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We attest your marriage certificate end to end: the registry or notary step where you married, that country's foreign ministry, the UAE embassy and MOFA attestation. The original travels by courier while you stay in the UAE. Send a photo on WhatsApp and you get one total price before any work starts.
Price: from AED 985 plus VAT for a UK marriage certificate (standard route), AED 1,025 plus VAT for a USA one, and from AED 1,900 plus VAT for a Canadian one, all fees and courier included. A UAE marriage contract that only needs MOFA is from AED 250 plus VAT. See attestation fees.
What we do for you
- We check your certificate. We confirm from your photo that it is the right copy and not laminated, then give you the route and price.
- We collect the original. A courier picks it up. Where a notary step is needed first, we include it.
- We take it to the foreign ministry of the country where you married. For a wedding in the UK that is FCDO; in the Philippines it is DFA.
- We finish with the UAE embassy and MOFA. For UK and US marriage certificates both stamps now come together on MOFA's digital route.
- We add a translation if needed. If the certificate is not in Arabic or English, we add a legal translation.
Why people hand it to us
- Your spouse visa stays on track. We follow every stamp up, so the certificate is ready when GDRFA or ICP asks for it.
- No surprise costs. Courier, ministry and embassy fees sit inside the one price we quote before we start.
- Any country, no trip home. UK, USA, Canada, Australia, Europe, the Philippines, Africa and the Middle East. The original travels by courier.
- Problems caught early. Name mismatches, wrong copies and missing translations are checked before anything is submitted.
Who needs it
GDRFA in Dubai and ICP in the other emirates ask for an attested marriage certificate to sponsor a spouse. See documents to attest for a UAE family visa. Sponsoring children too? We attest it together with their birth certificate attestation.
Marriage certificate attestation by country
- UK marriage certificate: we start from a register office copy. Standard takes 22 to 24 working days from AED 985 plus VAT; premium takes 12 to 14 working days from AED 1,600.
- USA marriage certificate: the state copy goes through the Secretary of State and the US Department of State, about 7 weeks, from AED 1,025 plus VAT.
- Canadian marriage certificate: Global Affairs Canada or a provincial apostille, then the UAE Embassy Ottawa, 4 to 6 weeks, from AED 1,900 plus VAT.
- Philippines (PSA copy and DFA apostille), Australia, South Africa, Ireland and New Zealand: priced after you share a copy, because the time depends on the case.
- UAE marriage contract: MOFA only, 2 to 3 working days, from AED 250 plus VAT. See MOFA marriage certificate attestation.
For other countries, see attestation by country or send a copy on WhatsApp for the total price before any work starts.
Married in the UAE and need the contract recognised abroad? See attesting UAE documents for use abroad.
What to send us
Photos are enough for us to quote the route and the price:
- The marriage certificate, original or an official certified copy from the register office
- Passport copies of both spouses
- The date of your visa application, so we choose the standard or premium route
What usually delays a file
- Apostille only. GDRFA and ICP do not accept it alone. See attestation vs apostille.
- Wrong copy. A photocopy certified by a lawyer is refused; a register office copy is needed.
- Laminated certificate. MOFA does not attest laminated documents.
- Names spelled differently on the certificate and passports.
- No translation for a certificate in another language.
We look for each of these on your photos before the certificate leaves your hands. See why attestation gets rejected.
