HRD Attestation
The full form is HRD, which stands for Human Resource Department. It involves obtaining an attestation stamp from the HRD on educational documents like degree certificates. This process, performed by the state government’s HRD ministry, validates the authenticity of the documents, and the stamped certificate is known as an HRD certificate.
MEA Attestation
MEA attestation involves obtaining a verification stamp from the Ministry of External Affairs for your documents issued in India. It is crucial to prove your certificates’ authenticity when dealing with foreign countries. Previously centralized in Delhi, the attestation process is now decentralized.
Home Department Attestation
SHD Authentication involves obtaining a stamp to prove the authenticity of your documents. It is a procedure conducted by state council officials, allowing attestation of personal documents like Birth and Marriage certificates. It is state label authentication on your non-education documents.
SDM Attestation
The complete form is SDM Attestation, which involves obtaining a stamp from the Sub-Divisional Magistrate. It’s a document legalization process for personal documents like birth and marriage certificates and educational certificates. It can only be done by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate in Delhi, serving as an alternative to SHD and sometimes HRD, before proceeding with further attestation by MEA and Embassy.
GAD Attestation
The full form is GAD Attestation, which involves getting an attestation stamp on your documents from the General Administration Department of a state government. It’s the legalization process used to authenticate your documents and verify your legitimacy. In some states, it is also referred to as HRD attestation, typically required for educational certificates, while in some states, it is done on personal documents as well.
Mantralaya Attestation
The process involves legalizing documents by obtaining a stamp from the Home Department for personal documents or an HRD stamp for educational documents. In Mumbai, Mantralaya serves as the Maharashtra state government’s administrative headquarters and handles personal and educational document attestation. Other states have different procedures, like GAD attestation in Telangana and NORKA attestation in Kerala.
Chamber of Commerce Attestation
Chamber of Commerce attestation involves getting a stamp from a higher authority to authenticate your commercial documents. The stamp is applied to the backside or front side of the documents and is required when engaging in business transactions overseas. It is also a prerequisite for business visa, Export documents applications and may require additional attestation processes.
MOFA Attestation
Attestation is the process of legalizing documents to establish their genuineness. MOFA attestation involves obtaining a stamp from Foreign Affairs as proof of document credibility. It adds value to the documents, and MOFA attestation is done after embassy authentication. Professional services can handle this procedure without the candidate’s presence in the country.