Why birth certificate attestation is needed

Birth certificate attestation services in UAE vary according to the place of birth of the child and the place of registration of the birth certificate. The process of attestation for birth certificate takes between five and fifteen working days, in order to give the certificate a legal date of registration. The cost of attesting a birth certificate varies depending on the place of registration of the birth certificate. The process of attestation of birth certificate can be done in private and public notary offices. Those who are seeking to have a birth certificate that is attested and can be used for official purposes will have to approach the office of the public notary. A certified copy of birth certificate can be issued by the government officers only. Once the birth certificate is registered and attested and a certified copy is issued by the National Record Office of the UAE, the document can be used for a variety of purposes.

If you are the first time passport applicant, your Embassy and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs will ask you to produce your Birth Certificate and Photo ID. If the Birth certificate attestation in UAE you have is issued in any country other than UAE and you were born outside of UAE, you need to get your birth certificate attested by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of UAE.

Why birth certificate attestation is needed

·        The UAE government has banned the entry of foreign workers into the UAE unless their substandard passports are first attested by the government of their resident country.

·        In UAE, a birth certificate attestation from the Indian Embassy is mandatory at the time of applying for visa. A birth certificate is a legal proof which is required at the time of studying, getting a government job, or applying for any visa.

·        The birth certificate attestation from the Indian Embassy in UAE is unconditional. 

·        In Dubai, if you apply for a birth certificate after a certain age, you may be asked to produce a death certificate of your older sibling in support of your claim to the birth certificate.

·        According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Abu Dhabi, birth certificates are one of the most common documents needed for UAE visa applications.

·        If the documents submitted during the visa application process do not satisfy UAE immigration requirements, the presenter will be asked to provide additional supporting documents. One of the most common in this case is the UAE birth certificate.