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Applying for a birth certificate: UAE

You need to get both an Arabic and English UAE birth certificate for your newborn. You will need both documents to get a passport and residence visa for your baby. You must also apply within 30 days of the birth.

Prerequisites

  • Child born in Abu Dhabi (either private or government hospital)
  • Parents are UAE residents

What to bring

  • Passport and residence visas of both mother and father (originals and copies).
  • Marriage certificate attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (originals and copies).
  • Government health card or health insurance card of the mother.
  • Notification of birth from hospital of delivery.
  • Fees: Dhs.50 Arabic birth certificate,  Dhs.50 English birth certificate, Dhs.30 translation fee, Dhs.20 Ministry of Health attestation fee, Dhs.155 Ministry of Foreign Affairs attestation fee – per document and Dhs.130 health card (for newborn).

Procedure
Ministry of Health

  • Take both the Arabic and the English birth certificates to get them attested.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
  • Take both certificates to be attested
NOTE: You will not receive a birth certificate from your home country – this is simply an English version of the UAE certificate.
The next step is register the birth with your home embassy to ensure that your child can apply for a passport with that country.

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