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IMPORTANT NOTE: * Person of Indian origin who previously held Indian passport is required to submit a copy of their cancelled Indian passport/ copy of surrender certificate / copy of OCI / copy of PIO card along with application form as proof of compliance of the Indian Passport Act.
The High Commission of India offers Miscellaneous Consular services as detailed hereunder. Click here for Miscellaneous Form
Please note that out of the services mentioned below, service no. 4, 8, 11, 12, 13 & 14 can be availed from Consulate of India, Auckland as well.
Please click on the desired service for details:
1 Police Clearance Certificate (for foreign Passport holders)
2 Police Clearance Certificate for traffic convictions/Taxi License/Passenger endorsement (for foreign Passport holders)
3 Birth Certificate
4 Attestation of affidavit, Declaration or Powers of Attorney
5 Confirmation of Driving license particulars
6 Application for re-issue of International Driving Permit (IDP)
7 Affidavit needed from parents when applying for child’s Passport in India
8 Life Certificates & Attestation of pension papers of pensioners
9 NRI (Non-Resident Indian) Certificate
10 Tracing the Roots
11 Certificate required for transportation of body/ashes back to India
12 Registration of death of an Indian national
13 Attestation of Company/Trade documents
14 Attestation of Documents
15 Where and how to send the applications?
16 Acknowledgement.
17 Status Enquiry
18 Timings
19 Emergencies
20 Jurisdiction
21 Processing Time
22 Fees
To apply for these services you must down load, print and complete the Miscellaneous Consular Services application form. Any other forms required are available from the forms page.
NOTE: The requirements listed on this page are for Indian passport holders. Additional documents may be required from other Nationals on the case to case basis
Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) is issued by the High Commission, certifying the person’s criminal record during his/her stay in India.
Please supply the following documents:
Foreign Passport holders may require a Police Clearance Certificate for Employment, Taxi License, Passenger endorsement etc. for their period of stay in India. Documentary proof of stay is also required viz. Study/ Work certificates etc.
Please supply the following documents:
Birth Certificate is issued as per the entries recorded in the Indian passport in the format given here. Whether this certificate is sufficient for NZ immigration may be checked from the NZ authorities.
Proper Birth Certificate can be obtained only from the concerned Registrar of Births and Deaths in India.
Please supply the following documents:
Any affidavit, Declaration or Power of Attorney to be used in India may be attested in the High Commission. For this, you need to bring the documents to be attested, in original, along with a photocopy, your valid passport and copy of your visa. Fee may vary depending on the type of documents to be attested. For exact fee applicable, please check the schedule of fees given on this site. Executant(s) would need to sign the documents in presence of Consular Officer at High Commission of India. Applications can be submitted on all working days between 9.30 am to 12.30 pm.
Please supply the following documents:
Applicants seeking to obtain a confirmation of the Driving License Particulars issued by Indian Authority may apply for this service. It is generally required while converting the Indian Driving License into New Zealand Driving License.
Please supply the following documents
IDP allows an Indian Citizen to drive vehicle in a foreign country which is a signatory of Geneva Convention on Road Traffic, Geneva, 1949. Indian Citizens residing in New Zealand may apply for re-issue of IDP. Applicants may visit High Commission of India, Wellington or Consulate of India, Auckland personally to avail this service. Role of High Commission or Consulate will be limited to issue of receipt in such cases and the applicant has to apply for re-issue of IDP online at www.parivahan.gov.in and the IDP will be sent to his/her address directly by the authority concerned in India.
Please bring along the following documents:
With the liberalization of passport rules, the requirement of attestation/notarization of the Annexures has been done away with. It is, therefore, clarified that the affidavits/annexures required for applying for child's passport in India in case one parent is in New Zealand need not to be attested by the High Commission of India. The passport applications of minor applicants for issue of passport may be processed by Passport offices in India on producing self attested Annexure - ‘C’ or Annexure - ‘D’ and other required documents, as the case may be.
To download:
To obtain a Life Certificate for pension purposes, the personal appearance of the applicant at the High Commission is usually considered necessary. The applicant needs to bring his/her Passport to establish identity. The life certificate is issued gratis (without any charge).
In case the applicant is unable to come to the High Commission for a valid reason:
In case of postal application, the signature must be authenticated by DIA.
Please follow the instructions given below. Do not send any fee with your application as the Life Certificate is issued free of charge to the Pensioners.
Please supply the following documents:
The NRI Certificate is issued to Indian Passport holders on the basis of documents supporting the facts submitted by the applicant. These documents may include a valid Permanent Resident, Returning Resident Visa or Work Visa.
Please supply the following documents:
The Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India is running a scheme known as "Tracing the Roots” to facilitate Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) in tracing their roots in India. PIOs who intend to trace their roots in India need to apply in a prescribed form, through the Indian Mission/Post in the country of their residence. Application form for this purpose is available on this website. Persons of Indian origin desirous of tracing their roots in India would be required to fill up the prescribed application form and deposit it with the concerned Indian Mission/Post located in the country of their residence along with a fee of Rs.30,000 (Rupees Thirty Thousand only) in equivalent US $, Euro or any other foreign currency acceptable to the Indian Mission/Post. In case the attempt is not successful, the Indian Mission is authorized to refund Rs.20,000/- to the applicant. Presently M/s Alankit Assignments Ltd. (Email:info[dot]singapore[at]alankit[dot]com) is the agency entrusted with tracing roots of PIOs in India.
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Application Form for Tracing the Roots Programme |
Guidelines for Tracing the Roots Programme
The programme was designed by the Ministry to assist Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) in tracing their roots.
Persons of Indian Origin desirous of tracing their roots in India would be required to fill up the prescribed application form and deposit it with the concerned Indian Mission/Post located in the country of their residence along with a fee of Rs 30,000/- (Rupees thirty thousand) in equivalent US $, Euro or any other foreign currency acceptable to the Indian Mission/Post. All useful information/documents that could be of help in tracing the roots may be submitted along with the application.
The Mission, after checking and accepting the application, will forward it to the Ministry for initiating action on the application.
The details of roots in India (where traceable) i.e. name of close surviving relative(s), details of the place of origin of their forefathers (paternal and maternal side) and a possible family tree will be made available to the applicant at the earliest.
The information collected, including details of family tree, would then be sent to the concerned Indian Mission/Post at the earliest for onward transmission to the applicant.
In case of any doubt about the genuineness of the ‘roots’, the decision of the Ministry, taken in consultation with the applicant and concerned authorities involved in tracing the particular roots, will be final and binding.
An advance of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) will be paid to the organisation/ firm which is entrusted with the job of tracing roots, in each case. In case of successfully tracing the roots, the balance Rs.20,000/- (Rupees Twenty thousand only) will be released by the Ministry to the concerned organisation/firm. In case the attempt is not successful, the Indian Mission/Post will be authorized to refund foreign currency equivalent to Rs 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty thousand only) to the applicant at the official rate of exchange, as determined by the Government of India, applicable on the date of the refund.
N. B. The programme provides for gathering information relating to the ancestors of the applicant and does not have any provision or arrangement for the visit by the applicant to his/her ancestral place(s). In case the applicant wishes to visit these places, the Ministry/organisation/firm concerned would facilitate such visits at the applicant’s cost.
Please supply the following documents:
Death of an Indian national must be registered with High Commission of India at the earliest. This service is free of charge.
Please supply the following documents:
All Company documents which are duly notarized and then legalized (Apostilled) by The Department of Internal Affairs, Government of New Zealand. (For information please visit the link: DIA) are required to be submitted either in person or by courier along with following documents:
For attestation of documents like educational certificates, salary/employment certificate, birth, marriage or death certificates issued by authorities in New Zealand, these will first have to be authenticated/Apostille by Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), Government of New Zealand. For information please visit the link: www.dia.govt.nz/apostille
Birth, Death, Marriage and Educational Certificates etc. issued by the Indian authorities in India can also be attested by the Indian High Commission provided the same have been authenticated by the Consular Section of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Patiala House, New Delhi-110001 or Branch Secretariat of Ministry of External Affairs, Kolkata. For information please visit the link: http://mea.gov.in/apostille.htm
Please provide the following documents:
The applicant should use the courier service (with tracking facility) of their choice and are advised to keep the tracking numbers (for return courier as well) with them. The High Commission of India will not accept any responsibility in case the courier is lost/misplaced/damaged or delayed. Do NOT send the application via ordinary post.
All applications for Miscellaneous services should be sent to the following address or submitted in person:
Misc Consular Services
High Commission of India
72 Pipitea Street, Thorndon,
Wellington-6011 PO Box:12211
New Zealand
Applications for all passport/consular services are received at the counter from 0930 hours to 1230 hours on all working days.
Emergencies by definition refer to unexpected urgent situation. Emergency applications must be supported by documentary evidence.
The High Commission of India has the jurisdiction over New Zealand, Republic of Samoa, Niue, Vanuatu & the Cook Islands.
NOTE: Processing time is indicated for routine and clear-cut cases. Referral cases may take longer.
The status enquiries will only be entertained after the given processing time. Before making any status enquiry about the application, please check with the courier service whether the application has been delivered to our office and on which date. Processing time of applications is calculated from the date of delivery of completed applications at HCI Wellington.
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Miscellaneous Services Fees
Rates are effective from 11 January 2023
S.No. |
Service Type | Fees NZ$ |
1. | Issue of Police Clearance Certificate (PCC) | 38 |
2. | Issue of Certificate of Birth | 38 |
3. | (a) Attestation of affidavits/documents pertaining to sale, purchase, power of attorney, mortgage, transfer, gift, etc. of real estate or moveable properties or issue of a document by a Consular Officer pertaining to such matters (Power of Attorney given by up to two persons) (b) Power of Attorney given by more than two persons |
31 62 |
4. | (a) Attestation of civil documents (affidavits, educational degree, sponsorship certificates, marriage certificates, wills, etc.) | 17 |
5. | (a) Attestation of trade/commercial documents or issue of any certificate ‘country of foreign etc.’ pertaining to exports from foreign country to India. (b) Attestation of Trade/commercial documents or issue of any certificate pertaining to exports from India to a foreign country |
72 31 |
6. | A Consular Officer solemnizing a marriage, registration of a marriage certificate and a certified copy of the entry (all) | 72 |
7. | (a) Attestation of documents pertaining to sale, purchase, mortgage, transfer of vessel or transfer of one’s interest in merchant vessel (b) Attestation of other documents pertaining to ship/vessel for issue of a certificate or verification or acceptance of a document or taking any action as per Consular Manual. The Shipping company (or Captain of vessel on behalf of Company) being applicant/payee of consular fee (c) Attestation of documents of issue of certificates to a Sailor as per Consular Manual (individual sailor being applicant/for his individual use) |
360 72 17 |
8. | (a) For administration or distrubution, or both of the property situated in country, of the Consular Officer's residence, of an Indian citizen or any other person, not being a seaman , drying intestate, or if not instestate, when undertaking n the absence of legally competent representative of the deceased in country of his death or a requets of legel heirs of deceased living in India as the case may be. (b) If such property is in country of concurrent accreditation of a Consular Officer. (c) Issue of sucession certificate as laid down in the Consular Manual. |
360 1414 2.5% of estimated value of the estate or property |
9. | Services requiring visits or attendance of a Consular Officer on request of an applicant away from Chancery | Officer’s Travelling Allowance and Daily Allowance plus NZ$ 145/- for each visit plus consular fees for service required. |
10. | (a) Attestation of pension papers, life certificate etc pertaining to pensioners (b) For affixing Consular Officer’s signature and seal, if required, for declarations of pay or pension |
Gratis Gratis |
11. | (a) Other miscellaneous attestations, issue of civil certificates, notarial services as per Consular Manual, not falling within any of above categories, registration of birth and a certified copy of the entry (b) Where Consular Officer draws up or assists in drawing up of any documents pertaining to services mentioned at 23(a) above (C) Registration of death and a certified copy of the entry |
31 62 31 |
12. | Cancellation of Indian passport of an Indian national who dies abroad | Gratis |