Documents Required (For Indians)
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Class - 2 DSC
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For Individuals
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For Organisation
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For Proof of Identity self attested copy of any one of the below
document
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Individual PAN copy
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PAN copy
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Individuals Address Proof (Aadhaar/ Passport/Driving Licence/Voter ID. Any one of
the document
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Driving Licence
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Passport Size Photo of the Individual (Self signed across)
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Passport
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Copy of Company PAN card
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Any ID Card issued by State or Central Government
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Copy of Certificate of Incorporation
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Bank Account Passbook/Statement attested by the concerned Bank Official
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Copy of Articles and Memorandum of Association (First Two pages & Last page)
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Copy of ITR Acknowledgement along with annual return pertaining to last financial
year
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For Proof of Address self attested copy of any one of the below
document (Not older than 2 months)
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Copy of statement of bank account (First / Last page) with original Bank seal and
bankers signature with contact no.
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Telephone Bill
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Authorisation letter on letter head / Board Resolution
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Electricity Bill
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For Partnership Firm Partnership Deed
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Water Bill
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For Partnership Firm, Authorisation from other partner/signature by other partner
on the application
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Voter ID
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For Trust, Trust Deed
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Gas Connection Bill
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For NGO, Rules and Byelaws of NGO
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Property Tax Receipt
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For Government Officers/Banks The subscription form for DSC should be forwarded/Certified
by the Head of Office (Competent authority of the Department/ Head of Office….)
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Bank Statement attested by Bank Manager
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For Government Officers/Banks A letter/ notification from Head of Department authorizing
the Head of Office
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Driving Licence
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For Government Officers/Bank The attestation of documents may be carried out by
Head of the Office/Gazetted Officer
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Passport Copy
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Aadhaar Card
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Class - 3 DSC
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For Individuals
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For Organisation
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For Proof of Identity self attested copy of any one of the below
document
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Individual PAN copy
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PAN copy
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Individuals Address Proof (Aadhaar/ Passport/Driving Licence/Voter ID. Any one of
the document
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Driving Licence
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Passport Size Photo of the Individual (Self signed across)
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Passport
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Copy of Company PAN card
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Any ID Card issued by State or Central Government
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Copy of Certificate of Incorporation
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Bank Account Passbook/Statement attested by the concerned Bank Official
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Copy of Articles and Memorandum of Association (First Two pages & Last page)
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Copy of ITR Acknowledgement along with annual return pertaining to last financial
year
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For Proof of Address self attested copy of any one of the below
document (Not older than 2 months)
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Copy of statement of bank account (First / Last page) with original Bank seal and
bankers signature with contact no.
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Telephone Bill
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Authorisation letter on letter head / Board Resolution
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Electricity Bill
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For Partnership Firm Partnership Deed
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Water Bill
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For Partnership Firm, Authorisation from other partner/signature by other partner
on the application
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Voter ID
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For Trust, Trust Deed
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Gas Connection Bill
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For NGO, Rules and Byelaws of NGO
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Property Tax Receipt
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For Government Officers/Banks The subscription form for DSC should be forwarded/Certified
by the Head of Office (Competent authority of the Department/ Head of Office….)
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Bank Statement attested by Bank Manager
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For Government Officers/Banks A letter/ notification from Head of Department authorizing
the Head of Office
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Driving Licence
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For Government Officers/Bank The attestation of documents may be carried out by
Head of the Office/Gazetted
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Passport Copy
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Aadhaar Card
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Note: Verification of documents and Validation of signature on application form: Branch Executive has to verify the Identity & Address proofs with original copies and at least one identity or address proof should contain signature of applicant which should match with the signature on the application and also Self attested photo copies. If absent, subscribers(applicant) should submit their signatures validated by the bank where they hold a bank account. And also For Proof of Address document not older than 2 months
Documents required for Foreign Nationals :
Guidelines for Issuance of DSC to Foreign Applicant In respect of Verification of
identity credentials of foreign applicant applying for Digital Signature Certificates
under IT Act 2000, the following method shall be followed. Hague Convention/ Apostille
Treaty: is an international treaty drafted by the Hague Conference on Private International
Law. It specifies the modalities through which a document issued in one of the signatory
countries can be certified for legal purposes in all the other signatory states.
Verification of identity and address documents for foreign applicant A DSC applicant
is deemed as foreign applicant if the address (residential or organizational) provided
in the DSC application form does not belong to India or identity document submitted
is not issued by authorities under Government of India. For the verification of
foreign applicant prior to issuance of DSC, the information provided by the DSC
applicant in the DSC application form such as Name, photo, signature, residential
/organizational address and existence of organization (if applicable) must be supported
by documents which shall be included as a part of attested/certified documents.
If any of these information is not a part of the attested/certified documents, the
applicant has to produce additional proof by submitting documents issued by the
government/bank of the respective country, in respective of proof of identity (Name,
photo & signature) or address (personal/organizational). Such proof shall also
be attested/certified
a. Foreign Applicant is residing in native country
If native country is a signatory of Hague Convention : For attestation,
proof of identity, address proof and photo on DSC application should be notarized
by the Public Notary of that foreign country and apostilled (Certify, Authenticate)
by the competent authority of that foreign country.
If native country is not a signatory of Hague Convention : For
attestation, proof of identity ,address proof and photo on DSC application should
be notarized by the Public Notary of that foreign country and consularized by the
competent authority of that foreign country.
Documents required: Passport/Govt issued identity, Application form with Photo (all
attested).
* consularization is the act of authenticating any legal document
by the consul office, by the consul signing and affixing a red ribbon to the document.
b. Foreign applicant residing in India
The following documents should be certified by Individual's Embassy
1. Resident Permit certificate issued by Assistant Foreigner Regional Registration.
Officer, an officer of Bureau of Immigration India.
2. Passport
3. Visa
4. Application form with Photo (attested)
c. Foreign Applicant neither in India nor in the native
country
The following documents should be certified by the local embassy of the country
to which the person belongs
1. Passport
2. Visa
3. Application form with Photo (attested)
d. Foreign applicant holding OCI passport
For foreign nationals with Indian dual citizenship (OCI passport issued by Govt
of India and living in India)
1. For DSC with Indian address, the identity and address proof requirements shall
be same as Indian nationals living in India.
2. For DSC with foreign address, the copy of their native country passport shall
be treated as identity and address proof.
3. No appostilisation and consularisation is required.
4. For DSC application and attestation requirements shall be same as Indian nationals
living in India.
5. If applicant not in India then he/she will have to follow the process of a foreign
DSC applicant.
Documentation Process
All the above documents should be attested either by gazetted or bank
manager or postmaster.
Contact details of gazetted should mention manually if it is not included
in seal.
Self-attestation should be there on individual id proof.
Organization seal and authorised person signature should be there on each
paper of Organisation documents(apart from gazetted attestation).
Please follow the below steps for documentation process:
1. For org documents, all the business registration documents should be
available with the proper attestation
2. All the supporting documents should be attested by the gazetted
officer/banker/post master
3. The attestation should capture the attester’s name, signature, seal,
employee id, full address of his organization (where the attester is
working), contact number.
4. Details should be properly filled in the application forms( mandatory
fields should not be left blank)
5. Photo should be a proper passport sized photographs – stamp sized,
digitally printed photos, photos with blurred images cannot be accepted
6. Supporting documents copies should be clear and the details should be
clearly visible for authenticating
7. RA Signature should be clearly available in all the documents with the
Seal and the date
8. Ensure that the subscriber has signed across the photographs in such a
way that the signature is visible properly
9. Bank account statement should be less than 3 months old
10. All organization documents should be attested by Organisation seal and
signed by concerned signing authority
11. It is mandatory to provide PAN scan image as a proof of identity.
12. If current signature is not matching then, applicant has to provide
signature valid letter(attached format) from banker