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Bangladesh birth certificate attestation is what Bangladeshi parents in the UAE need to sponsor a child born in Bangladesh, or to enrol that child in school. The birth certificate comes from Bangladesh's online Birth and Death Registration system and should be in English. It is attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka, then by a UAE embassy step, and finished with MOFA attestation.
Price: There is no fixed price for Bangladesh. Send a copy on WhatsApp and you get the total price plus VAT, all official fees included, before any work starts. See attestation fees.
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Which documents you need
- The birth certificate in English with its 17 digit birth registration number.
- The child's passport copy, with the same spelling as the certificate.
- The sponsoring parent's passport copy.
- The parents' NID or online birth registration details, if the English version still has to be applied for.
Why the online record comes first
Bangladesh moved birth registration onto an online system. A certificate whose 17 digit number shows a record on the registration website can be checked by anyone along the chain. A certificate that does not appear online, or an older handwritten one, is much more likely to be questioned. Fixing that before attestation is quicker than having the file returned later.
Step by step for each certificate
- Check the record. Send a photo. We look up whether the number shows an online record and whether an English version exists.
- Digitise or get the English version. If needed, a relative applies on the registration website. Uploads are small scans, and the parents' records must usually be online too.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka. The foreign ministry attests the certificate. Bangladesh's online attestation on MyGov, launched in October 2024, uses an NID or online birth registration for the profile, and we confirm whether your file can go that way.
- UAE embassy step. On the digital route through the MOFA portal, the UAE Embassy in Dhaka and MOFA attest together. VFS also lists a counter attestation route for some files. We confirm which applies from your copy.
- Delivery. The attested certificate is ready for the visa, Emirates ID or school file.
What the attested certificate is used for
Child residence visa. A child born in Bangladesh is sponsored with an attested birth certificate, next to the parents' attested Nikah Nama. See family visa services in Dubai.
School admission. Many UAE schools ask for the attested birth certificate on admission. See attestation for school admission.
Doing the family file at once
Fathers sponsoring a wife and children usually need the Nikah Nama and every child's birth certificate in the same round. Getting all the English birth records ready first, then sending the whole set through Dhaka together, keeps the visa file moving as one.
Common problems with Bangladeshi birth certificates
- No online record. The certificate exists on paper but the number shows nothing online. The registration must be digitised first.
- Spelling differences. The English version spells a name one way and the passport another, for example "Md." against "Mohammad". The two must match before attestation, or the visa office may query it.
- Late registration. Many births were registered years later, often when a passport was applied for. That is normal, but the date of birth must match the passport exactly.
For a parent's degree, see Bangladesh degree attestation. For the Nikah Nama, see Bangladesh marriage certificate attestation. For all Bangladeshi documents, see Bangladesh certificate attestation.
