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Bharat Gala (Querist) 26 June 2009 This query is : Resolved
Dear Sir,

We have sent Power of Attorney duly notorised in Mumbai to Italy giving Italian Lawyer to appear in local court on our behalf.

Now he has sent following message:
"We have received the documents and the original power of attorney you have sent us by courier. However, please be advised that there is no “apostille” attached to the power of attorney. In this regard, such “apostille” is requested for the validity of the power of attorney in accordance with Italian law and the provisions of the Hague Convention of 1961, which has been ratified in India in 2007"

I am not able to understand what it means "apostille" not attached.

Please advice me.

I thank you all in advance.

BKG

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A V Vishal (Expert) 26 June 2009
Dear Bharat

With India’s accession to the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961 abolishing the requirement of legalization of foreign public documents (www.hcch.net) Government of India, Ministry of External Affairs at CPV Division, Patiala House will start issuing Apostilles w.e.f. August 29, 2007. Apostille stickers will be issued on the documents –personal like birth, death, affidavits, power of attorneys, marriage etc and educational documents like degree, diplomas, matriculation and secondary level certificates. However, commercial documents are excluded from the purview of the Convention.

Procedure: All documents should be first authenticated by the designated agencies in the State from where the document has been issued. In case of personal documents, Home Department/General Administration Department are the designated authorities. In case of educational documents, State Governments have now opened Regional Authentication Centers (RACs) (see list) at various States from where the document should first be attested. Documents attested by these authorities then need to be presented to MEA for issue of Apostilles.

Fee: A fee of Rs. 50/- in form of Postal/Pay Order drawn in favour of PAO, MEA, New Delhi is payable for each Apostille sticker.

For further information the following may be contacted:

Section Officer (OI)
Ministry of External Affairs,
CPV Division, Patiala House Annexe,
Tilak Marg, New Delhi – 110001
Email: sooi@mea.gov.in

Under Secretary (Ext. & OI)
MEA, CPV Division
Telefax: 23070486
Email:usexoi@mea.gov.in

Joint Secretary (Consular)
MEA, CPV Division
Telephone No: 23388015
Fax:23388385
Email: jscons@mea.gov.in

Joint Secretary (CPV)
MEA, CPV Division
Telephone No.: 23387104
Fax: 23782821
Email:jscpv@mea.gov.in

Kerala
(i). Shri K.S. Gopinathan Nair,
Regional Authentication officer,
Lotus villa, Sasthamangalam,
Thiruvananthapuram
Tel: 0471-5575212 (O)

(ii). Shri N.K. Raveendran,
Additional Secretary, Govt. of Kerala,
40/9210-A, Dorai Swami Iyer Road, Ernakulam,
Tel: 0484-5583832, 5583834 (O)

(iii). Shri. P.A. Esak,
Joint Secretary, GAD, Govt. of Kerala,
2nd Floor, CDA Building, Zamorin's Square,
Railway Station Link Road, Kozhikode
Tel: 0495-2304882, 2304885 (O)

2. Karnataka
Shri. H.C Nagendra,
Deputy Secretary / Shri M.S. Mahanteshaiah,
Under Secretary, Home Department,Passport and Foreigners,
Room No.220, IInd Floor, Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore,
Tel: 080-22092540, 22092371 (O)

3. Maharashtra
Smt. Seema Dhanderi, Joint Secretary, Shri. Kotwal,
Tel: 25375529
School Education and Sports Deparment,
4th Floor Mantralaya Annexe, Mumbai-400032
Tel: 02222024237 (O), 24367773 ®

4. Andhra Pradesh
Shri.K. Bikshamaiah, Joint Secretary (GPM & AR)
Shri M.A. Ghaffar, Joint Secretary(AIS),General Administration Department,
Old Reception Hall, Near Old Gate, A.P.Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad
Tel: 040-23454823 (O)

5. Tamil Nadu
Public (Foreigners) Deparment,
Near Chief Secretary Officer,
Old Building, Third Floor, Chennai-9

6. Punjab
(i) Smt. Joginder Kaur/Shri. Bakshi Ram,
Under Secretary, Department of Non- Resident Indian Affairs,
Government of Punjab, Ground Floor, Mini Secreetariat, Sector-9, Chandigarh.
(ii)Dr. Atamjit Singh, Deputy Director ( Colleges ),
Director of Public Instruction © Punjab, Chandigarh.

7. West Bengal
Shri. A.K. Barua, Section Officer, Home (Foreigner & NRI),
Shri.C. Raychaudhuri, Joint Secretary, (Home Deptt.) Department Writers Building,
Kolkata-700001
Fax: 22145479

8. Goa
(i) Dr. Bhaskar G. Nair,
Director of Higher Education.Government of Goa,
Junta House, 2nd Lift, 5th Floor, Panaji, Goa.
Tel: 2425582/85, Fax: 2425582, Mobile: 9822802572
(ii) Dr. Colsa Pinto,
Director of Education, Government of Goa, Panaji-Goa.
(iii) Shri. Aleixo F da
Costa state Director of Craftsmen Training,
Sharma Shakti Bhavan, 3rd floor, Patto Pla