Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) is a government department responsible for the foreign relations of India. MEA Attestation is a necessary step which ensures that certificates are authentic.

The MEA attests the documents only after these documents have been authenticated by the HRD/HD/Chamber of Commerce or State Government with their signature and stamp/seal on the document.

The process of MEA attestation can be done on all the certificates or documents issued by Indian Authorities. The Ministry of External Affairs holds the authority to validate original documents adhering to use them abroad. Ministry of External Affairs Attestation is done in 2 types:

MEA Apostille - Apostille is the facilitated certification of public documents (that may be notarized) in a particular format, for their use globally and in all nations that are a part of the Hague Convention's Apostille Section

MEA General Attestation– General Attestation is done for the Countries which are not members of the Hague Convention 1961. These countries accept Indian documents Attested by the Ministry of External Affairs as valid documents. Such documents for MEA attestation can be then processed by the destination country's embassy or consulate.

MEA Attestation Fee:

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MEA Attestation Process:

Educational Documents:
Educational documents are first required to be attested by the state education department of the state government or union territory or HRD (Human Resource Department) from where the document has been issued. These documents are authenticated with the name, designation seal/stamp of the department.

Non-Educational Documents:
Non-Educational documents are first required to be attested by the state home department of the state government or union territory or HD (Home Department) from where the document has been issued. These documents are authenticated with the name, designation seal/stamp of the department.

Commercial Documents:
Commercial documents are first required to be attested by a relevant chamber of commerce. On each of the documents, a rubber stamp of the chamber of commerce is affixed, alongside the name & designation of the authorized signatory.

MEA Document Attestation Types/Requirements:

Apostille Educational Documents
• Degree Certificate
• PG Degree Certificate
• Diploma Certificate
• BE Certificate
• Nursing Certificate
• SSC Certificate
• Inter Certificate
• HSC Certificate
• MBBS Certificate
• MD Certificate
• Dentists Certificate
• Transcript Certificate
• Pharmacy Certificate
• MS Certificate
• Mark Sheets
• Engineering Certificate

Apostille Non-Educational Documents
• Salary Certificate
• Equivalence Certificate
• Transfer Certificate (TC)
• Death Certificate
• Birth Certificate
• Experience/ Employment Certificate
• Marriage Certificate Attestation
• Divorce Certificate
• Medical Certificate
• Single Status Certificate

Apostille Commercial Documents
• Export Invoice
• Power of Attorney
• Packaging List
• Certificate of Origin
• Chemical Analysis Report
• Physical Analysis Report
• Certificate of Incorporation

General Attestation Educational Documents
• Degree Certificate
• PG Degree Certificate
• Diploma Certificate
• BE Certificate
• Nursing Certificate
• SSC Certificate
• Inter Certificate
• HSC Certificate
• MBBS Certificate
• MD Certificate
• Dentists Certificate
• Transcript Certificate
• Pharmacy Certificate
• MS Certificate
• Mark Sheets
• Engineering Certificate

General Attestation Non-Educational Documents
• Salary Certificate
• Equivalence Certificate
• Transfer Certificate (TC)
• Death Certificate
• Birth Certificate
• Experience/ Employment Certificate
• Marriage Certificate Attestation
• Divorce Certificate
• Medical Certificate
• Single Status Certificate

General Attestation Commercial Documents
• Export Invoice
• Power of Attorney
• Packaging List
• Certificate of Origin
• Chemical Analysis Report
• Physical Analysis Report
• Certificate of Incorporation

What do you understand by MEA attestation?
The most crucial and precious stamp put on the documents is known as the MEA (Ministry of External Affairs) attestation. This attestation stamp will be given only on those documents which have received validation and authentication from the relevant agencies from where the certificate has been given in the particular state.

Is it possible to get MEA attestation in India?
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) will not acknowledge documents straight from the candidate/entity. Hence, all the documents requiring the MEA attestation will need to be submitted and taken back after the attestation from the particular four agencies which are created for this purpose.

How to know about MEA document?
A requested document will need an attestation from Ministry of External Affair (MEA), Government of India, in New Delhi, to gain the validation for using it in the entire India and overseas country. MEA is the single top body who has the power of attestation of the documents that are given from India.

What is the time duration for MEA Attestation?
Once a particular document is requested for this attestation it will take around 1-2 working days to get MEA attestation. However, it should be noted that the exact time required for this process will depend upon various factors like- the state from where the document has been issued, the type of documents, or the requirement for this attestation authentication. Considering these factors, it takes about 1-2 business days for the Ministry of External Affairs attestation.

What role does MEA have for documents?
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) attests Authentic documents//true copies of documents for use overseas.
2 types of Attestation is done by the MEA:
1. Apostille: Apostille is done for documents that belongs to a person like Certificates related to Birth, Death, Marriage or Divorce, Affidavits, Power of Attorney, Letter of Authority (LOA) etc. and educational documents like School or College degree, diploma, matriculation and secondary level certificates etc. As per the Hague Apostille Convention, 1961, India is also a member country, so no more attestation or legalization of a document apostilled by a member country is required for using it.
2. Normal Attestation: This is applicable to all the countries which are not a Hague Convention member and where Apostille is not legally agreed for.

What is MEA apostille?
The documents that are used in the countries outside India, need certain attestations from the Ministry of External Affairs which is termed as MEA apostille. The nations that are enlisted in the Hague convention agrees to the MEA apostille. This is the most crucial stage in the authentication process of the documents among other attestations.

What is SDM and MEA attestation?
SDM Attestation, Delhi: Sub Divisional Magistrate of Delhi who is the only authority, authorized to attest the documents. located in Delhi. MEA Attestation: Once the attestation from the SDM is done, the documents are then sent for the attestation from the Ministry of External Affairs. Embassy Attestation: Once SDM and MEA has been duly done then the documents are sent to respective Embassies of the countries where Embassy Attestation is required on them.

What is MEA approval?
There is no need for MEA (Materials and Equipment Acceptance) or some additional pre-approval procedure to be done for platform lifts in NYC. They should be allowable and scrutinized by the Elevator Division just as a commercial elevator. Such process is not applicable in India

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