Services for Americans

Notary Services

American citizens and foreign nationals doing business in the United States often require the services of a Notary Public for documents that will be used in the jurisdiction of the United States.  The Consulate General provides notary services to citizens and non-citizens (who require notarized documents for use in the United States) from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every weekday (excluding official holidays). Photo identification with signature (e.g., a passport, a driver’s license, etc.) is required. If the document also requires witnesses, you must bring your own witnesses, each of whom should present identification.

Detailed information on the types of notary services that the U.S. Consulate General can provide is available on the Department of State's website.

Please note: Our office is not authorized to authenticate or provide certified true copies of academic credentials, transcripts, or degrees.  For more information on authentication of documents, please visit the Department of State's website.

Authentication of Documents

Although India is a signatory to the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents, full implementation of the Convention is still pending.  Under the Convention, a document is “legalized” by the issuance of an apostille.  Until implementation of the Convention is finalized in India, please contact the following office if you wish to legalize/authenticate an Indian document:

          Attestations Office
          Ministry of External Affairs (CPV Division)
          Patiala House
          Tilak Marg (near India Gate)
          New Delhi - 110 001
          Tel. +91-11-2338-7931

If you wish to legalize/authenticate a document issued in the United States, you must obtain an apostille from the jurisdiction in the U.S. that issued the document.  If you have a U.S. public document accompanied by a U.S.-issued apostille, you may need to have the apostille attested by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, CPV Division (see address listed above) before it will be accepted by other agencies of the Indian government.  This service is free and can be done while you wait.

More detailed information on how a document is legalized with an apostille, as well as the list of offices that can issue an apostille with respect to U.S.-issued documents, is available of the Department of State's website. Specific questions about implementation of the Hague Legalization Convention in India can be directed to the American Citizen Services Unit.

Notary Fees

The fees for notary services vary according to the service provided and the number of signatures notarized or documents involved. In general, notarial services cost $30 (Rs.1500) for the first seal and $20 (Rs.1000) for each subsequent seal in a document relating to the same transaction. There is no charge for notarization of affidavits of support for immigrant visa applications or for documents filed in connection with an application for U.S. federal, state, or municipal benefits. 

Our consular rate of exchange is currently Rs. 50 = $1. Although we accept fees paid in cash in both U.S. dollars and Indian rupees, if you wish to pay by demand draft, it must be drawn on a nationalized or foreign bank in favor of the American Consulate General, Mumbai. 

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