{"id":2004,"date":"2020-01-10T11:24:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T11:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.testserver.eminenture.co.in\/test\/services2nri-new\/blog\/?p=2004"},"modified":"2024-08-13T11:25:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T11:25:22","slug":"types-attestation-india-know-going-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.services2nri.com\/blog\/types-attestation-india-know-going-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Types of Attestation in India To Know Before Going Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Any legal paper achieves its value upon getting a signature\/stamp on it. Also called certificate attestation, it can be interpreted as the lawful evidence that is credible enough to be trusted by any authority, let\u2019s say PSK (Passport Sewa Kendra) officials or consul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

A stamp or signature of an SDM officer on the marriage certificate, for instance, proves the legitimacy of the copy of the original document. It won\u2019t be accepted or recognized until and unless it ratifies the authenticity by the competent authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In short, your birth certificate, marriage or degree certificate or any other one won\u2019t be accepted if it does not have any stamp from the concerned authority or officials. Sometimes, a certificate or document may require a stamp or seal or signature by more than one authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Basically, the legalization of documents is classified into these:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Personal documents<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Educational documents<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Commercial documents<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Reasons for Attesting Any Certificate:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Its reasons could be many, as serving a judicial purpose like opening a bank account or obtaining a visa. There may be a commercial proposition, like a business meeting or bringing a business at home, behind it. All in all, one can get a licence of being a genuine degree or certificate holder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Who has authority to attest?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Well, the purpose defines which authority you are going to concern with for getting a seal of authenticity. Let\u2019s say, you are going to join a multinational company in the USA. To verify your qualification, citizenship and commercial status, it is obligatory to get through attestation service by more than one department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Mainly, the NRIs or aspiring NRIs require the stamp of legalization through:<\/p>\n\n\n\n