The application for allotment of DIN can be made online through the portal of Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India (http://www.mca.gov.in). The Embassy of India shall attest supporting documents in this connection like Bank Statement/ Certificate of Incorporation of the company etc., only if the company in question is incorporated in theNetherlands. For this service, applicants have to apply in person.

Requirements:

        i.            A request letter for the service on Company letterhead with the seal of the company stamped on the Company letterhead. The request letter should be duly signed by one of the Directors of the Company and should be accompanied by a copy of the incorporation certificate in respect of the company duly legalized from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

      ii.            All the supporting commercial/company documents should be duly legalized from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

    iii.            The supporting commercial/company documents should be submitted along with the valid original passport plus self-attested copies of the passport pages containing personal particulars (or duly notarized copies of the passport pages containing personal particulars)of one of the Directors of the Company.Applications must be accompanied by the Fee for the service which is accepted by debit card (PIN). Cash is accepted as an exception if exact amount is tendered.

Fee: €62.00 (in respect of company documents) and €25.00 (in respect of non-company documents). (Please note that the fee is for each signature and stamp of the Consular Officer).

Processing Time: Two working days subject to documentation being in order.

Note: Apart from the general mandatory requirements mentioned above, applicant may be advised to submit additional documents, after scrutiny, on case to case basis.