Document authentication and attestation
Attesting documents and certificates with consulates and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Service details
What the service covers
We coordinate the authentication and attestation of your personal and commercial documents and certificates with the relevant authorities:
- Authenticating documents and certificates: birth and marriage certificates, qualifications, and commercial and personal contracts
- Consular attestation with embassies and consulates in the UAE
- Attestation with the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Required documents
- The original document or certificate to be attested.
- Prior attestations, such as the issuing country’s foreign ministry for certificates issued abroad.
- Copy of the applicant’s passport and Emirates ID.
Typical estimated time
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and consular attestation
- 24 to 48 working hours
Times are typical estimates; the final decision and processing time rest with the relevant authority, and additional documents may be requested depending on the case. Government fees are not included in our fees and vary by transaction. We are a private document clearing business, not a government authority and not affiliated with one.
Please don’t send copies of sensitive documents in your first enquiry; the team will tell you what is needed and how to send it.
Information last reviewed: October 2026.
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