Certificate attestation

Birth certificate attestation in Dubai, both directions

Birth certificate attestation in Dubai covers two different situations. A child born abroad needs a foreign birth certificate attested so a UAE resident parent can sponsor the child’s residence visa or enrol the child in school. A child born in Dubai needs the UAE birth certificate attested so it can be used in the parents’ home country, for a passport, citizenship record or school. The stamps go in opposite orders, so start by working out which one you have.

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In both cases MOFA is involved. For a foreign certificate, MOFA is the last stamp. For a Dubai certificate, MOFA comes first and the foreign embassy in the UAE comes after.

Side by side

Which direction is yours

	Child born abroad, living in the UAE	Child born in Dubai, document needed abroad
Certificate issued by	The registry in the country of birth	The UAE health authority that registered the birth
Why it is needed	Residence visa, school admission, health insurance	Passport, citizenship registration, school abroad
Stamp order	Home country offices, UAE mission there, MOFA	MOFA, then the home country’s mission in the UAE
Where the work happens	Mostly abroad, MOFA here	All in the UAE

A foreign birth certificate for a child’s visa

What visa offices usually look for:

Both parents named.

A short form certificate without parents’ names may not prove the relationship. Order the full or long form version.

Names matching passports.

The child’s and both parents’ names should match their passports.

Registered, not just a hospital record.

A hospital birth notice is not a birth certificate. Use the registry certificate.

Late registration.

A certificate registered years after the birth can be questioned. Keep any supporting papers the registry gave you.

The marriage certificate usually goes in the same file, because it links the child to both parents. See marriage certificate attestation for a UAE family visa. The whole family file, in order, is on attestation for a UAE visa.

Step by step

A Dubai birth certificate going abroad

A child born in Dubai receives a UAE birth certificate. For use abroad, the usual route is:

01

The UAE birth certificate (and any translation the home country needs).

02

MOFA attestation in the UAE.

03

Legalisation at the home country’s mission in Abu Dhabi or Dubai, where that country requires it.

Some countries also want a translation into their own language. This whole route is done here, so no document has to travel. See legalising UAE documents for use abroad.

Birth certificates for school

Dubai schools often ask for the child’s birth certificate at admission, and some ask for it attested. If you are attesting it for the visa anyway, the same attested certificate usually serves the school too. See educational certificate attestation in Dubai for the school records that often go with it.

When the child travels without both parents

Parents sometimes realise the birth certificate matters when a child flies with one parent or a relative. Airlines and immigration may ask for the birth certificate alongside a consent letter from the absent parent. Our guide on whether a minor can travel to the UAE without parents covers that case.

Step by step

How we help

Rolled certificate tied with a pink ribbon on a plain background

01

You tell us where the child was born and why the certificate is needed.

02

We check the certificate from photos: form, names, registration date, language.

03

For a foreign certificate, we set out the home country steps and complete MOFA here.

04

For a Dubai certificate, we take it through MOFA and then to the embassy that needs it.

05

We handle the translation where needed.

Prices

Service	Our service price	Government fees, paid on top at cost
Birth certificate attestation, MOFA stage	From AED 150	MOFA AED 150
Indian certificate attestation, full chain	From AED 250	MOFA AED 150; India side and UAE mission fees at cost
Legal translation	From AED 50 per page	AED 50 per page if notarised with the instrument
Courier pickup and delivery	From AED 80	None

Tell us about your child’s certificate

Send a photo of the birth certificate and tell us where the child was born and why you need it.

Phone and WhatsApp: +971 52 947 5935
Email: info@dubainotaryservices.com

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What does birth certificate attestation in the UAE cost?

MOFA charges AED 150 per birth certificate. Our MOFA stage service starts from AED 150, and home country or embassy fees are added at cost. All service prices are starting prices and are negotiable. Government fees are paid on top, at cost, exactly as the authority charges them. We confirm your final price before you pay.

My child was born in Dubai. Does the birth certificate need attestation for the UAE residence visa?

Not the foreign attestation chain, because it is a UAE document. It needs MOFA and an embassy stamp only when it is used abroad.

The birth certificate does not show the father’s name. Is that a problem?

For sponsoring a child, usually yes. Ask the registry for a full certificate that names both parents, then attest that one.

Can MOFA attest a birth certificate from a hospital?

A hospital notice is not the registry certificate. Use the certificate issued by the civil registry of the country of birth.

Do I need a translation?

If the certificate is not in Arabic or English, yes, a legally certified translation. For a Dubai certificate going abroad, the home country may want its own language too.

Send your document and know every step before you pay

Share a photo of both sides on WhatsApp and tell us where it will be used. We reply with the stamps it needs, the order they go in and the price for each one.