Information

GENERAL

• All Attestation applications have to be submitted with BLS International Services Ltd. Please visit website for information and appointment.
• Walk-in service is available at all BLS Centres.
• The Consulate General of India has not appointed any other agent for giving attestation services.
• Consulate reserves the right to reject attestation of documents, the contents of which are objectionable or contrary to the rules.
• Consular Jurisdiction: Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon Territory and Northwest Territories.

Processing time:

• 10-12 business days after receiving completed documents in the Consulate.
• Indian Passport holders are not required to notarize/authenticate POA/Affidavit from designated Provincial Authorities or Ministry of Foreign Affairs Canada, if submitting documents in-person at BLS Centre. Witness, if any, to the document has to sign in presence of authorized officials of BLS Centre. However, if application sent by post, it should be notarized by local Notary public.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

• Documents to be attested in original along with one photocopy of the entire set.
• Self attested copies of valid passport and PR/study permit/work permit as applicable, and proof of address {copy of DL / utility bill / Provincial Photo ID (any one)} under our consular jurisdiction in Canada.
• Duly filled up miscellaneous service form by all applicant (s) (To download form, please click here). In case of joint POA/Affidavit/Document, all signatories have to fill Misc service form and should provide self attested copies of all supporting documents.
• Fees: please see the NOTE 3 below.
• The Consulate does not prescribe any specific format/type 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: -

INDIAN PASSPORT HOLDERS:

In-person applications:

• Original + one copy of the Power of attorney (POA), Affidavit, Declaration, or other civil documents must be brought to the BLS Centre along with the copies of ‘supporting documents.’ Signature is to be made on the documents at BLS Centre in presence of their authorized officials.
• Download miscellaneous form, fill it completely, paste photograph and sign it. Attach filled in Misc form with photocopy of the original document/POA and self-attested copies of all supporting documents (passport, address and status proof of the executant (s) in Canada). In case of joint POA/Affidavit/Document, all signatories have to fill Misc service form and should provide self attested copies of all supporting documents.
• These two sets (original and copy), along with the required fee, can be presented to the BLS Centre by the executant(s) and witnesses, if any required.

Mail/courier applications:

• Power of attorney (POA) in original, Affidavit, Declaration, or other civil documents should first be attested by the local notary.
• Original + one copy of the Power of attorney (POA), Affidavit, Declaration, or other civil documents notarized must be sent to the BLS Centre (Surrey) by mail along with the copies of ‘supporting documents.’
• Download miscellaneous form, fill it completely, paste photograph and sign it. Attach filled in Misc form with photocopy of the original document/POA and self-attested copies of all supporting documents (passport, address and status proof of the executant (s) in Canada). In case of joint POA/Affidavit/Document, all signatories have to fill Misc service form and should provide self attested copies of all supporting documents.
• These two sets (original and copy), along with the required fee, can be mailed to the BLS Centre by the executant(s).
• Do not mail any original supporting documents.
• The Consulate do not take responsibility for delay caused due to return/refusal of the documents by the mail/courier agency.

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.

Note: "The Hague Apostille Convention, 1961, abolishes the requirement of legalization of foreign documents for use in any member country, once an Apostille certificate (including e-Apostille) has been issued by a competent authority of the country where the document originates. Therefore, no further attestation or legalization by an Indian Mission/Post of an apostilled document is required for use in India as India is a member of the Hague Apostille Convention”.

The full text of the Hague Apostille Convention and list of its member countries are available at: https://www.hcch.net/en/instruments/conventions/specialised-sections/apostille .”