In international law, the legalization of documents process involves certification of a document so that a foreign nation's legal system recognizes it without any occurrence of legal issues. Certified documents when legalized are suitable to use in another country.

Legalized Documents are a genuine proof that:

• the document was issued by a competent and expert authority
• the signature, seal and/or stamp on the document are genuine
• the document's format is correct

Document Legalization Fees:

Legalization of Documents charges may vary depending on your requirements. Although there several companies offering legalization of your documents and certificates, we guarantee the lowest prices in the market. To get the complete on the price of getting your documents legalized, contact us at services@embassydocuments.com.

Document Legalization Process:

A school diploma may need to be evaluated and legalized by the Ministry of Education, before being followed by legalization of documents by the MEA (Ministry of External Affairs) of the signature of the Ministry of Education. Once the certificate has been authenticated by the foreign ministry, the documents further require review and approval by the consulate or embassy of destination country in which the transaction is supposed to occur.

How to legalize documents:

Documents which are required to be legalized:

1. Commercial Documents –
• Export Invoice
• Power of Attorney
• Board Resolutions
• Memorandum of Association
• Article of Association
• Good Manufacturing Practise Certificate
• Packaging List
• Certificate of Origin
• Chemical Analysis Report

2. 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

3. 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

Is legalization and attestation same?
International law states that legalization is defined as the procedure of validating or officially stating a permissible document so that the documents get accepted and recognized as legal and valid in the overseas countries. Both the processes of Attestation and Legalization mean the similar thing of authenticating and verifying a document and are used interchangeably.

What is the legalization process?
When your documents are authenticated then it must undergo the process of certification by the foreign authority to make the same valid there. The procedure of legalization of the document takes place at the embassy or consulate of the country and may be termed as the last step involved in the process of authentication and validation.

What is legalization of degree certificate?
The procedure of receiving certification for the documents by the relevant elected authority from the source nation so that the documents get accepted by the law system of the foreign nation to be visited is termed as Legalization.

How do I start the legalization process?
The document being legalized to be accepted by the foreign nation means getting the document signed and stamped or sealed by the public official, the primary stage in case of a personal document is to notarize the signature of the person on the document. As notary is classified as a public official, hence their sign and seal can then be validated and legitimated.

How long does legalization of documents take?
Legalization of documents generally takes few working days. But it all depends on the embassy and their pendency of documents.

What is the meaning of legalization of documents?
Legalization is the process which involves various steps for making your documents legalized and acceptable for using them in different country. The documents that can undergo the process of legalization are - civil status documents, court orders and diplomas or certificates. Legalization process states that the particular document was given by an official authority.

What are the features of legalization?
''Legalization'' means that a specific set of distinctiveness that organization may (or may not) own. These are defined alongside three scopes: obligation, precision, and delegation.

How do I Legalise my documents?
The following documents can undergo a legalization process if they were issued to the-
1. Court and received a wet ink court seal
2. Public registry like- certificate of birth, marriage or death, or a company certificate issued by Companies House.
3. Government section and signed by a bureaucrat, such as a letter of confirmation of tax registration.

What is the difference between legalization and notarization?
In general situations a document needs to be primarily notarized and/or apostilled prior it can undergo the legalization process by some local court or some legal entities in the court who are authorized to put their stamp. On other hand documents need to be legalized only if it will be used in a nation which is not enlisted in The Hague Convention.

What is certificate legalization?
Legalization is the process of certifying the formal compliance of a document with the law binding in the source of its issue or of the genuineness of the seals and signatures given on the document.

Whether you are currently based in India or abroad, if you have India documents that need legalizing, we can assist you. The steps involved to get legalization of documents differs from one country to another and their agreement with India.

At Embassy Documents Attestation Services, you get to avail complete certificate attestation services regarding all your Commercial, Educational and Non-Educational documents attestation. The company has a team of attestation specialists who are well- acquainted with the process of all kind of attestation services. Apart from Commercial, Educational, and Non-Educational Document legalization, here you get to avail many other certified attestation services including, Chamber of Commerce, MEA, Apostille, MOFA, Visa Assistance, HRD, and Embassy Attestation. For any other information on document legalization services, feel free to contact us at services@embassydocuments.com