Degree Certificate Attestation for UAE in India | UAE Attested Degree
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Degree certificate attestation for UAE is mandatory to legally accept Indian issued degree in the UAE. Although India is a Hague apostille country, UAE is not an apostille country. Thus, attestation from the UAE embassy in India followed by the MOFA attestation is the method of getting UAE attested degree from India.
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What is a Degree Certificate Attestation for UAE in India?
A degree certificate attestation for UAE in India is the legalization method for Indian degree in the UAE. A degree certificate issued by a university in India is valid in India without any attestation. However, while submitting the same degree certificate in another country such as UAE, an attestation after verification is mandatory. This is to curtail the use of fake degree abroad.
Countries that are members of Hague apostille convention accepts degree certificates with an apostille from the MEA India. However, UAE is not a Hague country. Thus, UAE Embassy Attestation from India is the mandatorily required for legalizing degree certificate.
What is UAE MOFA Attestation for Degree Certificate in India
UAE MOFA attestation means attestation from the UAE ministry of foreign affairs. Earlier, people travelling from India to UAE did UAE embassy attestation for their degree certificate from India and MOFA attestation was done from UAE. However, Since 2025 August UAE has changed the procedures. Now, you need to get MOFA attestation from the UAE Embassy in India itself.
UAE MOFA Attestation is electronically singed generated after verifying all the attestation up to UAE Embassy Attestation.
Why Do You Need a Degree Certificate Attestation for UAE?
A degree certificate attestation for UAE is required whenever an Indian issued degree certificate needs to be submitted to any authorities in UAE; for both private and government authorities. Given below are usual scenarios that requires attested degree in UAE:
- Employment visa approval
- For professional job approvals
- To decide whether you qualify as a skilled, semi-skilled, or unskilled worker
- For jobseeker visa to UAE
- For higher education in UAE
Degree Certificate Attestation for UAE in India: Process
Degree certificate attestation for UAE in India is done by the UAE embassy in India. However, UAE embassy will not do attestation directly. Before the UAE authority accepts your documents for attestation, Indian authorities should verify and attest your degree certificate. Mainly there are two methods of verification followed for UAE embassy attestation. They are:
- SDM Attestation Method for Apostille
- State Attestation Method for apostille
Both attestations are accepted by UAE embassy. State attestation process involves getting attestation from the state where your degree was issued. Most of the state takes around a month for attestation. Since state attestation is not a mandatory step for UAE, people usually do SDM attestation instead.
Steps to Get UAE Attested Degree in India
Your degree certificate issued by an Indian university is initially submitted to a public notary. the notary will verify and attest the degree certificate.
In this step depending on your requirement, SAS will get a SDM attestation or HRD attestation.
If followed SDM, we will submit your degree certificate to a sub divisional magistrate. If expedited, this step can be finished same day itself.
If you want to get HRD attestation, SAS submits your documents to the HRD ministry of the state where university is issued. Depending on the state, it may take up to 50 days to finish this step.
In this step, SAS will submit your degree certificate to the ministry of external affairs, India located in Delhi. The ministry after verifying the document and attestations provides an attestation on the back side of the degree certificate below other attestations.
In this step, SAS submits your degree certificate to UAE embassy in Delhi or any of the consulates of UAE in India. UAE embassy checks all the attestations and document details. Finally generates a page digitally singed by the Ministry of foreign affairs of UAE. There will be a reference number for this attestation which can be verified online. Instead of a separate physically signed UAE embassy attestation earlier this digital document acts as UAE embassy attestation and MOFA.
Time Required to get A Degree Certificate Attestation for UAE
Time required to get UAE Embassy Attestation in India will vary depending on various factors such as:
- Method of verification(HRD attestation will take time)
- Work load of the embassy/consulate of UAE
- Service you choose (Expedited process can get your attested degree certificate faster)
Thus, you can get your degree certificate attestation for UAE from 4 to 14 working days.
Documents Required to Get Degree Certificate Attestation for UAE in India
Since this is a degree certificate, getting an attestation on original document is mandatory to accept in UAE. For personal documents, attestations can be done on photocopy as well)
Thus a degree certificate attestation for UAE needs following documents:
- Original degree certificate
- Photocopy of the passport front and back page.
As one of the most popular destinations for Indian job seekers, UAE Embassy attestation for degree certificates is a commonly required service. If you are a professional degree holder or a graduate in any discipline traveling to the UAE on a work visa, obtaining UAE Embassy attestation is a mandatory legal requirement. In addition, for job seekers planning to search for employment in the UAE, completing MOFA attestation in advance can significantly simplify and speed up the job application and verification process.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes. Although the UAE embassy accepts a photocopy of the degree certificate for attestation, authorities from UAE may reject it. For educational documents, UAE authorities always asks for attested original document.
Yes. After getting MOFA attestation, getting an Arabic translation of your degree certificate and attestation is mandatory.