Document Attestation

The Consulate General attests/verifies/authenticates documents such as educational degrees, marriage certificate, single status certificate, birth certificate, death certificate, documents related to business, companies and other documents.
There are set requirements and fees for attesting a document at the Consulate General. If a document was issued in Afghanistan and attested by the Consulate Affairs Directorate of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, this Consulate General attests the document without charging a fee. 

If a document was issued by authorities in Germany, it should be attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the issuing country before it gets attested by this Consulate General.

REQUIREMENTS

  • Request letter. The applicant should write a request letter addressed to this Consulate General and outline the need for verifying/attesting/authenticating the document(s).
  • Original of the document(s) to be attested/verified/authenticated.
  • Copy of the document(s) to be attested/verified/authenticated.
  • Proof of Address in Germany. The applicant should make a copy of either his/her driver license, utility bill or bank statement and include it in the postal package.
  • Fee. Consulate General charges varies depending on the type of the document. Please refer to the fee rates for attesting/verifying/authenticating different types of documents.
  • Police Clearance Certificate
  • The Consulate General processes the Police Clearance requests for (I) Afghan nationals, who live in Germany, and (II) Foreign nationals, who live in Germany, and worked/lived in Afghanistan.