Certified True Copy of Newborn Birth Certificate

Certified Copies for a New Baby’s Paperwork

New parents in Dubai often need a certified true copy of newborn birth certificate Dubai authorities and other agencies will accept, soon after the baby’s UAE birth certificate is issued. This page walks through what that involves.

Who Needs This

• Parents registering their newborn on a residence visa
• Parents applying for the baby’s first passport at their embassy or consulate
• Parents adding a newborn to a health insurance policy
• Parents opening a bank account or savings plan in the child’s name
• Parents submitting the birth certificate to an employer’s HR department for family benefits

Who Can Attend

Either parent named on the birth certificate can normally bring the original and request the certified copy. Where only one parent is available, the other parent’s consent or presence may be asked for depending on the certifying professional’s requirements, particularly if the certificate or the intended use of the copy raises any question about parental authority.

A representative can sometimes attend on the parents’ behalf with the original certificate and appropriate identification. Confirm with us in advance if someone other than a parent will be attending.

How It Works

1. Contact us once the original birth certificate has been issued and let us know how many certified copies you need.
2. We handle an appointment with a licensed UAE legal professional to examine the original.
3. The professional compares the copy against the original and certifies it as a true copy.
4. You collect the certified copy or copies.
5. You submit the certified copy to the visa, passport, insurance, or banking authority as needed.

Mistakes to Avoid

• Requesting only one certified copy when visa, passport, and insurance processes each need their own
• Delaying the certified copy until a deadline is already close
• Assuming the birth certificate does not need certifying because it is newly issued
• Not checking whether an embassy also wants the certified copy legalized or translated
• Overlooking that some authorities want the certified copy alongside a certified marriage certificate copy

Typical Situations

New parents in Dubai are registering their baby on the father’s residence visa and the immigration file asks for a certified true copy of the UAE issued birth certificate.

A family is applying for their newborn’s first passport at their home country’s consulate, and the consulate’s checklist includes a certified copy of the local birth certificate.

Parents are adding their newborn to a family health insurance policy and the insurer requests a certified copy of the birth certificate to process the addition.

How This Differs From a General Birth Certificate Copy

This page is specific to newly issued, UAE-born birth certificates and the paperwork that typically follows a birth, such as visa registration, passport applications, and insurance. Our main Certified True Copy of Marriage & Birth Certificates page covers certified copies for other purposes.

If either parent’s own documents, such as a foreign marriage certificate, also need certifying as part of the same process, and those documents were issued outside the UAE, they may need their own attestation chain first. See our Certified True Copy of a Foreign-Issued Marriage or Birth Certificate page for that process.