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Latest post on 06 February 2011 - 05:35

Spinoff from the "Spouse visa, please help!!" thread:

DH's work has told us to get the following documents attested at home before going to Dubai:

1. Our marriage certificate
2. His University Degree

Nothing else. Given they've hardly put in a fine performance so far in facilitating our move to the UAE, I'm wondering if there are any others they've neglected. For example:

His birth certificate
My birth certificate
Kids' birth certificates
School transfer certificates
Immunisation schedules for kids

Any others I haven't thought of???

TIA

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Latest post on 13 February 2011 - 11:08

Agree Chaos, back in the UK I had a nice filing cabinet with everything at my fingertips, here I have three clearfiles - one for all the official certificates and copies which has travelled to umpteen bureaucratic nightmare places in Dubai :), one for everything to do with the apartment - security deposit receipts, tenancy agreement, DEWA, etc. to which I often add useful printouts from EW like "How to change the housing fee on your DEWA bill to what it should be once you've organised a rent reduction", etc. as I find them, and the third just copies of bills and statements. All the other stuff which is UK related is kept in a separate box, also in clearfiles. I suspect it's my Virgo tendencies, coupled with OCD but definitely worth organising now BMAP - good luck with the attestations, you're nearly there - or rather here!

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Latest post on 13 February 2011 - 10:21

Yeah, thanks, I understand - sorry, my miscommunication. I can't find my original standard marriage certificate. In order to get a new one, I have to send in an application to the Australian government accompanied by copies of passport, licences etc that are signed by a JP. Just an Austrlalian requirement in order to get an original marriage certificate over here. On top of that there is the Public Notary for the UAE requirements. I'm confused. No wonder I'm confusing all of you!!!

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Latest post on 13 February 2011 - 09:55

Buy Me a Pony wrote: Anyway, now I have to go through the rigmarole of getting a JP to sign copies of my passport, medicare, licence, blah, blah, blah. You probably already know this, but the initial notarising has to be done by a Notary Public, which is not the same thing as a JP - UAE Embassy are very particular about this! (Probably because you have to PAY a NP, whereas JP services are free, lol)

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Latest post on 13 February 2011 - 09:25

I have used a copy for Saudi, Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

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Latest post on 13 February 2011 - 09:21

When I came over in 1999 I had to bring my parents marriage and divorce certificates to prove that they were married when I was born so I could get my visa. :-o Speechless. God help me if I had to that. Lesley, yes, that's all I've been able to find. And we were only married in 1998 (took us a while). But I'm wondering how on earth I got my licence and passport updated with just the pretty celebrant's certificate??? Maybe they accepted them in those days?? Anyway, now I have to go through the rigmarole of getting a JP to sign copies of my passport, medicare, licence, blah, blah, blah. Jillp: I hadn't thought of that - very good point. I think I will have to ring the UAE Embassy and get the definitive answer on original versus copy. If I can get away with a copy, I will given that information about alternative countries. SunDevil and Amy don't start me on the passport photo's! I would like to know what some of these schools need 6 of them for!

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Latest post on 13 February 2011 - 09:15

We did not get a marriage certificate when we were married 36 years ago so I had to send of to Births , Deaths and Marriage for one.....Not sure if it was to do with the state we were married in or if it changed in later years..So hopefully you have been looking for something you didn't have in the first place lol.. All we had was the church certificate. <em>edited by lesley65 on 13/02/2011</em>

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Latest post on 13 February 2011 - 08:57

I would advise only copies to be attested as each country we have lived in have wanted a fresh document, not one that already has a stamp from another country on it, so unless you already have multiple marriage certificates (we had to obtain them as ours got lost in the Saudi procedures) then copies are def the way to go.

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Latest post on 13 February 2011 - 08:51

We had copies attested and it worked for all of our visas, id card, drivers license, etc. And if anyone wants a tip on the passport size pictures, we took all of our own pictures at the house against a white wall. Then I cropped all the pictures to be 2X2 and I arranged three across and two down so it formed a 4X6 picture. Then I go to the photo lab and have them print off one 4X6 picture and it makes 6 passport size pictures for that person. Much easier than paying someone to print off passport size pictures.

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Latest post on 13 February 2011 - 08:08

Oh ****. I was really hoping it was the copies. {:-( I wonder why you need the Public Notary in the process then? If all the docs are originals, surely that is a superfluous step...you would think DFAT could just sign to say yes, it's an original from the government. Jeez I hate this bureaucracy.

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Latest post on 13 February 2011 - 07:38

Ummm, another question on this topic, sorry... Do I have to get the [b'>originals [/b'>of the documents attested or do I [b'>photocopy [/b'>the originals and get the photocopy attested by a Public Notary to say it is a true and proper copy? Not so happy about getting originals written all over and then sent interstate etc, but don't want to find that at the end of the process I have to do it all again if I send photocopies. Have looked on the UAE Embassy site and it doesn't say. So, just to be clear, I am thinking: [b'>Step 1[/b'> would be take the original and it's photocopy to the Notary. Get the Notary to sign the photocopy saying it is a true copy of the original. [b'>Step 2:[/b'> take the photocopies to the Dept of Foreign Affairs and Trade, get them to sign it saying that the Notary's signature is true and correct. Then [b'>Step 3:[/b'> send the photocopies that are now stamped/signed by both Notary and Dept FAT to the UAE Embassy to authorise along with a self addressed return envelope. ...if only I could find my Marriage Certificate *achhh*

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Latest post on 09 February 2011 - 03:05

Thanks everyone, very helpful :)

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Latest post on 06 February 2011 - 07:36

We added DS #2 last month to DH's visa and we had to get his birth certificate attested.

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Latest post on 06 February 2011 - 07:29

Transfer certificate - attestation not required if you are coming from Australia. Just a school stamp and signature. (that's what it is for our school, just ask the registrar at the DXB school to be certain). Immunization records - not necessary We did not attest anything other than: marriage certificate and degree.

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Latest post on 06 February 2011 - 06:09

Only ever been asked for marriage certificate and degree attested. Given you all have passports I dont think birth certificate is required. Ive seen a lot of kids transfer certificates and never seen one attested. Others may think differently!

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