises, SCO-, Office No., Basement Sector 9D, Chandigarh 0009 (Phone No.07-0999).. (a) M/s VFS Global Services, Attestation-Collection Centre, S- Level (Upper Ground Floor), Block-E, International Trade Tower, Nehru Place, New Delhi-009 (Contact Ms Pooja Singh, Ms.Prachi Jain (Phone No.0-080) E-mail ID: meaattestation@vfsglobal.com.

(b) SCO 8-87, Ground Floor (Back Side), Sector 8C, Madhya Marg, Chandigarh (Contact: Ms Poonan Anand, Poooaman@vfsglobal.com ) (c) Trade Centre, rd Floor, G, Block, Bandra Kurla Comples, Bandra, (East) Mumbai (Contact: Mr. Arun Panday, Parun@vfsglobal.com) (d) Prestige Atrium,No.,Central Street, Bangalore (Contact: Mr.FranklinJ @vfsglobal.com) (e) Shop no 0, Mekins, Maheshwari Myank Plaza, Greenlands, Ameerpet, Hyderabad- 000(Contact Mr. J Praveen Kumar, Praveenku@vfsglobal.co Applicant can, however, submit and collect documents directly at the four under-mentioned Branch Secretariats of the Ministry of External Affairs. They also Attest/Apostille documents in addition to MEA. Sl.No. MEA Branch Secretariat Address Chennai Ministry of External Affairs Branch Secretariat, 8, College Road, E.V.K. Sampath Maaligai, 7th Floor, Numgambakkam, Chennai -0000. Phone : 0-800, 8 Email :usbs.chennai@mea.gov.in Guwahati Ministry of External Affairs Branch Secretariat House No. 07, Beltola, Basistha Road, Guwahati-7808. Phone : 0-9, 9, Fax : 0-97 Email :hobs.guwahati@mea.gov.in

Sl.No. MEA Branch Secretariat Address Hyderabad Ministry of External Affairs Branch Secretariat B-Block, Room No. 0-, Andhra Pradesh Secretariat, Hyderabad-000 Phone : 00-0, Fax : 00- Email :hobs.hyderabad@mea.gov.in Kolkata Ministry of External Affairs Branch Secretariat, Ballygunge, Park Road, Kolkata-70009 Phone : 0-87970, 808, Fax : 0-87970, Email :meacal@dataone.in Note: With effect from March, 0, the Passport Office, Goa has been authorized to collect documents, duly authenticated by the designated officers of the State Government of Goa, and deliver the same to the applicants after due attestation/apostille by the CPV Division, Ministry of External Affairs. Fees for Apostille and Normal Attestation MEA: A fee of Rs. 0/- is payable by means of a Postal Order drawn in favour of Pay & Accounts Officer (PAO), Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi, for Apostille of each document. Normal Attestation is done free of cost. Outsourced agencies: As the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is not accepting documents directly from the applicant/individual, all documents for the purpose of Attestation/Apostille by MEA are to be submitted and collected from the four designated outsourced agencies. The fee chargeable by the outsourced agencies per document for its collection and delivery for Apostille/normal attestation by MEA will be Rs./- (Personal document), Rs.8/- (Educational document) and Rs./- (Commercial document).

For more information, suggestions or any grievance please contact: Attestation Section/Apostille Cell Ministry of External Affairs Jawahar Lal Nehru Bhawan, Janapath Marg, New Delhi-00. Telephone : 0-9080 (Attestation) 9080 (Apostille) Fax : 0-908 Email : sooi@mea.gov.in Appellate authority: Shri P. Kumaran Joint Secretary CPV Division Ministry of External Affairs Tel No. 0-870 Fax: 0-788 Email: jscpv@mea.gov.in