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The documents such as birth and death certificates, Marriage, divorce certificates which are issued from Pakistan must have been first attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan. Similarly all education certificates and degrees issued from Pakistan will only be attested by the Embassy and Pakistani consulates if they are attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan.* Attestation of a document other than the power of attorney: To get a document notarized, you should send a notarized copy with the original, your original National Identity Card (NICOP), or original plus photocopy of Pakistani passport. Remember, if you are a US national, all documents have to be first authenticated by the US Department of State (See Instructions Below). Attestation of Educational Documents It may please be noted that Higher Education Commission in Islamabad is responsible for the attestation of educational degrees/transcripts by the chartered universities of Pakistan. The details of attestation/equivalence procedure are available at HEC website www.hec.gov.pk/ Attestation of a Power of Attorney To get a Power of Attorney notarized, you should send a notarized copy with the original, your National Identity Card or Pakistani passport and money order. Please also send one extra copy of the Power of attorney for our record Remember, if you are a US citizen, all documents that have to be attested have to be first notarized by the US Department of State (See Instructions Below). The documents such as birth and death certificates, Marriage, divorce certificates which are issued from Pakistan must have been first attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan. Similarly all education certificates and degrees issued from Pakistan will only be attested by the Embassy and Pakistani consulates if they are attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan. Instructions for US Citizens STEP 1 Take a notarized copy of your document to be attested with Jessie White, Secretary of State�s Office. The price is $2.00 per document (paid in cash or check). Their office is located between Madison and Washington. Estimated time for document attestation is between 30-45 minutes, 8AM-3:30PM daily. Address: 17 North State Street, Suite 1030 Chicago, IL 60602 Telephone: 312-793-2556 STEP 2 Then mail to Department of State Authentication�s Office. Estimated turn around time is 5 business days. The price is $8.00 per document (paid in money order or check) and payable to the United States Department of State. Address: United States Department of State, Department of State Authentication Office 518 23^rd Street N.W. SA-1, Columbia Plaza, Washington DC, 20520 Telephone: 202-647-5002 Fax: 202-663-3636 Email: aoprgsmauth@state.gov STEP 3 Once you have your document back from the United States Department of State, it will come to the Chicago Consulate. (333 N. Michigan Ave. Suite 728 Chicago, IL 60601) We are open Mon-Friday 9:30AM-12:30PM, and pick up of the document will be ready between 2-3 PM the same business day. You would need to bring: The document in original and photocopy. A photo-copy of the person bringing in the letter, drivers license or state ID A letter from the company, on the company letterhead stating what the letter is for. (the letter should be signed and dated) $16.00 money order or cashier check payable to the Consulate General of Pakistan. **If you choose not to come in person to the Consulate, you can send everything listed above by mail, and provide us a return envelope (self-addressed and pre-paid) Priority or Express Mail thru the United States Postal Service. We will return your document when it is completed. Fee Structure

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