All public documents issued by Indian authorities (such as birth/marriage/death certificates or others) might need to be verified for use in Germany, depending on the particular case and on the Embassy’s/Consulate General’s/other German authority’s discretion. In these cases, documents are verified on the ground with the issuing authorities.

Individual document verification procedure is necessary, since neither the Hague Convention on Apostilles is applicable between Germany and India, nor can Indian public documents be legalized.

All public documents issued by Indian authorities might therefore, depending on the particular case and at the Embassy’s, Consulate General’s or other German authority’s discretion, need to be verified for use in Germany.

In these cases, documents are verified on the ground with the issuing authorities.

The verification process will ONLY be initiated on behalf of a German authority (not by a private person).

German Missions entrust experienced lawyer firms to carry out the investigation. Investigators are authorized and carry photo ID. You are kindly requested to cooperate with the investigators.

Please note: No further payment is required for the investigator. The investigator does not require any additional assistance such as transport, accomodation or food.

Information on the verification of documents during the visa process

If you apply for a long-term visa, verification of your documents is likely to be required in the following cases:

speciality cooks, job-seekers, family reunion/marriage

Please bring the fees for the document verification along at the time of your visa interview. If verification is not required, the visa officer will inform you accordingly at the time of the interview.