Degree Certificate Apostille in India

What is a degree certificate apostille? 🧐📜

A degree certificate is an academic document 🎓📄, Apostille means legalization. 🔏⚖

When traveling overseas ✈🌍 for work or studying abroad 🎒📚, an apostille is often required according to international law 🌐⚖ to authenticate documents.

This means that your degree certificate has been verified and authenticated by your home country 🏛✅, ensuring that other countries can trust the document as genuine and not fake. 🤝🛡 Similarly, a diploma certificate apostille follows the same process to validate your diploma for international use. 🌟📑

In most cases, an apostille is required when traveling to European 🇪🇺 and Western countries. 🌎🇺🇸

Apostille Degree Certificate

Which degree certificates should I get apostilled? 🧐📜

After completing your degree course, you’ll first receive a provisional certificate 📅📄. Later, the university will issue the official convocation degree certificate 🎓🏛

Typically, the convocation degree certificate should be apostilled ✅🌍. However, if you do not yet have the convocation certificate, you can also apostille the provisional certificate ⏳🔏.

Furthermore, if you have completed both a bachelor’s 🎓 and a master’s degree 🎓🎓, only the higher degree certificate (master’s degree) typically needs to be apostilled 📑🌟.

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Who should I contact for getting a degree certificate apostilled? 🧐📜

There are many agents in India 🇮🇳 offering apostille services, but only five companies are authorized by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) 🏛🔏. ND Universal is one of these authorized companies that provides apostille services directly, without any intermediaries. 🌟📑

📌 Need to learn how to apostille a degree certificate in India? 💼✨ Contact Us for seamless, authorized assistance! 📞

Following steps to get MEA Apostille on your certificates:

  1. Apply online on our digital portal.
  2. Submit your query.
  3. Collect documents at your doorstep.
  4. We will initiate the apostille/attestation process.
  5. The attested documents will be delivered to your address.
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📜 Your Step-by-Step Guide to Degree Apostille Attestation (Made Simple!)

There are a few steps that must be completed before submitting documents to the MEA for apostille.

Step 1 :- Attestation from Notary✍

Step 2 :- Attestation from SDM (Class 1 officer)🏛

Step 3 :- Attestation from HRD (Secretariat officer)📜

Step 4 :- Apostille from MEA (Patiala House Court, New Delhi)🏛

Look at the images below to better understand the step-by-step process of university degree apostille attestation

Get the certificate verified by the local notary office


Notary Services

Submit for verification by the State Home Department/SDM


HRD/SDM/Home Department

Send document for verification & apostille stamp by the MEA, India


Ministry of External Affairs

⏳ Duration of the DEGREE Apostille Process 📜

There are two processes for document apostille: one through the SDM (Sub-Divisional Magistrate) 🏛 and the other through the HRD (Human Resource Development) Department 📑.

In 90% of cases, the SDM apostille process is valid and faster ⏱, typically taking only 4 to 5 working days 🗓.

The HRD attestation process takes 30 to 45 working days 🗓⌛ and is mandatory for countries such as Italy 🇮🇹, Austria 🇦🇹, Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦, and Portugal 🇵🇹.

Additional documents required for a degree certificate apostille include:

  • Passport front and back copy 🛂
  • Passport size photo 📸
  • Aadhar card 🆔

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Contact our expert now via WhatsApp 📱 at ‪+91-80003-99331‬ or email us at [email protected] 📧.

We'll guide you through the process, timeline, and all the details you need. Plus, we offer door-to-door document pickup 🚗 and delivery within the specified time.

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