The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Attestation and Apostille documents must be submitted to one of the outsourced companies - Alhind Tours and Travels Pvt. Ltd. collection and delivery centre, along with copy of the Passport of the applicant.

We are operating 17 Service Centers for the collection and delivery of documents on behalf of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), one in New Delhi and the other in various locations across India

Procedure for MEA document Attestation

All original documents requiring Attestation or Apostille by the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi, are required to be initially verified/validated by the designated authorities/departments of the State Governments//Union Territory from where the documents were issued. MEA Attest documents only after the pertinent state authority has attested the particular document.

For more details on the Regional Authentication Centers and the designated authorities Please refer to the MEA website https://mea.gov.in/apostille.htm

MEA attestation is required for the use of the document or certificate within India and in foreign countries. The process of Attestation of certificates/ records documents from MEA is possible on all the Certificates/documents/records issued by Indian Authorities.

The procedure for the MEA attestation is as follows-

Step 1: Documents Authentication

Personal Documents:

The documents (like birth or death certificates, marriage certificates, affidavits, driving licenses, etc.) are required to be first attested by the State Home Department of the issuing State/Union Territory. The authentication must be done with the name and designation seal as well as the seal of the Department.

Educational Documents:

The documents should be first attested by the State Education Department of the concerned State Government/Union Territory. The authentication must be done with the name and designation seal as well as the seal of the Department.

Commercial Documents:

The documents are to be pre-authenticated by the respective Chamber of Commerce before these can be attested by the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi. The rubber stamp of the respective Chamber of Commerce must be affixed on each document along with the name & designation of authorized signatory.

Step 2: Attestation/Legalization of documents by MEA

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirms/legalizes the archived documents only after these have been authenticated with the signature and seal/stamp of the designated authorities of the State Government/Union Territory/Chambers of Commerce from where the documents have been issued. The MEA authorizes the certificate/documents on the basis of the signature of the designated authorities; henceforth does not take responsibility of the substance of the documents.

Types of Documents and Charges:

The Ministry of External Affairs does not levy any fees for General Attestation of documents. The Ministry charge Rs.50 ( Rupees Fifty) towards the cost of each Apostille Sticker affixed on document/pages requiring Apostille. The total cost of all Apostille Stickers affixed ( calculated @ Rs50/- for each sticker) would be paid online to the Ministry of External Affairs by the applicants through Non Tax Receipt Portal( NTRP) only by the applicant

The following Service Charges are payable for each document has been fixed by MEA. The applicants need to submit the following documents/fees:

(a) Original document to be attested;
(b) One clear photocopy of the document;
(c) One clear photocopy of the passport;
(d) Our service charge as given below:

For information on the list of the Regional Authentication Centers and the designated authorities of Ministry of External Affairs, please visit website http://www.mea.gov.in/

SLA (Service Level Agreement)

Note:

Educational Documents

Personal Documents

Commercial Documents