1. Attestation
2 Categories of Attestations: MEA & Embassy Attestation
1. MEA Attestation or Apostille
MEA attestation or apostille is made only after attestation by the relevant state authorities.
2. Embassy Attestation
After the MEA attestation/apostille, Embassy attestation is done.
2. Apostille
Apostille Attestation of Documents from MEA in India:
An Apostille is a type of attestation in which documents are legalized in a particular format that is acceptable in all nations that belong to the Hague Convention. Essentially, Apostille is an international attestation that is acceptable in about 92 countries, and most of the western world recognizes Apostille.
Apostille stamp is a square shaped computer-generated sticker stamp, pasted on the reverse of the document by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. This is a unique computer generated stamp having a unique identification number, through which any member country of The Hague convention can check its authenticity online. Under normal circumstances, once the document is apostilled, it does not require to be attested further from the concerned embassy.
If a document is apostilled, it does not require to be attested.
For the list of countries that require documents to be apostilled, please refer to the following link: CLICK FOR THE LIST
