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C-228, New Ashok Nagar
New Delhi - 110096
+ 91 97 165 11 034
abrodex@gmail.com
All Days 09 AM - 09 PM
Call 24 X 7
A Police Clearance Certificate is often the last document people think about, and the first one a foreign employer or immigration authority actually checks. Whether you are applying for a long-term work visa, a residency permit, or Permanent Residency, most Countries want documented proof that you do not have a criminal record — and an unapostilled PCC, however genuine, will not be accepted as valid on its own.
Abrodex India Pvt. Ltd. handles PCC Apostille for applicants across every State in India, whether your certificate was issued through Passport Seva Kendra, a Regional Passport Office, or a local Police Commissionerate. We manage the complete chain — State-level attestation followed by the final Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Apostille — so your visa or residency file is not sitting incomplete over one missing stamp.
An Apostille is an official certificate or sticker affixed to your Police Clearance Certificate by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India, confirming that the document is authentic and was issued by a recognized Indian authority. Once Apostilled, your PCC is accepted as legally valid in any of the 125+ Countries that are members of the Hague Apostille Convention — without any additional Embassy verification. If your destination Country sits outside this Convention, common examples being the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, the certificate instead proceeds to Embassy Attestation after the MEA stamp, a step we also manage on your behalf, start to finish.
In practice, the request usually comes from one of these situations. If yours is among them, we can take it from here:
Send us your original PCC, or opt for our doorstep pickup if you are in Delhi NCR. We review your name, passport number, and issue date closely before anything moves forward — catching a small mismatch here is far easier than fixing it after the certificate has already reached MEA.
Depending on the issuing State, some PCCs require a Notary attestation before they can proceed to State-level verification. We arrange this on your behalf.
Your PCC is attested by the Home Department, General Administrative Department (GAD), or the Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of the State that issued it. MEA will not accept the document without this step completed first.
With State attestation complete, we submit the certificate to the Ministry of External Affairs for the final Apostille sticker — the step that makes your PCC valid across every Hague Convention Country.
If your destination Country is not a Hague Convention member, we take the process further to that Country's Embassy or Consulate in India for the final Legalization stamp.
Your completed, Apostilled PCC is couriered back to you, with status updates at each stage — so you are never left wondering where things stand.
Keeping these ready in advance speeds things up considerably:
PCC Apostille is an authentication certificate or sticker attached by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India, that confirms your Police Clearance Certificate is genuine and can be used legally in any Country that is a member of the Hague Apostille Convention.
A PCC is commonly Apostilled for work visa applications, residency and Permanent Residency (PR) filings, employment background checks abroad, and long-term visa or citizenship applications that require proof of a clean criminal record.
The PCC first goes through State-level attestation from the Home Department, GAD or SDM of the issuing State, and is then submitted to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for the final Apostille. If required, Embassy Attestation is done afterward for non-Hague Countries.
In most cases Abrodex India completes PCC Apostille within 2 to 4 working days, depending on the issuing State and current processing times at the State Attestation Department and MEA.
Yes. Abrodex India arranges PCC Attestation and Apostille for documents issued from any State or Union Territory in India, including Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and beyond.
You will generally need the original PCC, a photocopy of the applicant's passport, and an authorization letter if someone else is submitting the documents on your behalf.
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