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• To attest your documents in the UAE, please check our guide for the step by step process: https://www.mofa.gov.ae/-/media/Service/Attestation-Guide/En.pdf 
• When abroad, you can attest documents at the closest UAE Embassy or Consulate. Each Embassy or Consulate may have its own procedures in place. For additional details, please visit the Embassy’s or the Consulate’s website: www.mofa.gov.ae/en/missions/uae-missions-Abroad

Attestation service charges:

• Individual Affairs Documents: AED 150 
• Commercial Documents: AED 2,000 
• Commercial invoices: based on invoice amount and the scale associated. For more details, please refer to the Attestation fees guide at: www.mofa.gov.ae/ar-ae/Services/Forms/attestations-guide

• To apply for attestation services, please:
  
  
• Follow the instructions in the user manual if you're in the UAE. More information can be found here:
  
  https://www.mofa.gov.ae/-/media/Service/Attestation-Guide/En.pdf
  
• If you're outside the UAE, you can get your documents attested at the nearest UAE embassy or consulate. Each embassy or consulate may have its own procedures. Please contact the nearest UAE mission for more information.

• Avail of the service via MoFA’s official website or the UAE MOFA smartphone application.
  
  
• The original document must be attested by the issuing government entity: it must bear the seal of the government entity that issued it. Choose the correct attestation body, whether inside or outside the country.
  
  
• Ensure the original document or digital document with the QR code is attached.
  
  
• There should be no lamination on the document
  
  
• The original document should be placed inside an envelope before handing it over to the delivery service employee.
  
  
• Authentication of electronically certified documents: Please attach the QR code or any link issued by the authorized entity for verification and authentication of the document.

• 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 original document must be attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the issuing country.
• The document can then be attested by the UAE Embassy or Consulate in the issuing country·
• To avail attestation services offered in UAE missions abroad, please contact the nearest UAE mission to your location.

Personal documents (with QR code), including but not limited to:

• Educational certificates
• Academic transcripts
• Birth and death certificates
• Medical reports
• Police clearance certificates
• Marriage certificates
• Court-issued documents
• Personal powers of attorney
• To whom it may concern certificates
• Employment contracts and job offers
• Bank statements
• Personal tax certificates

Commercial documents (with QR code), including but not limited to:

• Contracts and agreements
• Trade licenses and commercial registrations
• Board resolutions and meeting minutes
• Company name changes
• Trademark registrations
• Distribution agreements
• Insurance certificates
• Corporate tax certificates
• Partnership/shareholding certificates
• Commercial powers of attorney
• Financial statements
• Product registrations
• Patent registrations or assignments
• Company closure or branch registration documents
• Bankruptcy-related documents
• End-user certificates
• Certificates of completion

There is a limit to the number of documents you can submit in one transaction, based on the courier service pack you select. 

MoFA customers in the UAE can chose among the various courier services available:

1) Normal: 3 working days - up to 25 documents per transaction
2) Express: 1 working day - up to 10 documents per transaction
3) Prepaid Courier Service: there is no limit to the number of documents you can have attested. Various packages for companies and entities, please contact us for more details.    

• Yes, for previously issued and unattested birth and death certificates, please apply for the Documents Attestation service through MoFA’s website or the Smart Mobile App on iOS or Android.
• Note: For new birth certificates and death certificates issued by Emirates Health Services, you can choose MoFA’s digital attestation while applying for certificate issuance through Emirates Health Services electronic channels.