Attestation, Consular and Misc. Services

ATTESTATION OF DOCUMENTS / AFFIDAVITS 

For attestation related to Affidavits/any document, the applicant needs to appear in person for submitting his/her application. In case of joint affidavits, all the deponents need to present themselves before the consular officer of this Mission. If there is a provision for signature by witnesses in the Affidavits/Power of Attorney, the witnesses need to appear in person along with their ID cards/Passport.

Documents required: Completed Miscellaneous Services Form  + Affidavit/ Document required to be attested (in duplicate) + Passport (original + photocopy) + 2 colour Photos (51 mm x 51 mm).

Please be informed that if the applicant does not hold Indian Passport/Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Card/PIO Card, the affidavit/document to be attested needs to be first attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Paraguay.

Please also note that all the documents issued in Paraguay by Paraguayan authorities including all public institutions, schools, colleges, banks, companies, private organizations etc. need to be first attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Paraguay, before they can be attested by this Mission.

Similarly, all the documents issued in India including all public institutions, schools, colleges, banks, companies, private organizations etc. need to be first attested by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, before they can be attested by this Mission.

POLICE CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE (PCC) for Foreign Nationals:

Following documents are required for Police Clearance Certificate:

• Miscellaneous Services Form
• Police Clearance Certificate Application Form
• Passport (Original +Photocopy)
• PIO/OCI (Original + Photocopy), in case the applicant is PIO/OCI cardholder
• 3 Photographs

ATTESTATION OF POWER OF ATTORNEY

For attestation related to Power of Attorney, the applicant shall appear in person for submitting his/her application. In case of Joint Power of Attorney, all the deponents shall present themselves before the consular officer of this Mission. If there is a provision for signature by witnesses in the Power of Attorney, the witnesses need to appear in person along with their ID cards/Passport.

Documents required: Completed Miscellaneous Services Form  + Power of Attorney/Document required to be attested (in duplicate) + Passport (original + photocopy) + 2 colour Photos (51 mm x 51 mm)

If the applicant does not hold Indian Passport/Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Card/PIO Card, the Power of Attorney needs to be first attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Paraguay.

NRI CERTIFICATE:

Following documents are required for NRI Certificate:

• Miscellaneous Services Form
• Passport (Original +Photocopy)
• Valid visa/Residence permit
• 3 Photographs

LIFE CERTIFICATE:

Following documents are required for Life Certificate:

• Miscellaneous Services Form
• Duly filled in Life Certificate format
• Valid visa/Residence permit
• Passport (Original +Photocopy)
• 3 Photographs

DEATH REGISTRATION:
Death of an Indian national should be registered with the Embassy of India by the next of kin/ relatives/ family members of the deceased by submitting the death certificate and last held Indian passport of the deceased.
Requirements:

• Death Registration Form (if the deceased was Indian national) dully filled in and signed by the applicant 
• Valid Indian passport in original and copies of first two and last two pages of the passport and the page (s) containing passport officer’s observation (s)(if any).
• Death Certificate, clearly mentioning the cause of death, issued by the relevant local authority in original and its photocopy.
• Burial Permit in original and photocopy
• Police Report/Extract, in case of accident at work place
• Post-Mortem Report, in case of accident (unnatural death)
• Letter from the company/sponsor mentioning the details of the compensation and the insurance amount being provided to the family of the deceased by the employer

For taking body to India, additional, requirements are:

• Embalming certificate

2. Valid Air-ticket for transportation of mortal remains

• Information about next of Kin
• Authorization letter (Power of Attorney) from the next of kin of the deceased regarding the person who will receive the mortal remains in India or information about the individual who shall escort the mortal remains to India.
• Please note that
• If the cause of death is mentioned as Cardio-respiratory arrest or natural death or pending or to be ascertained after post-mortem, or
• If it is not possible to clearly mention that exact cause of death because of some unavoidable reasons,

Then in all such situations as mentioned in above two points, the health department of the concerned country may issue a certificate stating – “the person has not died because of infectious/communicable/notifiable disease”

STEPS FOR SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION AND MAKING THE PAYMENT:

Once all the required documents are ready, submit the application along with required documents at the Embassy of India, Avenida General Bernardino Caballero 249, Asuncion, Paraguay. Application form can be submitted between 1000 hrs to 1200 hrs on working days at the Embassy’s counter.
Once the application is accepted, the applicant can make the payment for the services. The applicant can either go to the ITAU BANK and deposit the fees physically. For this payment method, a chalan will be issued to the applicant. In case the applicant wants to make an online payment, he/she can deposit the prescribed fee in the Embassy’s bank accounts as per details given below:

Miscellaneous Consular Fees and ICWF fees should be deposited in respective banks as per details given below-

Miscellaneous Consular Fees

Account No.               : 400004272
Name of Account     : Embajada de India
Name of Bank            : Banco ITAU Paraguay   
                                       S.A., Asuncion, Paraguay
SWIFT                          :UBBRPYPX
RUC of Mission          : CD 186-3-5753-22

(ICWF Fees)

Account No.               : 400004558
Name of Account     : Embajada de India
Name of Bank            : Banco ITAU Paraguay  
                                       S.A., Asuncion, Paraguay
SWIFT                          :UBBRPYPX
RNC of Mission          :CD 186-3-5753-22

NOTE: Applicants are required to attach self-attested photocopies of all the required documents with the application form. Original documents must be produced at the counter, which will be returned after verification.

MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES