Does my child's transfer certificate need attestation?

For an overseas certificate, the required process may involve the relevant education authority, the issuing country’s foreign affairs authority, the UAE embassy or consulate and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs. KHDA’s student registration regulations set out attestation requirements according to the origin of the certificate. web.khda.gov.ae

Request the receiving school’s certificate template before your child’s current school prepares it. Check that names match the passport and that the document correctly records attendance dates, the last grade or year attended and the relevant promotion status. Ask whether an original, digitally verifiable certificate or certified translation is required.

If your child is transferring within Dubai or from another emirate, ask both schools how the transfer and education-authority verification will be handled. Avoid assuming that overseas procedures apply to a local transfer.