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• Apostille / Attestation of documentsLast verified 2026-10-28page updated 2026-10-22

  Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India (CPV Division)

  States fees (Apostille Rs 50 per sticker; normal attestation free; outsourced agency service charge Rs 84 per document + Rs 3 per page scanning), that MEA does not accept documents directly from individuals, and the list of outsourced service providers.

• e-Sanad: online verification and attestation of documentsLast verified 2026-10-28

  Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

  Online channel for documents whose issuing institution is onboarded (NAD / DigiLocker-linked). Coverage depends on the issuing institution; not all documents are eligible.

• Status table — Convention of 5 October 1961 (Apostille Convention)Last verified 2026-10-28

  Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH)

  India: in force 14 Jul 2005. Bahrain: in force 31 Dec 2013. Oman: in force 30 Jan 2012. Saudi Arabia: in force 7 Dec 2022. UAE, Qatar, Kuwait: not Contracting Parties.

• Documents Attestation — FAQsLast verified 2026-10-28

  UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA)

  Individual documents AED 150; commercial documents AED 2,000. Foreign documents: issuing country's foreign ministry → UAE Embassy/Consulate in that country → MoFA in UAE.

• Attestation information for documents issued in IndiaLast verified 2026-10-28

  UAE Embassy, New Delhi (MoFA)

  MEA attestation is a prerequisite. Digital attestation covers Embassy + MoFA in one application via mofa.gov.ae (UAE Pass). Original personal-status documents required. Laminated documents cannot be attested. Fee for Indian documents not published on this page.

• Digital Attestation — New Delhi missionLast verified 2026-10-28

  UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA)

• Attestation — Academic CertificatesLast verified 2026-10-28

  Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs

  Fee QAR 100. Certificates issued outside Qatar must be attested by the foreign ministry of the country of origin (or its authorised agency) and bear a Qatari-mission seal. Bachelor's degrees from outside Qatar must be submitted with transcript.

• Complete Attestation Outside QatarLast verified 2026-10-28

  Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs

  Service where Qatar MOFA routes the document to the Qatari mission abroad on the applicant's behalf. Fees QAR 150 (completion) + QAR 120 (mission) + issuing-country foreign-ministry fees.

• Attestation requirementsLast verified 2026-10-28

  Embassy of Saudi Arabia, New Delhi

  MEA attestation required first. Documents accepted only through agencies approved by the Cultural Attaché Office. Degree attestation requires Saudi contract letter / admission, state higher-education authentication, and a university genuineness letter. Only original final degrees; mark sheets, provisional, experience and marriage certificates are not attested on the Cultural Attaché route. Fees not published.

• Adoption of Apostille authentication for foreign public documentsLast verified 2026-10-28

  Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) — circular 15/9/1444H

  Instructs banks that apostilled foreign public documents do not require MOFA/embassy authentication. Evidence that Saudi authorities accept apostille; individual receiving authorities (employers, ministries) may still ask for embassy legalisation.

• Attestation of documents (via Oman Post)Last verified 2026-10-28

  Foreign Ministry, Sultanate of Oman

  Service delivered through Oman Post (omanpost.om/attestation-services) electronically or at branches; e-service listed as available to applicants in India. Fee table in OMR: study certificate 10; marriage contract 10; death/non-conviction/experience/employment certificates 10; other certificates 30; trade contract 40; certificate of origin 20; invoices tiered 50–150. Originals required. Chain for foreign documents not described on this page.

• Documents LegalizationLast verified 2026-10-28

  Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Bahrain (via bahrain.bh)

  Foreign documents must be legalised by the origin country's MOFA and then by the Bahraini mission before MOFA Bahrain. Apostille service listed for Convention countries. Fee varies by document type (not published). Processing 1 working day.

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs — KuwaitLast verified 2026-10-28

  Ministry of Foreign Affairs, State of Kuwait

  Kuwait is not an Apostille Convention party (see hcch-status). Kuwait Embassy in India legalisation fee for Indian documents could not be located on an official page during verification; recorded as unconfirmed.

• Attestation fee structure 2026 (Indian mission in UAE)Last verified 2026-10-28

  Embassy of India, Abu Dhabi

  Relevant only for Indians already in the UAE attesting documents at the Indian mission (reverse direction). Not used for India-issued → UAE journeys.