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Attestation 1. How does attestation help? Attestation of your original certificates proves valid in Gulf countries for getting Employment Visa, Family Visa, and Dependant visa. Trade Visa from Labor department of UAE 2. Are authentication / attestation / legalization / verification / notarization the same? More likely these terms mean the same. The main intention of all these terms used finally lands up to get Embassy or Consulate attestation. Authentication - confirms the identity of a person. Attestation- is evidence which states that a document is attested. Legalization- is the official confirmation that a signature, seal or stamp on a document is genuine. Verification - the documents are verified by the university and termed as authentic. Notarization - is the stamping or sealing, dating and signing the document after sufficient evidence and ensures authenticity. 3. Should I attest the Originals or photocopies? What if laminated? Attestation is done on the reverse of the Originals. If originals are laminated, we will remove the lamination and get the attestation done. However there is a chance that a frail document might get damaged cannot be ruled out. We recommend that you should get new ones issued in such cases. 4. What are the supporting documents required for attesting the Educational Certificates issued from schools and colleges? You need to submit – Original certificates, Passport copies first two and last two pages and Job Offer Letter/ Valid Visa (whichever applicable). 5. What are the supporting documents required for attesting the Non-Educational Certificates such as Marriage, Birth, Medical, Death, Divorce, Affidavit, Pvt Diplomas, Transfer and Leaving Certificates, Experience and Provisional Certificates? You need to submit – Original certificates, Passport copies first two and last two pages and Job Offer Letter/ Valid Visa (whichever applicable). 6. What should I do in case of Loss of Original Education Certificates? You need to go to the University /College and submit a Lost Certificate Application. First you need to go to the territorial police station from where it was lost and lodge one FIR (First Information Report) . Get a copy of the FIR after signing by the Duty Officer and IPC no.(Indian Penal code) on it. Use this copy for applying for duplicate certificates. Repeated follow up is required. 7. What documents do I have to send for attestations? If it is an Educational Document, you need to send your original degree along with a copy of your Passport and a copy of your Visa (Wherever Applicable). If it is a Marriage Certificate/Affidavit or a Birth Certificate, you need to send the Original Certificate copy of your Passport and a copy of your Visa (Wherever Applicable). 8. Why attestation is done? When you present a legal document in a foreign country, it is often very difficult to determine whether the document is genuine and legal and therefore overseas governments sometimes need proof that the Indian documents which you hold is a genuine and not fake, or the signatures of Indian officials on documents, are genuine before they will accept them. The reason for that is job competition with locals/ or to get admission in various courses. Attestation is universal whether you come from Srilanka or America or India. It is the verification of the document. In the attestation / legalization process your documents passes through various level of department to confirm that this document is genuine. The attestation process first starts from state level (Home department of states) and after that Central Govt level, Ministry of External affairs (MEA) and at last Certificate Authentication or attestation has to be completed from India or the Country of Origin from where the Certificates are issued. 9. What commercial documents I need to get attested to open a new business abroad? Commercial documents like certificate of origin, certificate of incorporation, invoice, physical / chemical analysis reports of products, packaging list, special certificates, Memorandum of association, power of attorney etc could be required attested for opening pr for collecting the business related payments from abroad. 10. What are full forms of the short terms used in this website? HRD – Human resource Department – This department works under the home ministry of the particular state and maintains the record of all degree certificate issued from Universities of that state.
Disclaimer BLS International receives applications from Applicants for Attestation of the documents and applicable fees for further processing. BLS do hereby declare that they have no role whatsoever in the assessment of an Attested Documents, which is the sole prerogative of the concerned authorities.Therefore, BLS will not in any manner be liable or responsible for any contents of Attested Documents, once the documents have been delivered to the Applicants. BLS will take every precaution in handling original documents submitted by applicants. Due to unforeseen events and circumstances of Force Majeure, Force Majeure means any event or occurrence which is outside control of the Party concerned and which is not attributable to any act or failure to take preventive action by the Party concerned, but shall not include any industrial action occurring within BLS or any sub-contractor of BLS. Where the Applicant avails of the Courier Acceptance Service or Courier Return Service, the Applicant confirms and is aware that the courier acceptance and delivery services have been operated by the third party and BLS do not assure any responsibility or liability for any deficiency in service on part of the Courier Company in case a passport or other documents are lost or damaged in transit. BLS shall not be responsible or liable for any consequential loss or damage that may be caused to the Applicant due to loss of documents. It is expressly understood that when the Applicant or representative of the Applicant submits the original documents along with the applicable attestation fees, the Applicant has understood the terms and conditions and details as mentioned herein. The fees once paid by the Applicant are not refundable under any circumstances. No employee of BLS has any right or authority to change, amend, and amplify the contents mentioned herein. “ By utilizing the services of BLS for processing of Attestation of Documents, the Applicant irrevocably authorizes and permits BLS as it deems fit to disclose and furnish, both inside and outside the U.A.E., information concerning the Application which the Applicant has provided to BLS for purposes of processing the Attestation of Documents of the Applicant (the “Information”) to BLS’ headquarters, subsidiaries, affiliates, associates, branches, service providers, assignees, agents, insurers, third party contractors or any other persons in order to enable BLS to process the application of the Applicant. The Applicant authorizes the disclosure of information without the need for prior consent or approval or notification in any manner whatsoever.”
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