Attestation and Legalisation of Documents

  • The Consular Section attests civil and commercial documents, including certification of the Seal and Signatures of the designated authority of the Ministry of Foreign Affaires and Cooperation, Government of Kingdom of Morocco.

  • The documents should be accompanied by an application on plain paper requesting for the said attestation and stating the purpose therefor. The documents should be submitted in original along with a photocopy. The originals, duly attested, will be returned and the photocopies retained for record.

  • Documents are accepted on all Working Days (Mondays to Fridays), from  9.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.  Normally, documents are returned between 3.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m. on the same day.

  • Fees for various services is given below.

 

 NOTE:
  • Documents originating from Morocco will only be accepted after signatures have been duly notarised and then attested by the Ministry Foreign Affaires and Cooperation, Government of the Kingdom of Morocco. This Mission will attest the seal and signature of the authorised representative of the Ministry Foreign Affaires and Cooperation.
  • Specific procedures, fees, etc. are applicable to other attestation services for documents, such as  property and succession matters, birth/death etc. details of which can be ascertained from the Consular Section.

 

The above stipulations are only illustrative and individual cases will have to be dealt with on merits. In case of any further clarification, the Consular Section may be approached.

Fees for various "Consular" services
Sl.No Details Fees in US$ Fees in Dhs Fees in Rupees
Attestation of documents - civil, trade / commercial and real estate / moveable property
1A Attestation of affidavits/documents pertaining to sale, purchase, power of attorney, mortgage, transfer, gift etc. of real estate of moveable properties or issue of a document by a Consular Officer pertaining to such matters 20.00 240.00 1,000
1B Where a Consular Officer draws up or assists in drawing up any document mentioned at item 1(A) above 40.00 480.00 2,000
2A Attestation of civil documents (affidavits, educational degrees, sponsorship certificates, marriage certificates, wills, Power of Attorney (etc.) 10.00 120.00 500
2B Where a Consular officer draws up or assists in the drawing up of any document mentioned in item 2(A) as per Consular Manual 20.00 240.00 1,000
3A Attestation of Trade/Commercial documents or issue of any certificate (country of origin etc.) pertaining to exports from foreign country to India. 50.00

600.00

 2,500
3B Attestation of Trade/Commercial documents or issue of any certificate pertaining to exports from India to foreign country. 20.00 240.00 1,000
 Marriage Fee
4 A Consular Officer solemnising a marriage, registration of a marriage certificate and a certified copy of the entry (all). 50.00 600.00 2,500
Fees in respect of Merchant Shipping
5A Attestation of documents pertaining to sale, purchase, mortgage, transfer of vessel or transfer of one’s interest in merchant vessel 260.00 3,050.00 12,708
5B Attestation of other documents pertaining to ship/vessel or issue of a certificate or verification or acceptance of a document of taking any action as per Chapter IX of the Consular Manual on ‘Merchant Shipping’. The Shipping Company (or Captain of vessel on behalf of Company) being applicant/payee of consular fee 50.00 600.00 2,500
5C Attestation of documents of issue of certificates to a sailor as per Chapter IX of the Consular Manual on “Merchant Shipping” (individual sailor being applicant for his individual use) 10.00 120.00 500
         
Fee in respect of other services
6A For administration of distribution, or both of the property situated in country, of the Consular Officer’s residence, of an Indian citizen or any other person, not being a seaman, dying intestate, or if not intestate, when undertaken in the absence of legally competent representative of the deceased in country of his death or on request of legal heirs of deceased living in India as the case may be. 260.00 3,050.00 12,708

or 2.5% of estimated value of the property or estate whichever is more
6B If such property is in country of concurrent accreditation of a Consular Officer 1030.00 12,100.00 50,417

or 2.5% of estimated value of the property or estate whichever is more
6C Issue of succession certificate as laid down in the Consular Manual 2.5% of estimated value of the estate or property
7 Services requiring visits or attendance of a Consular Officer on request of an applicant away from Chancery 103.00 1,210.00 5,042
8A Attestation of pension papers, life certificate etc. pertaining to pensioners Gratis Gratis Gratis
8B For affixing Consular Officers signature and seal, if required, for declarations of pay or pension. Gratis Gratis Gratis
9A Other miscellaneous attestations, issue of civil certificates, notarial services as per Consular Manual, registrations of birth or death not falling within any of above categories 20.00 240.00 1,000
9B Where Consular Officer draws up or assists in drawing up of any documents pertaining to services mentioned at item 09(A) above 40.00 480.00 2,000
9C Registration of death & a certified copy of the entry with the proviso that HOM/HOP may waive these charges at his discretion 20.00

240.00

 1,000
10 Cancellation of Indian passport, of an Indian national who dies abroad. Gratis Gratis Gratis