Police Clearance Certificate Apostille

A Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) Apostille is a certification that verifies the authenticity of a PCC. It's issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India. 
 
Why is a PCC Apostille required? 
 
  • To prove the authenticity of a PCC for immigration, employment, or long-term stay in Hague Convention member countries
  • To simplify the legalization process and eliminate the need for further attestation from embassies
What is a PCC? 
 
  • A PCC is an official document that certifies an individual's legal status or criminal records
  • It's issued by the Passport Office or Office of Regional Superintendent of Police
 
How to get a PCC Apostille? 
 
  1. Get pre-authentication from a Notary
  2. Get authentication from the respective State Home Department/SDM
  3. Submit the documents to the MEA for legalization
What is the difference between a PCC Apostille and a PCC Attestation? 
 
  • A PCC Apostille is required for countries that are members of the Hague Apostille Convention
  • A PCC Attestation is required for countries that are not members of the Hague Apostille Convention
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How to get PCC ( Police Clearance Certificate ) Apostille in India?

There are 3 main steps in Getting PCC Apostille 

  1. Issuing PCC from Government office. Either from Police department of from Passport office 
  2. Submitting the Original document for Apostille at authorized Apostille Agencies  
  3. Verification of the PCC for correctness and authenticity
  4. Approval of Apostille stamp by MEA India.

What is PCC apostille?

PCC Apostille is a process of verifying PCC for authenticity and correctness. Apostille is done only for Genuine documents which are correctly issued by the government office, by doing the apostille verification we can remove fake documents.

The Apostille is done by Ministry of external affairs only. This is the highest level of authentication for any document. Once you submit the documents for authentication your documents will go through many concerned departments for verification.

why we need Police Clearance Certificate Apostille:

 – for Higher Studies in foreign country
 – for Working in other country
 – Requirement of the foreign country
 – For moving as a permanent resident
 – In case a person wants to stay for a long period in a foreign country

Police clearance certificate is a proof of no criminal charges against your name and it is given by Passport office  in India.

Details that are present in a Police Clearance Certificate Apostille

 

This is an overview of the details that a person can see on the Police Clearance Certificate affidavit

  1. Certificate No: A unique number is added
  2. Certificate issued Date: 00/00/0000 date and time are added
  3. Account Reference: ALPHA CODE
  4. Unique Doc. Reference: ALPHANUMERIC
  5. Purchased by: NAME
  6. Description of Document: ARTICLE 4 AFFIDAVIT
  7. Description: AFFIDAVIT
  8. Consideration Price (Rs.): ZERO
  9. First Party: NAME OF PERSON
  10. Second Party: N/A
  11. Stamp Duty Paid By: NAME OF PERSON
  12. Stamp Duty Amount(Rs.): AMOUNT

4 Simple steps to get MEA Apostille on your Documents 

  • Register on Apostille Portal 

  • Collect all  Documents you want to Apostille 
  • Submit the Original / Photocopies of documents
  • Receive Documents with Apostille Directly to your home
Apply for MEA Apostille