Certificate attestation

A certificate issued outside the UAE must be attested before it can be used for a family visa. We arrange every stamp and track it for you.

The four stamps

  1. 1NotaryIn the country that issued it
  2. 2Foreign MinistryIn the country that issued it
  3. 3UAE EmbassyIn that country
  4. 4UAE MOFAIn the UAE

Some countries add their own steps (for example a state or education department). We tell you which apply to yours.

What we attest

  • Marriage certificates
  • Birth certificates
  • Degree and school certificates
  • Commercial and other documents

Legal translation

Once attested, certificates in other languages need a legal Arabic translation for the visa. We arrange that too.

Attestation & translation prices

Certificate attestation

Marriage certificate — full attestation (home country, embassy, UAE MOFA) per document from AED 1,200
Birth certificate — full attestation per document from AED 1,200
Degree certificate — full attestation per document from AED 1,500
UAE MOFA attestation only per document AED 150

Legal translation

Legal translation into Arabic per page from AED 100

Questions about this visa

Does my marriage or birth certificate need attestation?

Yes, if it was issued outside the UAE. It needs the stamps of your home country and the UAE embassy there, then the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We can arrange all of it.

How long does attestation take?

It depends on the country that issued the certificate — from about a week to several weeks. Tell us the country and we give you a realistic date.