The process for virtually applying and obtaining attestation of certificates and apostilles by Indian citizens for their documents through e-Sanad portal has been simplified, a senior official of the Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in Chennai on Friday.
Under the simplified process, the documents need not go to New Delhi for processing.
Addressing a press conference, the MEA’s Head of Branch Secretariat in Chennai, S. Vijayakumar, said more universities and educational institutions in Tamil Nadu have been integrated into e-Sanad and the process of attestation/apostille of E-Sanad-uploaded documents has been launched in Chennai since the first week of September.
Profile registration
Once the applicant creates a profile in https://esanad.nic.in/register, uploads documents and makes the payment through Bharatkosh, the document issuing authority (university/educational institution) verifies the authenticity.
The attestation is then verified by the General Administrative Department of the State government after which it goes to the MEA for issuing digital attestation. “Within seven working days of receiving the application from the State government, we will dispatch the document to the applicant by speed post,” Mr. Vijayakumar said.
Status tracking
The applicant could track the status online. The simplified process would help Indians looking for foreign employment, Indians residing abroad and Indian nationals going abroad for studies.
The simplified process would help them in the attestation of personal, educational and commercial documents through e-Sanad portal.
Around 300 applications have been successfully processed since the launch of the integration of e-Sanad was rolled out in the first week of September in Chennai, Mr. Vijayakumar said.
Published – September 20, 2025 12:20 am IST
