eSanad / Apostille — Document Attestation Verification

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Last Updated

9th May 2026

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Verify Apostille and MEA-attested documents online through the eSanad portal — Hague Convention compliant.

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eSanad is the Government of India's online Apostille and Attestation portal operated by the Ministry of External Affairs in collaboration with the National Informatics Centre. Indian documents (educational, personal, commercial) bound for use in Hague Convention countries receive an Apostille — a square stamp digitally generated and verifiable online. Documents for non-Hague countries receive MEA Attestation followed by destination-country embassy attestation. eSanad replaces the earlier physical-stamp model, delivering tamper-proof verification with a unique 14-character Apostille Number. Citizens, employers and foreign authorities verify any Apostilled document online by entering the Apostille Number and document type.

Department

Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

Stage Level

National

Form Instructions

To verify an eSanad Apostille / Attestation: 1) Visit https://esanad.nic.in/Verification/Verification.aspx.
2) Enter the 14-character Apostille Number printed on the digital sticker.
3) Provide the document type (Educational / Personal / Commercial) and date of issue.
4) The verifier page returns the issuer state, applicant name, document description and digital-signature status.
5) For documents in physical (non-eSanad) Apostille format, the same record is searchable in the legacy register up to 2019.
6) Foreign authorities can validate Apostilles against the Hague Convention's e-Register directory listed at https://www.hcch.net/.
Helpline: 011-49016555.

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Job Type

Permanent

Exam Mode

Offline Computer Based

Applicants Gender

All

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