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Driving Licence Attestation

How to Get Driving Licence Attestation in India

Your driving license is more than just a permit to drive — it’s an important document that you may need to use abroad. It is needed for various purposes, like visa applications, driving or purchasing a car abroad. To use your driving license abroad in countries like Qatar, UAE etc you need to get it attested. Driving licence attestation is majorly needed for getting an International Driving Permit (IDP). The process of attestation involves notarization, a visit to your state’s home department or SDM, then getting it verified by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in Delhi and finally submitting your application to the foreign embassy in India. You can get driving licence attestation services to make things easier for you. Let’s find out all the details below.

Driving Licence Attestation Process

Driving licences are classified as personal documents, hence there are four phases of verification. They are as follows.
Step 1: Notarization is Important for the Driving Licence
Notarization is the initial stage, which is equivalent to adding an official stamp of approval to your driver’s licence. It is a legal process in which a notary public (a government-appointed person) verifies the legitimacy of the document and the true identity of the individual who is signing it. This prevents fraud and assures that the document is real.
To verify personal documents such as driver’s licenses for use overseas, you must obtain clearance from either the Home Department or the Sub-Divisional Magistrate. Both are government entities in charge of verifying and authenticating personal documents. The Home Department is the conventional approach, however SDM verification is a speedier option in some cases. This verification is required before proceeding to higher attestation stages, such as MEA or embassy legalization.
The Ministry of External Affairs, or MEA, is India’s primary government department in charge of the country’s foreign affairs. Among other things, its primary purpose is to authenticate documents on a nationwide scale. This MEA stamping procedure confirms the legitimacy of your driving licence, ensuring that it was issued by the appropriate authorities and has not been interfered with.
An embassy is a government’s formal diplomatic office in another country. It functions similarly to a bridge, linking two countries. This is done to enhance diplomatic ties and provide consular services to its residents living abroad. Embassy attestation is required to ensure the legitimacy of documents issued in one nation and used in another. So, after your driving licence has been issued by the MEA, take it to the foreign consulate of the nation you are visiting in India. After receiving an embassy attestation stamp, your driving licence can be used overseas.

Fees & Time for Attestation Process

It will take 4 to 7 days to have your driving licence verified by all agencies. The cost ranges from 3500 to 7000 INR.

How Do You Attest a Driving Licence in India?

You have 2 options.
Option 1
Do it Yourself

Getting your driver’s licence certified requires multiple stages and trips to several authorities. Visit the offices listed below and provide the appropriate paperwork for verification.


Notary Public > SDM or Your state’s Home Department> MEA > Embassy.
Note that you can’t go straight to the embassy before having your driver’s license certified by the MEA.

Option 2
Let Us Do it

Simply relax, and our team of professionals will get your driver’s license attested by all relevant agencies, including the MEA, SDM, Home Department, and foreign embassy of your destination. We provide complimentary document collection from any place in India and will deliver you an attested Driving Licence after it has been approved by the Embassy.  Call us to learn more about it.

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Following Countries Required Attestation

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