Bonafide Certificate, Purpose, Format, and Types

A Bonafide certificate is a document issued as evidence that you belong to a specific educational organization or institute. For a student, it is a certificate of evidence, exhibiting that he or she belongs to a specific class or program in an organization for a particular time frame. It is usually required for different purposes, such as while looking for a job, seeking an educational loan, and applying for a visa. It is referred to as a formal certificate that you might have bumbled during the admission procedure. Its format can vary according to the purpose for which you require it. Therefore, it differs for students and employees as both of them need the document to meet different reasons. Here is the Format for Students and Employees as well.

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Format of Bonafide Certificate

What is the use of a Bonafide Certificate?

Types of Bonafide Certificates

Bonafide certificate for Employees

Bonafide certificate for Students

School Bonafide certificate

Sample Bonafide Certificate Application for School

Request letter for Bonafide certificate from School by Parents

Sample application for Bonafide certificate by parents

Bonafide certificate for College

 

Format of Bonafide Certificate

The term Bonafide is a Latin term ‘Bonafide’ which means ‘In Good Faith’. 
It is referred to as a formal certificate that you might have bumbled during the admission procedure. Its format can vary according to the purpose for which you require it. Therefore, it differs for students and employees as both of them need the document to meet different reasons. Here is the Format for Students and Employees as well.

What is the use of a Bonafide Certificate?

A bonafide certificate can serve different purposes. Some of them are as follows-

• A bonafide certificate is used for passport application.
• This certificate can be used to apply for low-interest loans. Students can use this certificate to apply for the same.
• Students can use a bonafide certificate to apply for concessions offered by public transportation, such as buses, metro, and local trains. 
• The bonafide certificate is used when students apply for a visa to study abroad. Moreover, corporate employees applying for working visas also require this certificate.
• Applying for a driving license may also demand a Bonafide certificate as an additional ID proof.

 

Types of Bonafide Certificates 

The bonafide certificate is an important document used for people for documentation purposes,  including applying for an educational loan, working visa or visa for studies, driving license, or seeking advantages of government schemes. Now, that we are well familiar with the meaning of a Bonafide Certificate, let’s now understand its types and where it is used.

Bonafide certificate for Employees

• To issue a bank loan
• To open a bank account
• To attend an official meeting or conference 

Bonafide certificate for Students 

• Visa extension 
• To give a visit to a firm or project work 
• Passport application 
• To become a part of a public library
• To attend workshops or seminars at other academic organizations
• To avail travel concessions 

School Bonafide certificate 

Students might need a Bonafide certificate for multiple purposes such as opening a bank account, applying for a visa, bank loan, or AADHAR Card. 
Here is a request letter for an application 

Sample Bonafide Certificate Application for School 

To 
The Principal 
Bishop Johnsons School
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 

16 January 2022
Subject: Application for Bonafide certificate 

Respected Sir/Ma’am
I, Mitali, a student of Class 10th at Bishop Johnsons School, Prayagraj, need a Bonafide certificate to open a bank account in the State of India. Therefore, I modestly request you to facilitate me one at the earliest possible. I shall be highly obliged to you.
 
Thanking you,
 
Yours Sincerely
Mitali
Class: 10th
Roll no. 34
 
Request letter for Bonafide certificate from School by Parents 




Sample application for Bonafide certificate by parents

To 
The Principal 
DAV School
Janakpuri, New Delhi 

December 15, 2021
Subject: Application for Bonafide certificate 

Respected Sir/Ma’am
My son Rishabh Sharma, is a bonafide student of Class 12th at DAV School and has been a part of your school for the last 7 years. I urgently need a Bonafide certificate to apply for his visa as Rishabh is going to Australia for his higher studies. 

I would like to request you humbly to issue me one at the earliest possible. I shall be highly grateful to you.
Thanking you
 
Yours Sincerely 
Mahesh Sharma
 

Bonafide certificate for College

If you are applying for a Bonafide certificate from your college, you can either ask your University to facilitate you with an application form or follow a general application format. 

Below is the application format.