Your papers will need to be authenticated by four separate entities before they can be presented to an embassy for use abroad: the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoH), the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), and the embassy itself.
In cases where a candidate's
educational credentials needed to be authenticated by the Human Resources
Development (HRD) department of the relevant state, we would act as
intermediaries, submitting the necessary paperwork on their behalf. If the HRD
department determined that the candidate's documents were genuine, they would
then issue an attestation. Please provide it to us.
If a candidate needs to have a
non-educational certificate authenticated, we used to submit it on their behalf
to the relevant state's Home Department. The Home Department would then send a
copy of the certificate, along with a covering note questioning the
authenticity of the document, to the relevant District Commissioner, who would
then compare the information against their own records and respond to the Home
Department if it was found to be authentic.
To get HRD Attestation, one must
personally provide the required documentation to the HRD's office. Certified
Xerox Reproductions of Grade Sheets Certified Xerox reproductions of your
passport Include two passport-sized photos and two copies of the offer letter.
According to a senior Indian embassy
official, Indian expats who want to bring their spouses to the Sultanate must
get a marriage certificate validly authenticated by the general attestation
departments (GAD) in India. oman embassy
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According to S. Srinivasa Babu,
first secretary (Consular) at the Indian Embassy, the marriage certificate must
be confirmed by the general attestation department of the state where the
marriage was conducted, and both the original and a duplicate must be provided
to the embassy.
Why is HRD Attestation so important, and what are its
benefits?
Despite the existence of such
processes, the Indian community in the Sultanate lately had some uncertainty
about the marriage certificate attestation services.
We can certify your marriage
certificate with absolute certainty after you have had it properly confirmed by
the general attestation department.
It will help stay clear of any
issues that may have been avoided. Those are the standard operating
requirements for a marriage certificate attestation at all Indian embassies in
the Gulf Cooperation Council states, the source said.
If you need a document to be
legalised or authenticated by a consulate in India or another country, you
should go to the Ministry of External Affairs.
It also has locations in Chennai,
Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Guwahati in addition to New Delhi.
The Indian Ministry of External
Affairs must certify marriage certificates for most Gulf Cooperation Council
nations.
The Indian Embassy can tell whether
a marriage certificate has been faked if it has been properly certified by the
state's general attestation department where the marriage took place. Deepa
Sudhir, a member of the Indian Embassy's advocate panel, said to Times of Oman
that this will assist in halting malpractices.
I have dealt with several situations
involving forged marriage licenses. The lawyer assured his client that the
embassy authorities in this country would have no doubts attesting to the
authenticity of the certificate since GADs only certify certificates after
thorough verifications.
Some people have even sought to
bring in housemaids from India with the use of counterfeit marriage papers,
without adequate verification, since the laws for doing so were tightened a few
months ago. GADs can confirm whether a wedding has really taken place. A
certificate verified by the GAD will thus be completely reliable," the
attorney concluded. delhi hrd
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As a general rule, most Indian
states have several GAD offices. For the state of Kerala, seven GAD offices are
available.
Authorisation:
In the meanwhile, PM Jabir, director
of the Kerala Pravasi Welfare Fund Board in Oman, has advocated for the
Ministry of External Affairs to recognise marriage certificates authenticated
by Indian district collectors.
Problems with certifying marriage
licenses will be alleviated as a result of this change. He argued that, in the
instance of Kerala, the Non- Resident Keralites (NORKA) offices should be
granted the right to certify marriage certificates.
While GAD certification will be useful in reducing
malpractice, what about certain ongoing cases?
A recent Indian couple in Muscat had
difficulty getting their marriage certificate authenticated.
"They have been instructed to
get their marriage certificate validated by the GAD in India in order to apply
for a passport for their newborn kid here in Muscat."
They need to visit India in order to
get GAD attestation. However, without a passport, they cannot travel with or
leave the infant in another country. They have reached an impasse. He said that
the embassy should find answers to such problems.