Apostille & Attestation Services in Mumbai

Mumbai sends documents abroad for many reasons: company papers for overseas contracts and subsidiaries, degrees for jobs in the Gulf, marriage and birth certificates for family visas, and transcripts for universities in the UK, the US and Australia. Our head office is in Andheri West, and we collect documents from homes and offices across Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai.

Which state authenticates your documents?

Before the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issues an Apostille or attestation, most documents need authentication by the state that issued them — not the state where you live. For documents issued in Maharashtra, that typically means a state government department: the education department for academic records (often called HRD attestation), and the Home Department or General Administration Department for personal documents.

This matters in a city where so many people have moved from elsewhere. A degree from a Gujarat university still goes through Gujarat, and a birth certificate from Kerala still goes through Kerala, however long you have lived in Mumbai. We confirm the correct route for each document when we review it.

Documents we commonly handle in Mumbai

• Educational: degrees, marksheets and transcripts from the University of Mumbai, SNDT Women's University and colleges across the city, plus SSC and HSC certificates from the Maharashtra State Board. See degree certificates and transcripts.
• Personal: birth certificates registered with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), marriage certificates, and police clearance certificates from a Passport Seva Kendra, which can typically go to the MEA without state authentication.
• Commercial: certificates of incorporation, board resolutions and commercial agreements, usually attested by a Chamber of Commerce before the MEA stage.

Gulf jobs: Apostille or attestation?

Many Mumbai customers are heading to the UAE, Qatar or Kuwait. The Apostille Convention does not apply between these countries and India, so documents follow the embassy attestation route, usually with a further MOFA step after arrival. Saudi Arabia, Oman and Bahrain, by contrast, accept an MEA Apostille. Employers sometimes use "attestation" loosely for both, so confirm exactly what they need.

Pickup, tracking and return

We collect documents from your home or office, track them through each authority and return them by courier. Timelines depend on the document, the state department involved and the destination, so we give you an estimate after review rather than a fixed date. Use the Service Finder to check your route, or request a quote — pricing is confirmed once we have seen your documents.