What is MoFA attestation in the UAE?
In the majority of circumstances, MoFA in Abu Dhabi attestation is a required process in the UAE to verify the validity of key certifications and papers needed for immigration, employment, study, medical, or any other purposes.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC), also referred to as MoFA UAE, is responsible for all UAE attestation services in the nation, whether the document was issued inside or outside the UAE.
What certificates can be attested?
In the United Arab Emirates, a wide range of papers issued both inside and outside the nation can receive certificate attestation.
Individual Documents:
- Educational Certificates
- Medical Reports
- Experience Certificates
- Birth and Death Certificates
- Marriage and Divorce Contracts
- To Whom It May Concern Certificates
- Employment Contracts
- Passport Copies
- Certificate of Dependency and Determination of Heirs (estate)
- General and Special Power of Attorney, and others
Commercial documents:
- Contracts and Trade Agreements
- Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting Resolutions
- Trade Licenses
- Company Memorandum of Association
- Certificate of Pledge to Open or Close a Company
- Commercial Register
- Employment Agency
- Recruitment Contracts
- Umrah and Hajj Transaction Contracts
- Commercial Agencies
- Financial Budget Approval
- Registration of a New Product.
- Registration of a Trade Mark
Who can attest?
All of the following individuals are eligible for MoFA attestation services in the UAE:
- Companies
- Investors
- Students
- Tourists
- Citizens
- Residents
Documents required
- Original documents in either Arabic or English (or an official translation of it)
- Before submission, a document must be authenticated by the relevant regulating organizations.
- Laminating a document is not allowed.
Cost of attesting each certificate?
- Personal documents: AED 150
- Commercial Documents: AED 2,000
- Commercial invoices (based on approved groups)
- For further details check here.
Location in Abu Dhabi
- Abu Dhabi
- Yas Tasheel Centre (Musaffah area).
- Dubai
- MoFAIC Branch Office
- Services 1 (Emirates Towers) Sharjah
- MoFAIC Branch Office (Rahmaniya Area, Sharjah)
What is the procedure for MoFA attestation in Abu Dhabi?
First Register yourself ( For Individual)
- Visit the portal
- Select (Services for Individuals)
- Select Attestation of Official Documents, Certificates
- Select MOFAIC Customer Happiness Centers.
- Then Select courier service
- Choose the kind of document you want to be attested to. Multiple documents can be attested with a single application.
- Enter the place of issuance of the document
- Fill in the required information
- Pay the fees
- The courier service will pick up the documents from your chosen location.
- Courier service will drop off the documents at your chosen location
Online Attestations in the UAE for Businesses
- Visit the portal
- Select (Services for Business)
- Select “Customer Happiness Centre”.
- Select the courier service
- Choose the kind of document you want to be attested to. Multiple documents can be attested with a single application.
- Select the place of issuance of the document and press Add
- Fill in the required information
- Pay the fees
- The courier service will pick up the documents from your chosen location.
- Courier service will drop off the documents at your chosen location
