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His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, welcomed the announcement by His Excellency Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, regarding the UK government’s intention to recognize the State of Palestine at the UN General Assembly meetings in September.

His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, welcomed the announcement by His Excellency Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, regarding France’s intention to recognize the State of Palestine

The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), committed to providing excellent services, has organized its inaugural Customer Council for accredited diplomatic missions in the UAE for the year 2025.

The United Arab Emirates has expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the Israeli plan to transfer authority and administration of the Ibrahimi Mosque from the Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs and the Hebron Municipality to the Jewish Religious Council in the Kiryat Arba settlement

Over the past two days, the Foreign Ministers of the United Arab Emirates, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Republic of Türkiye, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Republic of Iraq, the Sultanate of Oman, the State of Qatar, the State of Kuwait, the Lebanese Republic, and the Arab Republic of Egypt held intensive consultations on the latest developments in Syria.

His Excellency Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, received His Excellency Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation and Burkinabè Abroad of the Republic of Burkina Faso, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abu Dhabi.

His Excellency Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, participated in the Investment Forum organized by Burkina Faso in Abu Dhabi, which was attended by His Excellency Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation and Burkinabe Abroad, along with a delegation of ministers and special advisors.

A UAE delegation led by His Excellency Omran Sharaf, Assistant Foreign Minister for Advanced Science and Technology, concluded a successful visit to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and imec’s headquarters in Brussels, in the Kingdom of Belgium.

If you select the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as the attestation site, the chosen delivery company will contact you.

For school certificates previously issued by the Emirates Schools Establishment and not attested, please apply for the Documents Attestation service through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website or its smart application on iOS and Android.
To obtain the attestation service for a new certificate issued by the Emirates Schools Establishment, you can avail MoFA’s digital attestation of when applying for the “Issuance and Attestation of School Certificate Request – Public Education” service through the digital channels of the Emirates Schools Establishment.

If you choose to MoFA attestation via the Emirates Schools Establishment’s website:
Fees associated with the issuance of the school certificate by the Emirates Schools Establishment:
1. 15 AED for certificate attestation
2. 15 AED for delivery if a hard copy is requested
Fees associated with the MoFA’s digital attestation:
3. 150 AED for Ministry of Foreign Affairs attestation
4. 150 AED for UAE Embassy attestation in the destination country

No. The service provides attestation from both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UAE mission in the destination country in a single process, through simplified steps.

1. For MoFA attestation, please apply for the Documents Attestation service through the Ministry's website or UAE MOFA smart application.
2. For attestation by the UAE Embassy in the destination country, please visit the Embassy’s website to apply for the service.

Log in to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' website or smartphone app, select "Companies Service", and then select the attestation of commercial invoices (through the Electronic Documents Attestation System eDAS).

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides a dedicated suite of consular services designed to enhance the level of support and care for Golden Visa holders while they are abroad. These include the issuance of a Return Document in case of a lost or damaged passport, a hotline exclusively dedicated for Golden Visa holders, and extended assistance in emergencies, crises, and evacuation operations. The services also cover the coordination of procedures for the repatriation of the deceased Golden Visa holder’s remains to the UAE, in collaboration with the relevant health and official authorities, to facilitate and expedite the process and support the bereaved family.

• The original documents, digital documents, or documents with a QR code
• Ensure that your documents are not laminated. Laminated documents cannot be attested and will be rejected.
• Make sure the appropriate governing bodies have attested your documents before submission. Missing attestations will be rejected. For documents issued within the UAE:
  • Original documents must be attested by the governing entity, except for digital documents issued by a government entity or documents attested electronically.
    Example: A birth certificate must be attested by the Ministry of Health & Prevention or the local health authority.
  • Documents must be attested by MoFA through the Ministry’s official website www.mofa.gov.ae or the UAE MOFA smart application.
  • Documents can then be attested by one of the UAE embassies or missions abroad.
  For documents issued outside the UAE:
  • Original documents must be attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the issuing country.
  • Documents can then be attested by the UAE Embassy or Consulate in the issuing country by applying through MoFA online channels.
  • Original documents must be attested in the UAE through the Ministry’s official website www.mofa.gov.ae or the UAE MOFA smart application.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has integrated its digital attestation service with the school certificate issuance service of the Emirates Schools Establishment in the UAE.

Digital Attestation is an electronic service provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for UAE-issued digital documents intended for use outside the United Arab Emirates. Customers can submit their applications digitally, and once the service has been completed; they can download the digitally attested document through the My Requests page on the Ministry's website.