Kerala Introduces Enhanced Security Measures for Certificate Attestation

In response to a surge in fake certificate attestations, NoRKA-Roots, the field agency of the Department of Non-Resident Keralites Affairs (NoRKA), has implemented a new security feature for certificate attestation. This initiative aims to protect the integrity of educational certificates for applicants from Kerala, India.

Attestation versus apostille

Attestation is the process of verifying the authenticity of documents to be used in countries that are not part of the Hague Convention. This involves multiple levels of verification, starting from the local or state level, moving to the national level, and often ending with the embassy or consulate of the destination country. Attestation ensures that a document is genuine and recognised by the authorities in the destination country.