The Death Certificate legalization process is as follows:

Notary Attestation

Certification by notary is the first process for legalization. The notary is the necessity of any law dealing legalization procedure.

Home Department Attestation

Authentication for personal documents is carried out by the State Home Department. Only officials appointed are the ones allowed to attest documents.

SDM Attestation

The Sub-Divisional Magistrate is an alternative for the Home Department and in rare cases. Sub-Divisional Magistrate is standalone of the main state government and operates separately.

Apostille

At this stage, the MEA provides a sticker which contains the name and other details of the applicant. It is the final stage of apostille and is performed by the central government.