A diploma or vocational certificate earned abroad often needs attesting before a UAE employer or licensing body will accept it. We work out the route for the institution that issued it, prepare your documents and handle each submission, and the verifying body, the UAE embassy and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) carry out the checks and stamps.
Diplomas cover a wide range of qualifications, from technical and vocational training to post-secondary programmes in nursing, hospitality, engineering and IT. UAE employers in these fields often want to see the diploma attested, and so do some licensing bodies, before they accept it as proof of your training.
The chain is the same as for other education documents: confirmation in the issuing country where it is required, then the foreign ministry, the UAE embassy or consulate there, and MOFA. What differs is the first stage. A diploma from a technical board, college or training institute may be verified by a different body from a university degree, depending on the country, and we confirm which one applies to you.
Your UAE job offer depends on a technical or vocational qualification.
Your employer or regulator asks for attested proof of your diploma.
You're relying on a newer diploma, rather than an earlier degree, for a role in the UAE.
Clear boundaries, so you know exactly what you're paying for and who decides each step.
Some technical boards ask for their own application form or a verification request first; we confirm this for your institution.
Government fees, paid at cost
MOFA charges AED 150 per personal document, a category that covers educational certificates; mark sheets attested separately count as extra documents. Home-country and embassy fees vary and are paid at cost.
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Timing
The first stage in the issuing country usually sets the pace. We give you a fair estimate for your institution and country and update you as each stage completes.
Each step shows who does what, so you always know where things stand.
Send photos of the diploma, any mark sheets and your passport, and tell us who needs the attested diploma.
We identify who confirms your diploma in the issuing country and quote our fee in writing, with government fees shown separately.
The verifying body and the foreign ministry attest the diploma, followed by the UAE embassy there.
MOFA completes the UAE attestation.
We return your attested originals and confirm the next step with your employer if you'd like us to.
The attestation chain is the same, but the first stage often isn't. Degrees are usually confirmed by the university or the education ministry, while diplomas can come from technical boards, colleges or private training providers that answer to a different authority. Where a provider isn't recognised in its own country, that first stage may not be possible at all, so we check before you send anything.
Short answers here. Your situation may differ, so ask us before you decide.
Yes. Diplomas and vocational certificates can be attested in the same way as degrees, provided the authorities in the issuing country can verify them. Many UAE employers in technical, healthcare and hospitality roles ask for an attested diploma. Whether it meets a particular job's requirements is the employer's or regulator's decision.
The stages after verification are the same: the foreign ministry, the UAE embassy in the issuing country and then MOFA. The difference is usually who verifies the diploma at the start. That may be a technical board, a college or an education authority rather than a university, and we confirm which applies to yours.
You'll need the original diploma, not laminated, and a clear copy of your passport. If your employer or regulator wants your marks too, bring the original mark sheets or transcript. Any stamps already on the documents matter, so send us photos of both sides and we'll confirm what's still needed.
Only if the receiving body asks for them. Some employers and licensing bodies want to see your marks, while others accept the diploma alone. MOFA treats each mark sheet or transcript as a separate document from the certificate, so attesting them adds to the government fees. We check the requirement first.
At the UAE stage, MOFA charges AED 150 for the diploma and AED 150 for each mark sheet or transcript you attest with it, as each counts as a separate document. The technical board or college, the foreign ministry and the UAE embassy in the issuing country set their own fees, which vary and are paid at cost. We confirm which documents your employer actually needs, then quote our fee in writing.
Source: MOFA: attestation FAQs
It depends mostly on the body that verifies your diploma in the issuing country, such as a technical board, college or education authority, which works to its own schedule. After that, the foreign ministry and the UAE embassy add their stamps. For the final step, MOFA's service page gives 1 to 3 business days for courier-based attestation inside the UAE at the time of writing. We give you an estimate for your route first.
It can if the authorities in the issuing country will verify it. MOFA only attests documents that have already been attested by the appropriate governing bodies, so a certificate from a provider that isn't recognised in its own country may stall at the first stage. Whether a UAE employer then accepts the diploma is its own decision. Send us the certificate and the provider's details, and we check before you pay for anything.
Source: MOFA: attestation FAQs
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Attestation is performed by the issuing authorities, the relevant embassy and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We handle preparation, submission and collection. Last reviewed 31 October 2026 by the Global Sky PRO team.