What are the types of attestation?
There are different types of document attestation in India for different reasons. Some of the types are listed below:
1) Notary Attestation:
Attestation by a notary is carried out before all other processes comprising the authentication of documents. It is obtained from the local notary, mostly in the form of a signature. It is the most basic requirement of any law related legalization process.
2) Home Department Attestation:
Home Department is exclusive to attests personal documents and the officials are the only ones allowed to attest personal documents, this includes marriage certificate, death certificate.
3) HRD Attestation:
HRD or Human Resource Department is the state organization that solely attests the educational documents and certificates. It is another important procedure to demonstrate the authenticity of your academic history to your employer or the university you next being admitted to. University verification is compulsory for this part of the attestation.
4) SDM Attestation:
The Sub-Divisional Magistrate is an alternative for the Home Department and in rare cases, for HRD as well. However, some authorities strictly mandate HRD attestation for educational documents. Sub-Divisional Magistrate is independent of the main state government and performs separately.
6) MEA Attestation:
MEA or Ministry of External Affairs attestation is the last level of authentication from the home government after which an MEA stamp or sticker is applied on the document. MEA is the central department that deals with the foreign matters of the country and elects a minister every half a decade.
7) Embassy Attestation:
It is performed by the officials of the respective country the documents are being attested for. For instance, the embassy of UAE performs #vtu #vtutrolls #vtuexams #vtumemes #karnataka #kerala #engineers #engineeringstudents #engineeringstudent
