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Dear Sir / Madam:
As per the MEA - Ministry of External Affairs Website (http://mea.gov.in/apostille.htm), authentication and attestation of Educational Documents as well as Personal documents are carried out in the following 2 steps
Step 1 - Authentication of documents: All original documents/copies requiring attestation should be first authenticated by the designated authorities of the State from where the document has been issued.
In case of personal documents, Home/General Administration Department of the concerned State Government/Union Territory are the designated authorities.
In case of educational documents, the documents should first be authenticated by the Education Department of the concerned State Government.
The details of the Regional Authentication Centres (RACs) in Gujarat from where pre-authenticated documents are accepted are as follows:
Gujarat
1 Deputy Secretary (Fax No.079-23252035), General Administration Department, Government of Gujarat, Sachivalaya Gandhinagar
2 Under Secretary (Tel: 079-23250481079-23250481, Fax: 079-23251638 09978406305(M) for Enquiry-0997840631109978406311), General Administration Department, Government of Gujarat, Sachivalaya Gandhi Nagar.
3 Section Officer, General Administration Department, Government of Gujarat, Sachivalaya Gandhinagar.
4 Office of the Resident Commissioner of Gujarat in New Delhi. Tel- 23343147, 23742413
Step 2 – Legalisation of documents: The Ministry of External Affairs thereafter, legalises the documents on the basis of the signature of the designated signing authorities of the State Government/Union Territory/Chambers of Commerce. Hence it does not take responsibility of the contents of the documents.
A sample document with Authentication, Attestation and Legalization is shown below -
Notary and then stamped by GAD / MEA / Saudi Embassy
http://superbattestation.com/mea.asp
Notary and then Stamped by Sub Divisional Magistrate / MEA / Vietnam Embassy
