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The MOFA office in Dubai is the ministry's Dubai branch in the Consulates District, Bur Dubai, listed with opening hours of 8 am to 3 pm. It is not an attestation counter. MOFA's FAQ states that the Customer Happiness Centres have closed, so UAE foreign affairs attestation in Dubai is applied for online with UAE PASS, and a courier collects your document. Details were checked on .
Price: we attest a UAE personal document at MOFA for a total from AED 250 plus VAT, normally within 2 to 3 working days. Pickup and delivery in Dubai are free and the official fees are part of that price. See attestation fees.
MOFA offices listed today
Three addresses appear on MOFA's FAQ page, each with its working hours. None of them accepts attestation files over a counter.
| Office | Where | Listed hours |
|---|---|---|
| Dubai branch | Bur Dubai, in the Consulates District | 8 am to 3 pm |
| Headquarters | King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Street, Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi | 8 am to 4 pm |
| Sharjah branch | Rahmaniyah, Sharjah | 8 am to 2 pm |
Source: MOFA FAQ, read on .
Old MOFA centres you may still find on maps
Many map pins and older guides point to MOFA attestation centres that no longer serve the public:
- Marina Mall. This is in Abu Dhabi, not Dubai. Older listings show a MOFA attestation counter there.
- Al Tawar Centre and a service centre at Emirates Towers. Older guides name these for Dubai.
- Shopping mall kiosks. Some listings for "MOFA office near me" are private typing offices, not the ministry.
MOFA's own wording is plain: the Customer Happiness Centres are closed, and its services are provided online or through the app. Our wider guide to the closed centres across the emirates is on MOFA attestation centres.
How attestation works without a MOFA office
MOFA offers two routes for documents issued in the UAE, both started online:
- Digital attestation. An original UAE digital PDF with a QR code, barcode or reference number is attested within 2 hours in official working hours. You download the result.
- Courier attestation. For a paper document, you sign in with UAE PASS, choose the issuing authority and document type, enter your address and pay. An approved courier collects the original. Inside the UAE this takes 1 to 3 business days, depending on the courier.
Documents issued abroad do not go to any MOFA office in the UAE. They are attested by the UAE embassy in the issuing country, and for many countries the embassy and MOFA stamps now come together digitally. See UAE embassy attestation.
The full online steps are on MOFA attestation online.
What to have ready
You do not bring anything to an office, but MOFA's rules for the document still apply:
- A UAE PASS account to sign in (or we apply for you)
- The original document, not a photocopy
- The stamp of the authority that issued it, for example the court, the university or the health authority
- Arabic or English text, or a legal translation
- No lamination
Most refusals come from a missing first stamp. The full list is on MOFA attestation requirements.
Our office in Bur Dubai
We are a private document service, not MOFA. Our office is in Bur Dubai near Sharaf DG Metro Station, and we collect and return documents free anywhere in Dubai. MOFA allows anyone to submit an application on someone else's behalf, so we check your document, file it, follow it up and bring it back.
Our office hours are Monday to Thursday and Saturday 9 am to 10 pm, and Friday 9 am to 12:30 pm and 3 pm to 10 pm. Directions are on the contact page. For the full Dubai service, see MOFA attestation in Dubai.
Which route suits your document
Choose the route by where the document was issued and whether it is digital or paper.
- A UAE digital PDF with a QR code, barcode or reference number. Apply online and download the attested file, usually within 2 hours in official working hours.
- A UAE paper document. Apply online, then hand the original to the approved courier. Allow 1 to 3 business days inside the UAE.
- A document from abroad. The UAE embassy in the issuing country does the first attestation, and for many countries MOFA attests at the same time digitally. No trip to Bur Dubai helps here.
Checking the result
Once your document is back, check it on verify.mofa.gov.ae with the reference number and issue date. Details are in MOFA attestation verification. Do this before you send the document to an employer, school or visa office, so a problem is found while it is still easy to fix.
Official sources
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