Only the applicants residing in these states are eligible to apply at this Consulate. Any queries / clarifications regarding 'Attestation Services' may please be sent at email address : cons.chicago@mea.in with the subject “Miscellaneous Services – Attestation Services”.
For attestation of Indian passport, Driving License, Pan Card, Adhar Card, Voter ID, Educational documents etc., applicant may submit Notarized copy of the same. Documents which are not apostilled from India will not be authenticated by Consulate. Such documents will only be attested as 'True Copy Attestation Only”.
The Consulate General of India, Chicago, office hours are from 0830 hrs. to 1700 hrs. from Monday to Friday excluding lunch hours from 1300 hrs. to 1330 hrs and closed holidays.
Update: The Ministry of External Affairs is working on limited schedule & working days due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak & the nationwide lockdown imposed. Hence our processing time for Attestation/Apostille from the Ministry of External Affairs shall be 5-7 working days.
Procedure for Attestation/Apostille Authentication of Documents. Applicant Regional Authentication Centres (RACs) (Details of RACs is available at following link) Deposition of Documents with authorized Outsource Service Provider. Receipt of apostilled/Attested documents from Outsource agencies.
NOTE: The Embassy does not attest any certificate issued in India. Such attestations are done within India only through the process of apostille. The procedure of apostilling/legalising a document in India is explained at URL .
Power of Attorney needs to be signed and witnessed by two individuals (other than immediate family members) with their names and addresses clearly mentioned. It has to be duly notarized and further apostilled before submitting to the Consulate for attestation.
Prepare POA online (several websites) or get a lawyer to prepare it. Get the deed attested by the Indian embassy or consulate in that country. Any Notary from there can also attest it.
Comments Section A POA must be executed by deed. The instrument creating a power of attorney must be signed and sealed by the principal in the presence of a witness. A general POA should be made in statutory form. If you are outside of your country, you should go to the embassy or get a notary public to attest it.
Mentioned below is the simple step-by-step process for drafting a Power of Attorney for an NRI: Step 1: Determining the Scope of Authority. Step 2: Consulting Legal Experts. Step 3: Drafting the POA Document. Step 4: Implementing the POA. Step 5: Registering the POA (Optional) ... Step 6: Transmitting the POA to India.