Q1) What is Authentication?Those going to live in other countries from their country, may be asked to show documents from their country of origin, such as a birth or marriage certificate. Because these documents do not always meet the legal requirements of the countries where the person wants to live, some of them first require authentication (legalization) to prove the document has been issued by an authorized person and that the signature on the document does in fact belong to this person. It is therefore advisable to have certain documents authenticated before you go to other country for living with the purpose of job / business etc. Q2) Document Authentication: For Non-Hague Countries There are several requirements for authenticating documents for use in Non-Hague countries. Only certain documents require authentication. The most important requirement is having the document (and its English translation, if appropriate) notarized. If possible, you should have this done in the issuing county. Some states may also require Notarization of document from there state as well as others. Documents Must be Notarized by Chennai Notary Documents Must be Notarized by Mumbai Notary Notary Sign is authenticated by Section officer, Home Department, Govt. of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai Document is attested by Chamber of Commerce Documents is authenticated legalized by Embassy or consulate Legalized document is couriered to client Q3) Documents submitted for Authentication Powers Of Attorney Patents and Patent Applications Trademarks Certificate Of Free Sale Certificate Of Origin Certificate Of Assignment Certificate Of Analysis Deeds Of Assignment Certificate to Foreign Government Certificate of a Pharmaceutical Product Food and Drug (FDA) Administration Documents Department of Health and Human Services Documents Distributorship Agreements Bylaws Corporate Documents, such as: Articles of Incorporation Merger Agreements Certificates of Amendment Marriage Licenses Birth Certificates Death Certificates Certificate of Naturalization Shipping Documents (Commercial Invoice and Certificate Of Origin) Records required for adoption of non-U.S. Citizen Children Certificates of non-marital status References and job certification FBI Fingerprint or Police Report U.S. Department of Justice Document Documents issued by the US District Court School Records, such as: Diplomas Transcripts Letters relating to Degrees Q4) Authentication Procedure Exact authentication procedure depends on the type of the certificate or document and destination country. To get embassy or consulate authentication the document has to be attested by Govt. of India. Document to be Translated Documents Must be Notarized Authenticated by Section officer, Home Department Authenticated by ministry of external affair Document is attested by Chamber of Commerce Documents is authenticated legalized by Embassy or consulate Legalized document is couriered to client Q5) Regional Authentication Centres for Educational/ General Documents You need to get certificate authenticated form Regional Authentication Departments / General Administrative Departments of the concerned states of the countries.