Education Certificates Attestation Procedure for the UAE

University graduate waiting in line for a degree certificate.

Gulf countries have seen a surge in fake academic degrees in recent years, held by both local and international employees. Some medical practitioners have also been caught with forged degrees, putting the lives of patients in extreme danger.  

The UAE has taken measures to authenticate academic documents issued in the country. It also enforces a strict degree certificate attestation process to ensure that international workers have legitimate educational documents and are qualified to do the job they’re hired to do.

Expatriates who are relocating to the UAE on a student or employment visa must authenticate their degrees to prove that their applications are legitimate.

The Need For Attestation

As technology advances, it’s become extremely easy for people to obtain fake legal documents and use them maliciously.

In the UAE, where almost 90% of the population consists of expatriates, the government must implement measures to verify the credentials of international workers to protect its companies and educational institutions.

Overview of Degree Certificate Attestation in the UAE 

Document attestation stamp.

The UAE’s education certificate attestation procedure is long and complex—especially when you don’t know what it entails.

Your degree(s) will need to be handed to several legal bodies during the process, and each country has its own legalization process.

The UAE demands that their issuing countries authenticate all legal certificates before finally submitting them to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  

UAE Consulate/Embassy

Once the respective local bodies have validated the degree certificate, it must be forwarded to the UAE consulate or embassy in the issuing country.

The embassy/consulate assesses the certificate and the stamps of approval by the local authorities before attesting the document.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Attestation

In the last stage of attestation, your educational degree certificate is submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), after which it can officially be used to apply for a UAE visa.

The UAE issues a temporary entry visa to allow expatriates to legally enter the country. Once they come in, expats complete a medical examination along with other procedures to obtain a legal residential visa.

Do You Be in the Issuing Country to Attest Documents?

You don’t have to fly to the issuing country to get your documents attested; you just need to hire a reliable document attestation company.

Document attestation companies have associates all around the world that help them perform attestation services and return their clients’ documents safely, in time for visa applications.

Hire professional attestation services and get your educational certificates attested in no time!

 

Benchmark Attestation Services is an attestation company based in Dubai. It provides complete education certificate attestation services for expatriates relocating to the UAE.

You can contact them at 052-888-4714, or their phone at 04-3961284. Send them a copy of their documents at info@onlineattestation.com for a free quote.

 

 

Location: United Arab Emirates

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