Life Certificates & Attestation of pension papers of pensioners

To obtain a Life Certificate for pension purposes, the personal appearance of the applicant at the Consulate General of India Auckland is usually considered necessary. The applicant needs to bring his/her Passport to establish identity.

(a)  Life certificate for pension Indian and non-Indian passport holders is issued on gratis (without any charge).

(b) Life Certificate for purposes other than pension for Indian and non-Indian passport holders : NZD 21.00

Please supply the following documents:

1. Completed and signed application form for Miscellanous Consular Services.

2. Life Certificate (You may use this format as well).
In case the applicant is unable to come to the Consulate for verification for issuance of Life Certificate, the Life Certificate is required to be Apostille/authenticated by Department of Internal Affairs (DIA).  The documents are required to be Notarised (NOT JP attested) by a Notary Public (www.notarypublic.org.nz) and then sent to DIA for their authentication. Please visit DIA website (www.dia.govt.nz/apostille) for the authentication/apostille procedure.

3. Do not send any fee with your application as the Life Certificate is issued free of charge to the Pensioners.

4. Coloured copy of first & last pages of current Passport attested by Justice of Peace. 

5. Copy of current and valid NZ visa

6. One passport size photograph (not older than 6 months) pasted on the application.

7. In case of documents are to be returned by post - Self-addressed prepaid courier envelope to return your documents, please keep the record of the tracking number.

8. Please note: We are unable to attest Digitally signed copies.