UK Certificate Attestation In Dubai

Like any other foreign national seeking residency in Dubai, UK nationals also have to provide attested certificates to apply for a visa.

UK citizens will have to have their educational certificates attested by the relevant British authorities and the UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).

In the UK, attestation starts from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) or other local authorities that offer legalization services.

The procedure of getting documents attested in the UK has changed recently. Instead of starting the attestation process by a notary or the British Council in Dubai, all documents have to be sent to a solicitor in the UK who verifies its legitimacy and provides a stamp of approval.

We’ve listed the steps of UK certificate attestation in Dubai below:

Step 1:  Send the Document to a Solicitor in the UK

A solicitor in the UK will guarantee that the document is legitimate and sign it. Give us your documents, and we’ll send them to the UK using a trusted courier service.

Step 2: Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO-UK)

After the certificate has been stamped and signed by the solicitor, we will submit it to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO-UK) for attestation and legalization.

Certificates that British Overseas Territories issue will have to be attested by the local government before being submitted to the FCO.

Step 3: Attestation by the UAE Embassy in London

Once the relevant UK entities legalize the certificates, they will be sent to the UAE embassy in London via courier to be attested.

The UAE embassy provides the final stamp of approval in the UK; once it attests the certificate, we will send it to the UAE.

Step 4: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the final authoritative body in the UAE that stamps and signs certificates for attestation.