Common Frequently Asked Questions

You can submit a copy of the USA passport page H1B, H4, L1, L2, green card, Employment Authorization Document (work Permit), or I-797, I-140, and I-2 as proof of valid USA visa status for the Indian attestation of documents services.

An attested copy of the document for Indian citizenship confirms that it's an original photocopy of the document and signed by the individual, which verifies the representation of the original document.

You can submit a USA driving license, utility bill, lease agreement, mortgage deed, or state Identity card as proof of residential address in the USA.

Documents can be attested in Indian by the Notary public, gazetted officers, such as IPS, IAS, IRS, by the municipal corporation workers, bank managers, Members of Parliament (MPs), Members of Legislative assembly (MLAs), CAs, and the Indian consulate.

For the self-attestation of documents in India from the USA, visit the Visament website, apply for document attestation by identifying the required documents, and then fill out your application by uploading all necessary documents. Our experts will verify all the documents and send you the government filled application for confirmation, once you confirm the application, Visament will send you the final document, and you need to notarise the document from notary public, and Indian consulate for attestation of documents, and submit the application all the supporting documents to the High commission of India or by post mail, or booking an appointment via in person.

Here is an example of an attestation of documents to get an apostille stamp on your child's birth certificate for admission in the school, or to have a birth certificate notarised by a notary public.

To avoid the misuse of the self-attestation of documents, you need to take some measures to avoid the misuse of your self-attested documents, like never using original documents for the attestation, always use a photocopy of the documents for the attestation purpose, if you have self-attested any documents, then you should write 'self-attested' on the front page, always sign the documents that you have self-attested to avoid the misuse of the document, and always mention the date with signature under your self-attested document.

Yes, an applicant can easily apply for the attestation of documents to the indian consulate by postal mail via choosing the mode of application submission. They need to send the application to the Consulate General of India, London, or the VFS attestation of documents.

The processing time to get attestation of documents in India from the UK is usually 5-7 days, which can depend on the application details. If all the details in the application are correct and you have valid documents, then it will be a quick application process. Apart from this, to get an attestation of documents, you need to pay £ 5.59 with an additional fee of £ 0.17 for the scanning of the documents.

You can Indian document attested in the UK from the Visament website by selecting the type of document that you want to attest and paying fees for the indian attestation of documents, then upload all the documents, and send them to verification by our visament experts. After the verification applicant gets the application for review, and upon receiving confirmation from the applicant, we will send a finalised form with all the supporting documents, and the applicant needs to notarise and get all the documents attested and submit them to the official government departments, to the Indian consulate in person, and the Consulate General of India, London, by postal mail.

Self-attestation is a method to verify all the documents by the individual. It certifies that the document can be used for legal purposes and is authenticated by the individual. It is a document in which self-attested by an individual and has a signature on the document to make it legally usable in India.

Yes, you can apply for a Power of Attorney for divorce in India from the USA, for which you need to authorise a lawyer or trusted individual to act on your behalf and authorize them to handle all the court proceedings without the need to travel to India.

Yes, Power of Attorney needs to be notarised and attested by the High Commission of India to handle legal matters in India, like financial, business, or court hearings.

Yes, an NRI can sell a property without the need for a valid Power of Attorney for property in India from USA.  However, to sell to an NRI needs to be physically present in India for legal documentation.

To obtain a Power of Attorney in India from the USA, you must pay a $20 fee, plus an additional $2 for a separate cashier's check or money order.

The Power of Attorney in India from the USA is valid for the lifetime of the principal and can only be canceled by the principal.

To get an online India Power of Attorney in India from the USA, you need to visit the Visament website, choose the services you want to apply for, fill out the application form, then pay the fees for your Power of Attorney, and upload all the documents. Then, Visament experts will verify all the documents to ensure a smooth application process. After verifying all the documents, Visament experts will send the application to the relevant authority for review and confirmation. After the applicant approves the application, they will receive the final documents. They must notarize all the documents and submit the application to the official High Commission of India, USA, in person, or mail the application form to the Consulate General of India, San Francisco.

To transfer Power of Attorney in India from the UK, you need to follow simple steps, like first making an Indian power of Attorney that adheres to Indian law. Second, you need to legalize the Power of Attorney by notarizing it by a notary public. After the power of attorney is legalized in the UK, your Attorney needs to register the power of attorney in India in the secretariat or sub-registrar and send all the documents for the legalization in India.

The Power of Attorney you need depends on the situation. if you have to make a single transaction or need an attorney for some specials tasks like handling property or signing contract then you will need an Special Power of Attorney, and if you have a common legal proceedings and financial matters like opening a bank account, handling business deals, or making financial transactions then you will need an general Power of Attorney.

The processing time to get an Indian Power of Attorney in the UK is usually 2 working days, and it can also depend on the application information and document attachments. If all the documents and information are correct, then your application will process quickly and smoothly.