Consulate of India, Lagos

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Sponsorship Declaration
(Time Required: Same Day)

Requirements:-
Miscellaneous Services Form (click here)
» 2 Photocopies of inside cover pages and other relevant pages of the passport and CERPAC card.
» Salary Certificate and document proof of asset holding (bank statement etc.)
» Original and one photocopy of the Sponsorship Declaration Form to be signed

Power of Attorney (Property Matters)
(Time Required: Same Day)

Requirements:-

» 2 Photocopies of inside cover pages and other relevant pages of the passport and CERPAC card.
» Two recent Passport Size ( 35 mm x 45 mm) photographs.
» Original and one photocopy of the Power of Attorney to be signed in person before the Consular Officer of The Consulate General of India.

Power of Attorney (Other than Property Matters)
(Time Required: Same Day)

Requirements:-

> Miscellaneous Services Form (click here)

» 2 Photocopies of inside cover pages and other relevant pages of the passport and CERPAC card.
» Original and one photocopy of the Power of Attorney to be signed before the Consular Officer of The Consulate General of India.

Affidavit for Obtaining Child's Passport in India
(Time Required: Same Day)

Requirements:-
Miscellaneous Services Form (click here)
» Original Passport (including subsequent additional booklets if any).
» 2 Photocopies of inside cover pages and other relevant pages of the passport and CERPAC card.
» The original and a photocopy of the Affidavit to be signed in person before the Consular Officer of The Consulate General of India.

Academic Degree / Certificate Attestation
(Time Required: Same Day)

Requirements:-
Miscellaneous Services Form (click here)
» Original Passport (including subsequent additional booklets if any)
» Photocopy of inside cover pages and other relevant pages of the passport and CERPAC card.
» If original degree / certificate is to be attested.
» Original and a photocopy of the Degree/Certificate duly attested by the General Administration Department of the concerned State, Ministry of HRD and the Consular Section, Ministry of External Affairs, Patiala House, New Delhi.
» Original and a photocopy of the Mark Sheet.
» A translation of relevant degree certificate may be made from the concerned language in plain paper and the same shall be attested.

Marriage Certificate Attestation
(Time Required: Same Day)

Requirements:-
Miscellaneous Services Form (click here)
» Photocopy of inside cover pages and other relevant pages of the passport and CERPAC card.
» The original and a photocopy of the Marriage Certificate duly attested by the concerned State Government / Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi.
» A translation of relevant marriage certificate may be made from the concerned language in plain paper and the same shall be attested.

NRE Account Opening Form Attestation
(Time Required: Same Day)

Requirements:-
Miscellaneous Services Form (click here)
» Photocopy of inside cover pages and other relevant pages of the passport and CERPAC card.
» Original and one photocopy of the Account Opening Form as prescribed by the concerned Bank/Institution to be signed before the Consular Officer of The Consulate General of India.

Passport Photocopy Attestation
(Time Required: Same Day)

Requirements:-
Miscellaneous Services Form (click here)
» Original Passport
» Photocopy of inside cover pages and other relevant pages of the passport and CERPAC card.
» A letter requesting attestion of the passport photocopy.

Solemnizing Marriage
(Time Required: CALL)

Under the Foreign Marriage Act, 1969, the Consulate General is authorized to solemnize a marriage when one or both the partners are Indian citizens and are residing in the Consular jurisdiction of this Consulate General.
Requirements - When one partner is Indian and the other partner is a foreigner:-

» An advertisement in the newspaper (both in English and the native language of the Indian partner) in India which is widely read in the hometown of boy/girl giving the name/address and other particulars of the boy/girl, announcing their intention to marry and that if anyone has any objection o the marriage, he/she may contact the Consulate General of India, Lagos (cons[dot]lagos[at]mea[dot]gov[dot]in)
» A letter from The High Commission/ Embassy of the country to which the foreign partner belongs stating that The High Commission/ Embassy does not have any objection to the marriage of its national.
» An affidavit from a court in India on stamp paper issued by a notary and advocate stating that the parents of the Indian partner do not have any objection to the marriage. This affidavit is to be produced by the Indian partner only. Affidavit should be strictly on the lines of the specimen provided in.
» Photocopies of inside cover pages and other relevant pages of the passports of both partners and CERPAC card (s).
» One passport size recent colour photograph of both the partners.
» Marriage Declaration Form to be submitted to the Consular Officer, duly signed by the partners. The Form is to be signed before the Consular Officer who would attest the same on payment of attestation fees.
» Marriage fee is to be deposited at the time of submission of the Notice of Intended Marriage (Form), other documents listed above, at least three months prior to the proposed date of marriage.
Requirements - When both the partners are Indian citizens:-

» An advertisement in the newspaper (both in English and the native language) in India which is widely read in the hometown of boy/girl giving the name/address and other particulars of the boy/girl, announcing their intention to marry and that if anyone has any objection o the marriage, he/she may contact the Consulate General of India in Lagos (cons[dot]lagos[at]mea[dot]gov[dot]in)

» An affidavit from a court in India on stamp paper issued by a notary and advocate stating that the parents of the boy do not have any objection to the marriage and that their son has not contracted any marriage so far. Affidavit should be strictly on the lines of the specimen provided in Form.
» An affidavit from a court in India on stamp paper issued by a notary and advocate stating that the parents of the girl do not have any objection to the marriage and that their daughter has not contracted any marriage so far. Affidavit should be strictly on the lines of the specimen provided in Form.
» Photocopies of inside cover pages and other relevant pages of the passports of both partners and CERPAC card (s).
» One passport size recent colour photograph of both the partners.
» Marriage Declaration Form to be submitted to the Consular Officer, duly signed by the partners. The Form is to be signed before the Consular Officer who would attest the same on payment of attestation fees.
» Marriage fee is to be deposited at the time of submission of the Notice of Intended Marriage (Form), other documents listed above, at least three months prior to the proposed date of marriage.

Birth Certificate
(Time Required: Same Day)
Miscellaneous Services Form (click here)
» Application in the Miscellaneous Services Form
» Original Passport (including subsequent additional booklets if any)
» Photocopy of inside cover pages and other relevant pages of the passports of the parents and CERPAC card.

Proof of Registration of Birth at https://indiancitizenshiponline.nic.in/Home2.aspx?formcode=09

[Note: Indian Nationals born in whose birth was registered with the Consulate General, may apply for a duplicate copy of the Birth Certificate on payment of Naira 1500. It is strongly recommended that duplicate copies of the Birth Certificate be obtained right at the time of birth registration]

Life Certificate
(Time Required: Same Day)
Miscellaneous Services Form (click here)
» Original Passport (including subsequent additional booklets if any)
» Photocopy of inside cover pages and other relevant pages of the passport and CERPAC card.
» Original and one photocopy of the Life Certificate in the Format prescribed by the concerned Bank/Institution to be signed in person before the Consular Officer of the Embassy. This service is gratis.

Non Resident Indian (NRI) Certificate
(Time Required: Same Day)

» Application in the Miscellaneous Services Form
» Original Passport/CERPAC
» Photocopy of inside cover pages and other relevant pages of the passport.
» Photocopy of passport page showing first arrival in Nigeria