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Lithuanian diplomas, civil registry certificates and notarial papers come up often in Dubai files, usually for a work permit, a family sponsorship or a company setup. What surprises people is the geography. Lithuania's own foreign ministry signs off in Vilnius, but the UAE stamp is added across the border by the UAE Embassy in Riga. That Riga stamp is digital and is issued together with MOFA attestation, so the paper is ready on arrival in the Emirates.
Price: There is no fixed price for Lithuania. Send a copy on WhatsApp and you get the total price plus VAT, all official fees included, before any work starts. How we build a quote is explained under attestation fees.
Who we are: a private firm in Bur Dubai, with no link to MOFA, any embassy or any government department. Our couriers pick up and drop off documents free of charge across Dubai.
Two capitals, one file
| Stage | City | Who | What they check |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anywhere in Lithuania | Notary (only for private papers such as a power of attorney) | Your identity and signature |
| 2 | Vilnius | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania | The official's signature and seal |
| 3 | Riga | UAE Embassy | The Lithuanian ministry's legalisation |
Stage 3 also produces the UAE ministry's certification, which is why no fourth stage is needed back home.
What Vilnius looks at
The ministry legalises each sheet on its own, so two certificates mean two requests. It needs to know the destination, and the answer must be the UAE, not "abroad". An apostille issued earlier for, say, Germany does not stand in for this. Civil status records (birth, marriage, death) should be the originals. A diploma or company extract may be an original or a true copy, as long as the ministry legalises it.
What Riga asks for
Riga runs on appointments. The flow is:
- an online request on the MOFA site, logged in with UAE PASS, with Lithuania chosen as issuing country and the UAE charges paid there
- an email to the embassy to book a slot
- the original handed over at that slot and given back before you leave
- the digital certificate sent by email afterwards, checkable on MOFA attestation verification
Riga turns away plastic coated papers and stapled sets. Trade invoices and certificates of origin never go there at all; they belong to MOFA's eDAS platform. A memorandum is handled apart from the articles, and a power of attorney that gives business powers is priced as commercial.
Soviet era certificates
Lithuania restored its independence on 11 March 1990. Anything issued before that date with Lithuanian SSR insignia is refused for legalisation, according to Lithuanian guidance. The fix is simple but takes time: request a new extract from the civil registry, then legalise the new one. Check your parents' or your own older papers early if they are part of a family visa.
Surnames that change form
Lithuanian surnames follow gender and marital status. A father may be Kazlauskas, his wife Kazlauskienė and their unmarried daughter Kazlauskaitė. Add the dots and hooks on ė, š and ž, which UAE systems tend to drop, and a mismatch with the passport is easy. Give us passport copies for every person named so the English or Arabic version follows the passport spelling. Where a UAE court needs Arabic, our partners in legal translation in Dubai can add it last.
Typical Lithuanian requests
- A university diploma plus supplement for an engineering or IT job, covered in more depth on our degree certificate attestation page
- A child's gimimo liudijimas for a residence visa, as described in birth certificate attestation
- A santuokos liudijimas so one spouse can sponsor the other, explained in marriage certificate attestation
- A power of attorney signed at a Lithuanian notary for selling property back home
Latvian papers go to the same embassy but start at Latvia's own ministry; see Latvia certificate attestation. Polish papers have a separate chain, set out in Poland certificate attestation.
Staying in the Emirates while it happens
Nobody has to fly. Anyone may lodge the MOFA request for you from Dubai. The original needs a person in Vilnius and Riga, either someone we arrange or a family member. When the finished certificate comes back, we bring it to your home or office.
