Documents that require Legalization
Documents LINK TO Type of Documents – all these documents issued in one country which need to be used in a foreign country, must be "authenticated" or "legalized" before they can be recognized as valid in the foreign country.
Educational Documents
- School Leaving Certificates
- Mark Sheets
- Pre Degree Certificate
- Nursing Certificate
- Inter Certificate
- Engineering Certificate
- Nursing Degree Certificate
- B Ed Certificate
- B Tech Certificate
Personal Documents
- Marriage Certificate
- Birth Certificate
- Leaving Certificate
- Police Clearance Certificate
- Registration Certificate
- Power of Attorney Certificate
- Marriage Affidavit Certificate
- Bonafide Certificate
- Medical Certificate
Commercial Documents
- Certificate of origin
- Certificate of incorporation
- Invoices
- Physical / chemical analysis reports of products
- Packaging list
- Special certificates
- Memorandum of association
- Power of attorney
The "chain authentication process"
A series of authorities will affix a succession of seals beginning with your document and ending with the seal of the requisite Embassy.We take extra efforts to manage the entire process so our clients don’t have to worry about it. However, it can help to have a broad sense of the process.The process or steps required for your document/s is determined by two factors–destination country AND document type.
The Process
All documents must be notarizedAuthenticated at Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and Ministry of Education (Educational Certificates)
Legalized at the embassy
It can be a tedious undertaking to manage this process on one’s own while often handling numerous documents destined for multiple countries at one-time. That is where we can come in and be of service to you.
The VALIDATEDOC team (legalization experts + couriers) works with each client individually to:
- Determine specific needs and requirements;
- Carefully manage your documents (upon receipt) through the necessary authentication steps, running your documents to the relevant legal entities; and
- Deliver the legalized documents to your doorstep through the shipping method of your choice.
In case of applying in person or through a representative, please refer to the procedure below:
- Step 1: Submit the document at our offices or let us know if we can collect same at your location or if it would be dispatched via courier.
- Step 2: Applicant to sign the authorization forms and collect receipt for the payment done.
- Step 3: Collect documents upon completion of the attestation process. Alternatively, the document can be delivered at a cost to your doorstep.
- All original documents that need to be authenticated/legalized
- Photocopy of all documents that need to be authenticated/legalized
- Photocopy of the passport of the applicant
- Any other supporting documents as required by the concerned country
