Trustable Certificate Attestation Services in India

It confirms that a certificate issued in India is genuine, so that it is accepted in another country. Designated offices add their seal and signature to the certificate, one after the other.

Educational certificates such as SSLC, Plus Two, diploma, degree, PG, MPhil and PhD; non-educational certificates such as birth, marriage, death, experience and medical certificates; and the commercial documents of a company.

First the state attestation: the HRD department of the state that issued the certificate, or a notary and the SDM. Then the Ministry of External Affairs. Then the step of the country: its embassy in India, and its MOFA where the country asks for it. With an MEA Apostille no embassy follows.

A notary first, then the Home Department of the state or the SDM, then the Ministry of External Affairs, then the embassy of the country. With an MEA Apostille no embassy follows.

The Chamber of Commerce first, then the Ministry of External Affairs, then the embassy of the country.

Both are state-level steps. Which one is accepted depends on the country you are going to and on the state that issued the certificate. We confirm it before you send anything.

Certificate attestation is the whole chain of seals a certificate needs. Embassy attestation is one step in it: the stamp of the embassy of the country you are going to, after the state and the MEA.

The original certificate and a copy of your passport. For a marriage certificate, the passport copies of husband and wife. For the birth certificate of a minor, the passport copies of the parents. For a commercial document, the passport copy of the person who signs for the company.

Yes. The seals are placed on the original, so the original has to be submitted.

No. The Ministry of External Affairs states that it does not legalise photocopies, and each office places its seal on the original. Keep copies for yourself; send us the original.

Each office places its seal or sticker on the certificate itself, which is why a laminated certificate is one of the common mistakes in our guides. Do not laminate a certificate you will need attested. If yours is already laminated, tell us before you send it and we check what can be done for your case.

Only a certificate you hold can be attested, so you first need a duplicate from the university, board or office that issued it. For Kerala and Karnataka universities we help with the duplicate as part of college verification, and our guide on the reissue of a university certificate explains the steps.

Yes. Tell us on WhatsApp what you are sending and to which branch, send the originals by courier, and we return the attested documents by courier. For a personal document issued in Kerala, the Kerala Home Department takes the application only from you in person or from an immediate relative, so tell us who in your family can go.

In the state: a notary first for personal documents, then the HRD for educational certificates, or the Home Department or the SDM for personal documents; a Chamber of Commerce for company documents. In the Government of India: the Ministry of External Affairs, with MEA attestation or an apostille. For the country: its embassy in India, and its MOFA where it asks for it. Trueway attests nothing itself: each seal comes from the office.

The state step depends on the office, and for the HRD on how soon your school, college or university confirms the certificate. The MEA attests only after the state, and on e-Sanad only after the issuing authority has verified the document. The embassy step depends on the country. We tell you the expected time for your case before you start.

No. The MEA attests on the signature of the state, Union Territory or Chamber of Commerce office before it, and states that it does not take responsibility for the contents of the document.

A personal document such as a birth or marriage certificate: a notary, then the Kerala Home Department (only for certificates issued in Kerala), then the MEA, then the embassy or the apostille. A Kerala educational certificate: the HRD step is done through NORKA Roots, which Trueway does not handle; we handle the steps after it.

Not if it is from 2014 or later. e-Sanad states that the physical copy of CBSE documents from 2014 onwards is not accepted for attestation or apostille; these go through e-Sanad instead. Ask us which applies to yours.

No. We collect your documents at a branch or by courier, take them to each office and return the attested certificate to you.

Yes. Tell us your area on WhatsApp and we arrange the pickup with you, along with the fee and the expected time.

Yes. Tell us your deadline when you enquire. We confirm whether your document can go express, with the fee and the expected time, before you start.

It depends on the certificate, the state that issued it and the country it is for. We tell you the expected time for your case before you start, and send updates on WhatsApp at each step.

Connect with the Trueway team on WhatsApp. The fee depends on the certificate, the state and the country, and we confirm it before you decide.

No. Trueway provides independent documentation support and is not affiliated with any council, embassy or government authority. Each seal is given by the office itself, not by Trueway.