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Important Notice

Presently Consulate Services are being provided by the High Commission and the Consulates irrespective of there Consular jurisdictions.

However an online application filled up by selecting a particular mission/post cannot be processed by other missions/post. Therefore application filled up by selecting Edinburgh only can be accepted by the Consulate or VFS, Edinburgh.

The appointment can be booked using link https://www.hcilondon.gov.in/appointment/

Collection of applications and delivery of processed documents in respect of below-mentioned consular services have been outsourced to M/s VFS Global. As such, with effect from 2nd March 2015, applicants for below-mentioned consular services are required to submit their applications only at the designated Indian Visa and Consular Services Centres (IVCSC) operated by M/s VFS Global.

A. Consular Services for which applications are required to be submitted at IVCSC operated by M/s VFS Global, 1 Rennie's Isle, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6QT

  1. Attestation of Documents (Birth/Death/Marriage/Educational Certificates etc.)
  2. Attestation of Commercial Documents/ Company Documents
  3. Attestation of Documents for Making Application for Allotment of Director Identification Number (DIN)
  4. Attestation of Documents for Making Application for Allotment of Permanent Account Number (PAN) in respect of UK Based Companies or Individuals
  5. Police Clearance Certificate (PCC)
  6. NRI Certificate / NRI Parity Certificate
  7. Attestation of Copy of Indian Passport or any Other Miscellaneous Certificate (s) based on Indian Passport
  8. Attestation of Sponsorship Letter for Visit of a Person from India to the UK
  9. Birth Registration of Children eligible for Indian nationality                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
For details on submission process of application (s) for the above-mentioned consular services and for other procedural and documentation requirements, please visit the URL: https://www.vfsglobal.com/indi in the website: https://www.vfsglobal.com/ of M/s VFS Global.

B. For below-mentioned consular services, applications are required to be submitted at the Consulate General of India, Edinburgh, in person.

  1. Registration of Marriage

  2. Registration of Death

  3. Certificate for Transporting Dead Bodies to India

  4. Life Certificate for Pension Purpose or for any other purpose

  5. Attestation of Power of Attorney (PoA)/Affidavit (s) relating to Civil Matters 

  6. Attestation of Power of Attorney (PoA)/Affidavit (s) relating to Property/ Financial Matters 

  7. Sworn Affidavit for Issuance of Passport to a Minor Child Residing in India

For details on submission process of application (s) for the above-mentioned consular services rendered and for other procedural and documentation requirements, please CLICK HERE