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Apostille in India for use abroad

Documents issued in India – certificates, diplomas, court and notarial documents, company papers – are apostilled by India’s designated authority and then accepted in 128 Convention countries. We organise the apostille, the translation and the delivery wherever you are.

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Designated competent authority (Art. 6)

  • Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India

HCCH record updated 05 September 2024

  1. 1
    Upload a scan
    We pre-check it and confirm the route
  2. 2
    Verify with your phone
    ID + selfie, ~3 minutes, then your quote
  3. 3
    We obtain the apostille
    Competent authority + sworn translation
  4. 4
    Delivered
    Courier worldwide or protected download

An apostille can only be issued in the country where the document was issued. For a document from India that means India’s designated authority; no other country can apostille it. We coordinate the submission in India, the notary reviews your application first, and the document is returned with the apostille – by courier or, where India issues electronic apostilles, as a verified PDF.

Authority fee: Indian Rs. 50.00 (official fee, passed through 1:1 in your quote)

  • www.mea.gov.in
  • www.mea.gov.in

MEA apostille: the official procedure in India

In India apostilles are issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Consular, Passport & Visa Division, through its outsourced collection centres in major cities. Documents are first authenticated by the state that issued them – the state Home Department or General Administration Department for personal documents, the state Human Resource Development / Education Department for educational documents – or by the relevant central body for central documents. Germany does not accept Indian apostilles (objection since 2005); for Germany the German missions verify Indian documents instead.

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    State authentication

    Personal documents (birth, marriage, police) by the state Home/GAD; degrees and school certificates by the state HRD/Education Department or the university's regional authority; commercial documents by the chamber of commerce.

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    Submit to MEA via collection centre

    Documents are handed in at an MEA-authorised collection centre with the authenticated original.

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    Apostille

    MEA attaches the apostille sticker with a unique ID verifiable online.

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    Translation & delivery

    Translation where the destination requires it; worldwide delivery.

Before the apostille – by document
  • Birth, marriage, death: Certificate from the municipal registrar, authenticated by the state Home Department/GAD.
  • Degree / marksheets: State HRD or Education Department authentication.
  • Police clearance: PCC from the Passport Seva / RPO or the state police.
  • Commercial documents: Chamber of commerce certification.

Where an apostille from India is not enough

An Article 12 objection is in force between India and the following states – documents for them need consular legalisation, which we organise instead:

Documents we apostille from India

Birth certificateRequirements & fees
Marriage certificateRequirements & fees
University degree & transcriptRequirements & fees
Police clearance certificateRequirements & fees
Power of attorneyRequirements & fees

Commercial register extract

Handelsregisterauszug · extrait Kbis · certificación del Registro Mercantil

Requirements & fees

Where will your India document be used?

Pick the destination and the document type to see the exact route and start with the details pre-filled.

Choose the destination to see the exact route for a birth certificate issued in India.

Apostille in India: questions

No. Germany objected to India’s accession in 2005, so the Convention does not apply between them. Indian documents for Germany are verified via the German Embassy/Consulates in India.

In all other Convention countries – the UK, the US, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Australia, the Gulf Convention states and more.

Under Article 6 of the Convention India has designated: Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India. The notary reviews your application and we route the document to the right office.

In all Contracting States except China and Germany: an Article 12 objection is in force between them, so documents for these states need consular legalisation instead. Non-Convention countries (for example the UAE, Qatar, Egypt) always need legalisation.

The authority’s fee listed with the HCCH: Indian Rs. 50.00. Official fees are passed through 1:1 and shown separately from Notaryzer’s service fee in your written quote; nothing is charged before you accept.

The apostille itself is standardised and accepted without translation. The document is in English or Hindi; most recipients abroad want a sworn or certified translation into their language, which we add in the same order.

The Convention has been in force for India since July 14, 2005.

Apostille for documents from India

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