Last updated: May
2009
Congratulations on
the birth or impending birth of your new baby. A few procedures are necessary
to regularize your child’s birth from the Department of Health and Medical
Services.
Criteria
The
hospital your baby is delivered in will issue a ‘notification of birth
certificate’ in Arabic. All expatriates must get both the Arabic and English
certificate attested by the Ministry of Health (at Al Baraha Hospital) and Ministry of Foreign
Affairs.
Documents
Required:
• Original
+ copy of parents’ passports with residence permits
• Copy of attested marriage certificate
• Discharge summary from hospital of mother and child
Procedure:
• Some
public hospitals such as Dubai Hospital (04-7075805), Rashid Hospital
(04-3371111) and Al Wasl Hospital (04-3241111) have a counter which will issue
the Arabic birth certificate. Go there and hand over the documents and receive
the Arabic birth certificate immediately.
• For an English
birth certificate, go to Preventive Medicine Department at Al Baraha Hospital
(also known as Kuwaiti Hospital 04-2710000).
• Get an
application form from the Birth Certificate Office. A translator will type your
application at the hospital. You can get it attested at the Ministry of Health
Counter at Al Baraha Hospital itself.
• Take the
documents to the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs for attestation. See
Step 3 of 'Get documents attested in Dubai'
Dubai.ae tip: There
is a private company called Medi Express (04-2727772, open till 7 pm), at the Al Baraha
Hospital Compound, who can handle all translation and attestations for a fee of
about AED 130.
• Check with your
embassy before birth to determine the rules and regulations for citizens born
abroad so you can confirm the citizenship of your newborn and apply for a
passport. (Checklist of foreign consulates in the UAE)
Fees:
Arabic
birth certificate AED 50
Translation fee AED 15
English birth certificate AED 50
Attestation fee (MoH) AED 20
Attestation fee (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) AED 150
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tips: After
the birth of your child, do not rush to get the birth certificate. Wait till
your wife and child have been discharged from the hospital and you have had a
few days’ time to finalize a name for your child, before you proceed to get the
birth certificate. However, do keep in mind
that the maximum period to register your child's birth is 30 days.
You must have a
valid health card in order to deliver in a public hospital.
To be unmarried and pregnant is a criminal offence in Dubai. Please carry your
original marriage certificate & passports with you.
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