Consulate General of India Vancouver,BC,CanadaOfficial Website of Consulate General of India,Vancouver

ATTESTATION OF DOCUMENTS

I.GENERAL

• The Consulate General of India has not appointed any agents for giving attestation services.
• Consulate reserves the right to reject attestation of documents, the contents of which are objectionable or contrary to the rules.
• The consulate will attest, seal and sign only the back side of page attached and authenticated by provincial authority.
• Processing time:
• In person applictions : On the same day between 3 PM to 4 PM
• Postal/courier applications: 10-12 business days.

II.DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

• Documents to be attested in original along with one photocopy of the entire set, including the first page (authentication by concerned provincial authority as explained in para IV below).
• Copies of Valid passport and PR/study permit/work permit/valid visa, landing paper as applicable, and proof of address in Canada.
• Duly filled up miscellaneous service form (To download form, please click here)
• Fees : please see the NOTE 4 below
• The Consulate does not prescribe any specific format/type of for Power of Attorney. The same should be as per service seeker’s requirements, on a plain paper. Power of attorney should begin with the name (strictly as per passport), passport number and present residential address of the executant along with his/her photograph affixed at the end of subject matter. It should contain local Canadian address in the first paragraph of the document. The locally notarized document should not be more than three months old.)

III.PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED:-

1.INDIAN PASSPORT HOLDERS:

A. In-person applications:

• Original + one copy of the Power of attorney (POA), Affidavit, Declaration, Life certificate or other civil documents must be brought to the Consulate along with the copies of ‘supporting documents’.  Signtaure is to be made on the documents in the Consulate in presence of the Consualte officials.
• Download miscellaneous form, fill completely and attach it with the photocopy setof the documents
• These two sets, along with the required fee, can be presented in person with prior appointment to the Consulate (please check timings) by the executant(s)and witnesses, if any required.  For appointments, please click here.

B.Mail/courier applications:

• Power of attorney (POA) in original, Affidavit, Declaration, Life certificate or other civil documents along with the copies of ‘supporting documents’, should first be attested by the local notary. Then get these notarized set of documents authenticated by the concerned provincial authority (please check the “IMPORTANT NOTES” below) for authentication.
• AFTER the documents are received back from the provincial authority, photocopy of the entire set should be made, including the first page (authenticated by provincial authority) and all supporting documents (passport, address and status proof of the executant (s) in Canada). Please ensure that the seal affixed by the provincial authority is not tampered/broken.
• Download miscellaneous form, fill completely and attach it with the photocopy set
• These two sets, along with the required fee, can either be presented in person (please check timings) by executant or a person authorized by the executant, or mailed to the consulate. Do not mail any original supporting documents.
• Send the complete set of documents along with the requisite fee and return prepaid Xpresspost/courier envelope with complete mailing address of the applicant, at the following address:

Consulate General of India,

(Attestation Desk),

201-325 Howe street,

Vancouver B.C., V6C 1Z7

2.NON-INDIAN PASSPORT HOLDERS (In person and mail/courier applications)

• Power of Attorney (POA) in original, Affidavit, Declaration, Life certificate or other civil documents along with the copies of ‘supporting documents’, should first be attested by the local notary. These notarized set of documents have to be authenticated by the concerned provincial authority (For details of provincial authority, please check the “IMPORTANT NOTES” below) for authentication.
• AFTER the documents are authenticated from the provincial authority, photocopy of the entire set should be made, including the first page (authenticated by provincial authority) and all supporting documents (passport, address and status proof of the executant (s) in Canada). Please ensure that the seal affixed by the provincial authority is not tampered/broken.
• Download and fill up the miscellaneous service form completely and attach it with the photocopy set.
• These two sets, along with the required fee, may be mailed to the Consulate or presented in person with prior appointment. For appointments, please click here.
• Do not mail any original supporting documents.
• When sending by mail, please ensure to enclose return prepaid envelope with complete mailing address of the applicant. It may be ensured that sufficient postage stamp is affixed or courier charged is pre-paid. The Consulate do not take responsibility for delay caused due to return/refusal of the documents by the mail/courier agency.
• Send complete set of documents along with the requisite fee and return prepaid Xpresspost/courier envelope with complete mailing address of the applicant, at the following address:

Consulate General of India,

(Attestation Desk),

201-325 Howe street,

Vancouver B.C., V6C 1Z7

IV.IMPORTANT NOTES

1.AUTHENTICATION AUTHORITIES

All notarized documents need to be authenticated by one of the following provincial authorities concerned for authenticity of the notary public or by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Canada before attestation by the Consulate.  Details of the relevant authorities are as follows:

2.AFFIDAVITS / NOC FOR MINOR’S PASSPORT

For issuing passports to minor, practice of notarized affidavits has been done away with by Ministry of External Affairs vide gazette notification of 26-12-2016. Thus there is no need to issue affidavits in the format of annexure H & G in India or any Indian Embassy / High Commission / Consulate. It is also confirmed that applications of minor applicants for issue of passport may be processed by RPOs on self-attested Annexure C/D and other documents, as the case may be. All the self-declarations can also be submitted on plain paper.

3.FEE

Fees should be paid through bank draft (In case of TD bank, the draft should be signed by their authorized employee)/money order/postal order/certified cheque only, drawn in favour of the ‘Consulate General of India, Vancouver’. Cash, personal cheques or debit/credit cards are not accepted. Please check the fee chart below:

4.MAILING ADDRESS

The complete set of documents along with the requisite fee and self-addressed, return prepaid Xpresspost/courier envelope, has to be sent to the following address:

Consulate General of India,

(Attestation Desk),

201-325 Howe street,

Vancouver B.C., V6C 1Z7