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Issue of a Birth Certificate

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This service allows customers to request the issue of an official certificate for a newborn to prove the child's lineage, place and date of birth, nationality and religion. The parents must submit their original documents.

Service Process

Conditions & Requirements

A marriage contract, certificate, or acknowledgment from the parents of the newborn’s lineage, certified by their country’s embassy or notary public

If a child is born of an inmate of a punitive and correctional institution, the following documents are required

  1. A letter from punitive and correctional establishment.

  2. Original birth notification.

  3. Mother's passport or a letter from the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs.

  4. Record from court stating the names of the mother and child, and the date and place of birth.

  5. Completed application form.

If any of these documents are not available, the matter will be referred to the competent committee concerned with the birth registration of newborns through the Department of Social Services, together with the following documents:

  1. Report or letter from the Department of Social Services.

  2. Identity papers of the mother, if known.

  3. Birth notification in case of hospital delivery.

  4. Record from the court stating the child’s name.

FAQ’s

Service completion duration

5 Minutes

Service Fees

AED 65 for a certificate in Arabic

AED 65 for a certificate in English (if requested)

Target audience

Parents of newborns of all nationalities, their representatives, or delegated persons

Service Limitations

N/A

Service Provision Timings

  • Monday to Thursday from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm
  • Friday 7:30 am to 12:00 pm

Department name

Public Health Services Department

Main Service

Certificates and Medical Records

Sector name

Medical Services Sector

Service Code

400-015-003-000

Required Documents

  1. Mother EID/Passport

  2. Father EID/Passport

  3. Marige certificate or Declaration of the newborn’s lineage certified by the embassy of the country to which they belong or a notary public

  4. Birth Notification

  5. Certification procedures Birth of someone born outside the country (For UAE Nationals):

    • Return ticket

    • Identities of father and mother

    • Father's and mother's wives

  6. Marriage contract

Service locations

  1. Birth and Death Portal
  2. Public Health Centers and Government Hospitals under Emirates Health Services (EHS)

For assistance, get in touch through

Provide Reference data (Government Entities)

provided to government Entities only by providing reference data for service beneficiaries

https://www.ehs.gov.ae/en/services/partnership-management-system

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