Degree Certificate Apostille Services Silvassa: A Territory With No University of Its Own
Degree certificate apostille services Silvassa applicants need begin with a question most people get wrong, because this union territory awards no degrees itself, and INFINITYGRO completes the Notary, SDM, Ministry of External Affairs and embassy stages once that is settled.
Silvassa has colleges but no university. Every degree held here was awarded somewhere else, usually in Maharashtra or Gujarat, and that decides which government authenticates it if authentication is ever required.
- Clear answers on which State owns your degree
- Courier from Silvassa, Dadra, Khanvel or Naroli
- Built for the industrial estates and their technical staff
- Every stage of Degree Certificate Apostille Services Silvassa tracked and confirmed on WhatsApp
What do degree certificate apostille services Silvassa involve?
Degree certificate apostille services Silvassa applicants use end with the Ministry of External Affairs applying a numbered sticker to the reverse of the original document, which makes it valid in every country that has joined the Hague Apostille Convention with no further embassy stamp.
The Ministry certifies only what has already been vouched for. Because the territory awards no degrees of its own, that prior step is either authentication by the State whose university issued the degree, or a Notary Public followed by a Sub-Divisional Magistrate in Delhi. Countries outside the convention, such as the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait, require MEA attestation followed by embassy legalisation instead.
In short, degree certificate apostille services silvassa is completed entirely in Delhi, whichever of the two routes your file takes.
Which university actually issued your degree
This is the whole question for a Silvassa applicant. The territory's colleges are affiliated to universities outside it, and its working population comes from across India.
Colleges in Silvassa are affiliated elsewhere
The arts, commerce and science colleges in the territory are affiliated to universities in Maharashtra, so their degrees carry a Pune address rather than a local one.
That is normal and changes nothing except which State you would approach if authentication is demanded. See our Pune page.
Students who went to Gujarat
Vapi, Valsad and Surat are close enough that many families send children there, and those degrees belong to Gujarat.
Gujarat authenticates through the General Administration Department at Gandhinagar. See our Gujarat page and Surat page.
Industrial workers from other States
The Dadra, Masat and Piparia estates employ a large workforce from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal.
Their degrees and school certificates belong to their home States. See Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha or West Bengal.
Engineering and technical qualifications
Plastics, textiles, engineering and chemical units across the territory employ diploma holders and engineers who move to Gulf operations on similar work.
Those postings need MEA attestation and an embassy stamp rather than an apostille. See B.Tech degree apostille.
School certificates and trade diplomas
A large share of Gulf files from the territory involve an ITI diploma, a trade certificate or a school certificate rather than a degree.
Those travel through the same chain. See 10th certificate apostille.
What we handle and what stays with you
Because the degree almost always belongs to another State, the division of work here needs stating carefully.
INFINITYGRO carries out every Delhi stage. We do not apply for university verification and we do not lodge files with any State authentication department.
The two columns below divide degree certificate apostille services silvassa between our desk and yours, so nothing is assumed.
Handled by INFINITYGRO
- Notarisation of the original by a registered Notary Public
- Attestation by an SDM office in Delhi
- The Ministry of External Affairs apostille stage
- Embassy legalisation in New Delhi for countries outside the convention
- Continuing from the MEA stage on an already authenticated degree
Arranged by you, if asked for
- Verification of the degree by the awarding university
- State authentication from whichever State issued the degree, where the employer demands it
Once that stamp is on the degree, courier it to us and we resume from the MEA stage.
Two routes for degree certificate apostille services silvassa
Both routes finish at an MEA apostille or an MEA attestation. The difference is who vouches for the degree before the Ministry sees it.
For a Silvassa applicant the long route usually means travelling to another State, so check whether it is required at all.
State authentication route for Degree Certificate Apostille Services Silvassa
For employers and sponsors that require the issuing State's authentication first.
- Arranged by you
State authentication, wherever the degree came from
For a Maharashtra degree that means the Directorate of Higher Education in Pune and its regional offices; for a Gujarat degree, the General Administration Department at Gandhinagar. The territory administration can advise on local records, but does not authenticate another State's degree.
Open the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu administration portal - Handled by INFINITYGRO
MEA apostille for Hague Convention countries
Courier the authenticated degree to our Delhi office. We submit it to the Ministry of External Affairs through the authorised channel and collect the apostilled original.
- Handled by INFINITYGRO
Embassy legalisation for non-member countries
Where the destination has not joined the convention, the degree is attested by the Ministry and then legalised at that country's mission in New Delhi. Read our guide to degree certificate attestation for the UAE before you start.
Choose this for: Gulf plant contracts and sponsors who name State authentication in writing.
SDM route for Degree Certificate Apostille Services Silvassa, handled end to end by us
Nothing outside Delhi at all, whichever State issued the degree.
- Handled by INFINITYGRO
Notary Public authorisation
We present your degree to a registered Notary Public in Delhi, who records the entry and applies seal and signature.
- Handled by INFINITYGRO
SDM attestation in Delhi
Next the file reaches an SDM office in Delhi, where the notary's signature is checked and the magistrate's attestation is applied. Our step-by-step guide to attestation in Delhi NCR explains this stage in detail.
- Handled by INFINITYGRO
MEA apostille or embassy legalisation
The Ministry either apostilles the degree, for convention countries, or attests it so that the destination's embassy can legalise it.
Choose this for: Study abroad, dependant visas, residence files and most Western employers.
Which authority applies to a Silvassa resident
Work out the issuing State before approaching anyone. The territory administration handles local civil records, not degree authentication for another State's university.
- Read the degree and identify the issuing university and State before anything else.
- Ask the employer in writing whether State authentication is required at all.
- If it is not, the SDM route avoids travelling to another State entirely.
- Send us the degree for the MEA and embassy stages.
Designations and counters change over time. Confirm the present procedure before you hand over originals. Our reference list of Department of Higher Education authentication addresses and our step-by-step HRD attestation guide are updated separately.
Courier from Silvassa or drop off in Delhi
Silvassa sits between Vapi and Surat on the main western corridor, so courier connections to Delhi are good.
Option 1: visit our Delhi office
Applicants travelling to Delhi, or with relatives here, are welcome at our New Ashok Nagar office near the Blue Line metro station. We check the file, confirm the route and issue a signed receipt while you wait.
- File check and route advice in a single visit
- Signed receipt covering every original
- Call ahead so a counsellor is free when you arrive
Office address:
C – 5 A/2 New Ashok Nagar, Delhi – 110096, IndiaWorking hours: Monday to Saturday, 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM (Sunday closed)
Option 2: courier from Silvassa or the surrounding area
Speed Post and the private couriers serve Silvassa well, with Dadra, Naroli, Khanvel and the Vapi belt routed through the same network.
- Ask for the checklist on WhatsApp before you seal the envelope
- Keep unlaminated originals flat in a rigid envelope
- Include a passport photocopy and a signed authorisation letter
- Tell us which State issued the degree, since it changes the advice
- Share the tracking number once dispatched
Collect in person or receive by return courier
We WhatsApp you a scan as soon as the apostille is on, so the spelling and dates can be checked before anything moves. The originals then travel back to your address by tracked courier. Nothing in your degree certificate apostille services silvassa file moves without you being told first.
Comparing the two Degree Certificate Apostille Services Silvassa routes
Use this to place your own file. The first question is always which State issued the degree.
| Factor | Process 1: State route | Process 2: SDM route |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-authentication by | The State that issued the degree | Notary Public and SDM, Delhi |
| Arranged by | The degree holder | INFINITYGRO |
| MEA stage | INFINITYGRO | INFINITYGRO |
| Embassy legalisation | INFINITYGRO, if needed | INFINITYGRO, if needed |
| Time taken | Longer, and longer still if the issuing State is distant | Shorter, with fewer offices involved |
| Your involvement | Applying in Maharashtra, Gujarat or your home State | Office visit or courier only |
| Best for | Gulf plant sponsors naming State authentication | Study, family and Western employment files |
Area-wise notes around Silvassa
The process is the same across the territory. What differs is the industry people work in and where their degrees came from.
Silvassa town
The administrative and commercial centre, with the territory's colleges and most of its residential population.
Local graduates usually hold degrees naming a Maharashtra university, which surprises people until they look at the certificate.
The industrial estates
Dadra, Masat, Piparia and Khadoli house plastics, textile, chemical and engineering units employing tens of thousands of people.
Technicians and engineers from these estates move to Gulf operations regularly, which means attestation and an embassy stamp.
Khanvel and the interior villages
The tribal villages inland send workers to the estates and onward to Gujarat and the Gulf, usually with school certificates and trade diplomas.
Those follow the same chain as a degree, and employers often want both together.
Vapi, Daman and the coastal belt
Vapi in Gujarat and Daman within the same union territory sit close by, and many residents work across all three.
See our pages for Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
Everywhere in the territory
We accept documents by courier from across Dadra and Nagar Haveli and return them the same way. Other documents follow the same path: PCC apostille in Silvassa, birth certificate apostille and marriage certificate apostille.
Countries that accept Degree Certificate Apostille Services Silvassa
Silvassa's outflow is led by Gulf industrial contracts from the estates, with a smaller stream of students and families to the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Apostille is enough
The United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia and Portugal accept the MEA apostille on its own, as do Saudi Arabia since December 2022, Oman and Bahrain.
Embassy legalisation is also needed
Because the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait have not joined the convention, an apostille is not accepted there; the degree needs MEA attestation and an embassy stamp. See our notes on Qatar embassy attestation and Kuwait embassy attestation.
Membership of the convention changes from time to time. Check the official HCCH status table or ask us before you commit to a route.
Documents needed for Degree Certificate Apostille Services Silvassa
Courier or bring these to start. Tell us the issuing State at the outset.
- Original degree certificate, whichever university issued it
- School or trade certificate, where the employer asks for it instead
- State-authenticated degree, only for Process 1
- Mark sheets or transcripts, where the receiving authority asks
- Photocopy of your passport, photo and address pages
- Signed authorisation letter (we email a template)
- Return address and mobile number, if you are not collecting
Most delays come from avoidable errors; our guide to mistakes to avoid during degree apostille lists them.
What degree certificate apostille services silvassa costs
Every file is quoted after we see it. The figure depends on:
- Whether we run the SDM route or start from an already authenticated degree
- The final stamp required: apostille alone, or attestation plus legalisation
- The destination, because every mission sets its own fee
- Whether you send one document or a full set with transcripts
- Office collection, or tracked courier both ways
See the detailed fee structure
Our fees page sets out apostille, attestation and embassy charges document by document. Ask for a written quote for degree certificate apostille services silvassa before you commit to anything.
Which State issued your degree? Start there
Send us the details and we will place your degree certificate apostille services silvassa file on the right route. WhatsApp a photo of the degree and your employer or university checklist to +91-8595558517. We confirm the route, the documents and the likely timeline first.
FAQs on degree certificate apostille services silvassa
Short answers to the questions we are asked most often about degree certificate apostille services silvassa.
Does the union territory authenticate degrees itself?
No, because it awards none. The territory has colleges but no university of its own, so every degree held here was issued elsewhere, usually in Maharashtra or Gujarat. If State authentication is demanded, it goes to the State whose university appears on the certificate, not to the administration in Silvassa.
My degree is from a Silvassa college. Which State is that?
Look at the certificate rather than the college. The territory's colleges are affiliated to universities in Maharashtra, so the degree names a Maharashtra university. The SDM route avoids the question entirely where State authentication is not demanded.
I studied in Vapi or Surat. Does that change anything?
Yes, those are Gujarat universities, and Gujarat authenticates through the General Administration Department at Gandhinagar rather than through an education directorate. The Delhi stages are identical either way; only the State step differs.
I work in the industrial estates and my degree is from Bihar or Odisha.
Then it is a Bihar or Odisha degree, whatever your current address. Authentication follows the seal rather than where you live and work. You can still courier everything from Silvassa; only the State step, if required at all, is different.
Is there an apostille counter in Silvassa or Daman?
No. The Ministry's nearest decentralised processing cities are Mumbai and Ahmedabad, and the Ministry has not accepted documents over the counter from members of the public anywhere in India since 2012. Files are lodged through authorised agencies.
I only have a 10th certificate and an ITI diploma for a Gulf job.
That is the usual document set on files from the estates, and it goes through the same Notary, SDM, MEA and embassy chain as a degree. Employers frequently ask for the school certificate alongside the trade one. Send us photos of both and we will tell you what their list requires.
Does INFINITYGRO do HRD attestation or university verification?
No. We provide Notary and SDM attestation, MEA apostille, MEA attestation and embassy legalisation. Where an employer requires another State's authentication or verification by your university, you arrange that directly, and we handle the Delhi stages.
What do degree certificate apostille services Silvassa cost?
A student sending one degree to Canada pays differently from a plant technician sending three documents for a UAE job with embassy legalisation. The figure depends on the route, the number of documents, the destination and the courier. Our fees page sets out the structure, and a WhatsApp message brings a quote for your own file.
Start your Silvassa file this week
Silvassa, Dadra, Masat, Khanvel or Naroli: tell us which university issued the degree, the destination and the deadline, then courier your documents.
+91-8595558517Disclaimer: INFINITYGRO is a private document facilitation service, not a government authority. Only the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, issues apostilles, and embassy legalisation is carried out by the respective embassies. We do not undertake State authentication or university verification. Official procedures and destination requirements change, so please confirm current rules with the receiving authority.