Italy is a desirable destination amongst people looking for progressive job opportunities, education, and even business prospects.

Embassy attestation is a basic legal requirement for anyone planning to visit or move to any foreign country. The reasons for visiting abroad can be varied, such as education, job prospects, and business opportunities. For any of the reasons mentioned above, the destination country requires various documents to be verified and authenticated. When an embassy authenticates a document, it indicates to the legal authorities in the respective countries that the visitor is coming for a genuine reason.

The whole process of attestation and legalization of documents can be time-consuming, lengthy, and pretty confusing. This is where the expertise and vast experience of the SEPL group become indispensable. Superb Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. is one of India’s top companies aimed at providing rapid and technically refined solutions to your needs.

Since the outsourcing of attestation services by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India in 2008, SEPL has been at the forefront of the industry, helping thousands of clients across the country every day.

Attestation is a mandatory condition that needs to be fulfilled before moving to a foreign country for work, education, business, and so on. There are three main categories of documents, namely, educational, personal, and commercial documents that need legalization. The apostille stamp of the Ministry of External Affairs will guarantee the authenticity of your documents. Below is a comprehensive list of reasons that cover the majority of reasons why one may need an Embassy Attestation.

• Recognition by Law: The Embassy attestation stamp automatically means the document has been verified and is legal and valid to be used in Italy.
• Employment: When a client is seeking employment in Italy, he/she will be asked for attested documents as a part of the application process. Authentication guarantees the authenticity of the documents.
• Education: Students seeking admission to Italian universities and colleges need to submit authenticated documents.
• Business Opportunities: Companies and individuals involved in business activities in Italy may need their documents apostilled.

There are many more procedures like visa applications, legal proceedings, marriage certificates, birth certificates, and so on that require an abundance of legal documents issued by various government bodies to be authenticated by the Italian Embassy.

Educational Document

• Level Certificate
• Degrees Certificate
• Marksheets Certificate
• Diploma Certificate
• MBBS Certificate

Non-Educational Documents

• Medical Certificate
• Birth Certificate
• Marriage Certificate
• Death Certificate
• PCC Attestation

Business/Commercial Documents

• Export invoices
• Certificate of origin
• Transport Documents
• Shipping Documents
• Power of Attorney

Now, the steps involved are different in the case of different kinds of documents. Below are the detailed steps involved in the authentication of multiple types of documents.

Educational Documents

• Authentication by HRD: The first authentication of documents needs to be done by the Human Resource Department of the state where the document was issued.
• MEA Attestation: In the second step of this chain process, the original documents already authenticated by the state HRD need to be submitted to the Ministry of External Affairs for further attestation and legalization. This step guarantees the authenticity of the concerned documents on the National level.
• Document translate into Italian language: Once the document has been forged with MEA’s apostille stamp, it will be translated into the Italian language. The translated documents along with the original documents are then sent to the Italian Embassy for the final step in this chain process.
• Italy Embassy Attestation: In the final step, the Italian Embassy or the consulate will place its attestation stamp on the translated copy of the original document bringing the process to an end.

Personal Documents

The steps involved in personal document attestation are a bit different from the ones used to authenticate educational documents. Personal documents like marriage certificates and birth certificates are not sent to the state Human Resource Department. Here is a detailed breakdown of the steps involved in personal document attestation.

• Authentication by Home Department All the documents and certificates are sent to the district Home Department for verification on the state level.
• MEA Attestation: After the attestation by the State Home Department, the documents are sent to the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi for further attestation.
• Document translate into Italian language: The attested original documents with MEA’s apostille stamp are then taken for translation to the Italian language by the language experts.
• Italy Embassy Attestation: In this step the translated document along with the originals is sent to the Italian Embassy or the consulate for the final stamp of approval.

Commercial Documents

Apostille of commercial documents for the Italy Embassy involves fewer steps when compared to Educational and Personal documents. Here the steps are explained in detail.

• Authentication by Chamber of Commerce: The first step involves the verification and attestation of commercial documents by a registered Chamber of Commerce.
• MEA Apostille: Once the documents are attested by the Chamber of Commerce, they are sent to the Ministry of External Affairs for the MEA apostille stamp.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I get the Italy Embassy attestation done in Delhi?

Out of the few MEA-authorized agencies, you can choose SEPL group as your one-stop solution for all your Italy Embassy attestation and legalization needs.

What is the cost of certificate attestation for the Italy Embassy?

The cost of certificate attestation depends on the kind of document you want to get attested. But, if you choose the SEPL group, you can be assured of getting the best prices and quality service.

How long does it take to get the Italy Embassy attestation for a certificate?

There is no fixed timeline as such because there are way too many factors that influence the time taken for the completion of the process. For example, the time taken depends on whether it's an educational or personal document, the city and the state in which it has been issued, and so on.

Why do I need an attested/legalized document?

Documents need to be legalized so they can be accepted and recognized in a foreign country as legitimate. You may need the legalized documents for a variety of reasons including study, business, permanent residency, etc.