Nowadays many
people from India go to overseas countries like UAE for many purposes like employment,
family relocation, setting up businesses, education etc. For issuing any kind
of visa for Indian nationals, the UAE Embassy authorities require attestation
of their certificates like birth, SSC, marriage, degree etc. As per the rules and regulations of attestation of documents for UAE.
If you have gone abroad earlier or if you have applied for visa yourself, then
you will be aware of the hassles involved in attesting certificates. The below
points will assist you greatly in avoiding hassles involved in attesting certificates.
1.
Choose a genuine attestation service provider
The
first point which you must remember is that you must always choose an authentic
company which will do the attestation of your certificates. Attestation basically
means that the information mentioned on your documents is verified by the
competent authorities and the certificate becomes legal. To
give you an example , in India the Ministry of External Affairs will verify
your birth certificate contents and apply their signature and seal on them for
it to be used . False attestation can lead to visa rejection and permanent assistance from applying for UAE visa. So always choose a trustworthy company
with a solid track record in providing attestation services for number of years. The company must be accessible at all times by
email, fax, in person etc. If possible, they should have specialized services
for different kinds of attestation like marriage certificate attestation services etc. The
company must have facilities for you to track your documents online after you
submit your papers with them. The agency must have many branches and there
should be an excellent customer care service to guide you.
2.
Utilize your connections in HRD / Home Department/Chamber of Commerce
departments
If
you are doing attestation on your own, then always avail the services of any
friends or contacts for acquiring HRD / Chamber of Commerce / Home Department
attestation services quickly and with less expenses. HRD attestation is mandatory for
educational certificates attestation,
Chamber of Commerce and Home Department attestation is compulsory for
commercial and personal certificates respectively. These processes often take
weeks and months because of the cumbersome bureaucratic procedures involved.
3.
Utilize your influence in MEA and the Embassy
To
speed up the processing of your case, always take the help of any contacts
which you have in the MEA or the UAE Embassy
for example. Due to the high number of applications, both MEA and UAE Embassy always take a lot
of time for processing including Ministry of Foreign Affairs
4.
Documentation should be perfect and fulfil the exact criteria
Cross check twice or thrice with the exact
documentation required for the visa process before submitting the papers. For
example ensure that your degree must be attested from the HRD of the Indian state from where you
passed out your degree along with passport copies and photos with a white
background while applying
for UAE visa.
Incomplete applications will lead to rejection and loss of time and money.
5.
Avail online attestation processes if applicable
Check
if the country where you are applying has a provision for online attestation. Some countries allow digital signatures
from the concerned HRD,
Embassy authorities etc. You can avoid the inconvenience of travelling and
taking appointments if you get digital signatures. Also, check if the embassy you are applying to
accepts payments by credit/debit card. Therefore, you can avoid wasting your
money and time in making demand drafts/ MO from the bank and post office
respectively.
