Attestation from Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) for UAE
MOFA attestation is the final and most crucial step in the UAE document and certificate attestation process. After completing attestation in India from the competent Department Notary, Home Department / General Administration Department, HRD Department, MEA, and the UAE Embassy, the documents must be re-attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), UAE Without this step, the documents will not be considered legally valid in the UAE for employment, higher education, residence visas, business activities, or any official institutional use.
MOFA Attestation is the process of verifying documents and certificates through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the UAE. It confirms that your documents and certificates have already been authenticated by the concerned Indian government and the UAE Embassy or Consulate in India, and are now officially acceptable in the UAE. Once this attestation is completed, your documents and certificates gain legal validity across all government bodies and private institutions within the UAE.
UAE MOFA attestation on your Educational, Personal and Commercial Certificates has its own benefits like:
ANR Overseas can provide all kinds of attestation services & support related to UAE MOFA.
Below are the process of attestation / legalization of Educational Certificates from UAE MOFA Attestation in India, it's a chain process.
The process of UAE MOFA attestation as defined by MOFA where Educational Certificates had to be attested by the Human Resource Development (HRD) Department is mandatorily.
Step 1:- Documents & Certificates will be sent to the University for Verification by the Human Resource Development (HRD) Department.
Step 2:- Upon verification received from the University, Human Resource Development (HRD) Department will attest the original Documents & Certificates.
Step 3:- Once original Documents & Certificates is attested by HRD Department. Original Degree Certificate will be sent to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi for further attestation / legalization.
Step 4:- After attestation from Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi. Document & Certificate will be sent to UAE Embassy / Consulate for further attestation / legalization.
Step 5:- After attestation from UAE Embassy / Consulate, India documents & certificates will be sent to UAE MOFA for further attestation / legalization.
Below are the process of attestation / legalization of Personal Certificates from UAE MOFA Attestation in India, it's a chain process.
The process of UAE MOFA Attestation as defined by MOFA where Personal Certificates had to be attested by the Home Department is mandatorily.
Step 1:- Documents & Certificates will be sent to the District for Verification by the Home Department
Step 2:- Upon verification received from the District, Home Department will attest the original Documents & Certificates.
Step 3:- Once original Documents & Certificates are attested by Home Department. Original Documents & Certificates will be sent to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi for further attestation / legalization.
Step 4:- After attestation from Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi. Document & Certificate will be sent to UAE Embassy / Consulate for further attestation / legalization.
Step 5:- After attestation from UAE Embassy / Consulate, India documents & certificates will be sent to UAE MOFA for further attestation / legalization.
However, the process of UAE MOFA Attestation as defined by MOFA where Educational & Personal Certificates had to be attested by the State HRD & Home Department is not mandatorily.
Step 1:- Documents & Certificates will be sent for Notary & SUB Divisional Magistrate (SDM) attestation.
Step 2:- Upon received from the Notary & SUB Divisional Magistrate (SDM) attestation. Original Documents & Certificates will be sent to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi for further attestation / legalization.
Step 3:- After attestation from Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi. Document & Certificate will be sent to UAE Embassy / Consulate for further attestation / legalization.
Step 4:- After attestation from UAE Embassy / Consulate, India documents & certificates will be sent to UAE MOFA for further attestation / legalization.
Below are the process of attestation / legalization of Commercial Certificates from UAE MOFA Attestation in India, it's a chain process.
The process of UAE MOFA Attestation for Commercial Documents & Certificates as defined by UAE MOFA where Documents & Certificates had to be attested by the Chamber of Commerce (COC).
Step 1:- Commercial Documents & Certificates will be attested and verified by the Chamber of Commerce (COC), New Delhi.
Step 2:- Once Commercial Documents & Certificates is attested by Chamber of Commerce (COC). Commercial Documents & Certificates will be sent to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi for further Attestation / Legalization.
Step 3:- After attestation from Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), New Delhi. Document & Certificate will be sent to UAE Embassy / Consulate for further attestation / legalization.
Step 4:- After attestation from UAE Embassy / Consulate, India documents & certificates will be sent to UAE MOFA for further attestation / legalization.
Certificates & Documents Attestation by UAE MOFA, various documents are required apart from the original certificate to be attested. These include:
Processing time for UAE MOFA Attestation Services is ideally between 4 to 6 working days. But for certain cases, where the issuing authority of certificate is in an inaccessible area, the processing may take up to 30 days.
UAE MOFA attestation fees are different for each document & certificate. The reasons for the change in fees are due to various factors like place of issue of the document / certificate state. It also depends upon if the certificate holder is looking for standalone service or end to end solution.
The following list includes some of the Documents, This list is not comprehensive and can include more documents.
Educational certificates
Personal Certificates
Commercial Certificates
We provide attestation services pan India and even global locations. UAE MOFA Attestation or Legalization can be done by courier/registered post from India and abroad.