General Rules:
- Documents originating from South India (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and Puducherry), and Sri Lanka to be used in Taiwan can be authenticated by this office. Inquiries regarding Maldives documents authentication, please reach https://www.roc-taiwan.org/inbom/index.html
- Documents submitted for authentication must first meet the following criteria: (1) All Indian documents must bear a signature or seal of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in its branch offices in South India (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and Puducherry).
For the attestation from MEA, please visit their website
http://mea.gov.in/apostille.htm
Jurisdiction Areas of Branch Secretariats/RPOs
To bring the Attestation/Apostille services closer to the citizens, Branch secretariats/RPOs have been authorized jurisdictions as given below
| Branch Secretariat/RPO | Jurisdiction Area |
| Hyderabad | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana |
| Bengaluru | Karnataka |
| Chennai | Tamil Nadu, Pudhucherry, Andaman & Nicobar |
| Kochi | Kerala, Lakshadweep |
| Trivandrum | Kerala, Lakshadweep |
(2) All Sri Lankan original documents/copies requiring attestation or Apostille should be first authenticated by the designated authorities of the State/Union Territory from where the document has been issued. All Sri Lankan documents have to be attested from their respective Embassy/High Commission or Deputy High Commission in Chennai. Then the documents can be authenticated by this office.
- All applicants must fill in the application forms for document authentication and enclose a copy of the applicant's photo IDs (passport, driver’s license, election commission card, etc), or certificates of incorporation, if the applicant is a corporation, or organization of other nature.
- Power of Attorney (in original) would be required for the agent in case the applicant opts not to personally come to TECC Chennai to apply for authentication, or when corporations, organizations of other nature authorize their employees to apply for document authentication. The agent who comes to TECC Chennai on behalf of the applicants would be required to supply a copy of photo ID as well.
- If a Chinese translation is needed, please have it done by oneself or a translator. This office does not offer translation service.
Attention: If the application is submitted through an agent, power of attorney authenticated by a notary public or the appropriate authorities must be attached, or the application will be refused. Should any false or misleading information be wilfully entered on this form, this will constitute an act of forgery according to the Criminal Code of Taiwan.
