Legalisation
is the official confirmation that a signature, seal or stamp on a
document is genuine. But having a document legalised doesn’t mean that
its contents are accurate, and it does not carry any sort of official
approval by the Foreign Affairs Ministry Office.
Indonesian Embassy in New Delhi and Consulate General in Mumbai cannot
legalise documents but they can forward them for a fee to the
legalisation office in Indonesia. Alternatively you can send them
directly to the legalisation office in Indonesia. Before sending the
documents to the legalisation office please check do contact to the
Indonesian Embassy in New Delhi or Consulate General in Mumbai.
The Indonesian Embassy and Consulate General have no powers to undertake notarial acts, administer oaths or take affidavits which will be effectual in Indonesia. You are thus required to contact a local Notary Public or an advocate as the competent authority under Indian law.
Indonesian Consular at the Embassy and Consulate General can, however, certify copies of some documents, such as Indonesian passports or Indonesian birth/death certificates, if they are required for administrative purposes. This is not the same as legalising or verifying the genuiness of a document.
To get your documents legalised, you
can send them to the legalisation office in Indonesia. Before sending
the documents to the legalisation office please check do contact to the
Indonesian Embassy in New Delhi or Consulate General in Mumbai.
The documents need to be legalised for certain requirements. If
you are going to use Indonesian documents overseas, for business or
personal reasons, you’ll probably be asked to have your documents
legalised before they can be accepted. The stamp of authenticity gives
the person you’re dealing with complete confidence that it’s the genuine
article.
The documents which you need to legalise depend on the local requirements. Only
the authority or organisation you’re dealing with can give you that
information. But you may be able to get advice from the Embassy or
Consulate General of the country you’re travelling to.
