UAE Attestation – What is it?
Visiting UAE for job or Professional settlement? If yes, then you need UAE Embassy attestation of your Certificates. Your Indian certificates will be valid in UAE after completion of attestation procedure from UAE Embassy situated at New Delhi.
Why is it required?
To get an employment visa
For higher education
To get family residence visa
To obtain Work Visa
To get an admission in school in UAE, etc.
Note: United Arab Emirates is not the member of Hague Convention . Hence it doesn’t recognize Apostille. So you need compulsory attestation from UAE Embassy situated in India
UAE Embassy Attestation Procedure
There are various ways to attest the document from UAE Embassy. Process of attestation will depend upon the nature of document and purpose of attestation
UAE certificate attestation first requires the type of documents or certificates you need to be attested. Then it follows three steps as an Embassy Attestation procedure.
Your certificates are authenticated/ attested by your State GAD/ HRD/ Home Department/ Sub-Divisional Magistrate.
Thereafter, the certificates are attested by the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi.
At last, the certificates are attested by the UAE Embassy situated at New Delhi.
Procedure for Each type of Documents:
Type 1 : For Degree Certificates:
Process 1:
State Education Department (HRD/GAD/Norka)
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi
UAE Embassy/Consulate in India
Process 2:
(Case Specific: For private universities who are not affiliated):
Home Department of respective State/ Unior Territory
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi
UAE Embassy/Consulate in India
Ministry of Foreign Affairs UAE:
Type 2 : For Non-Educational Certificates
Process:
Home Department/Delhi SDM (Sub Division Magistrate)
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi
UAE Embassy/Consulate in India
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), UAE
Type 3: For Commercial Documents
Process:
Chamber Of Commerce
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi
UAE Embassy/Consulate in India