Request to Attest a Wide-Ranging Declaration in Relation to One or more Affirmations (Marital Status, Custody, Dependency)

Service Process

• Submit the request and required documents through available channels.
• Pay the prescribed fees, when the request is approved
• Verify your identity when appearing before the attestation officer, by any available means
• Receive the required (marital status, custody, dependency) declaration, as the case may be.

Required Documents

• Valid Emirates ID card of the persons involved
• Official document evidencing widowhood, e.g. notice of succession (in case of requesting a declaration of non marriage after the death of husband)
• Official document evidencing separation or divorce (in case of requesting a declaration of non marriage after divorce)
• Official document evidencing child custody (in case of requesting a declaration of custody)
• Official document evidencing blood relationship (in case of requesting a declaration of providing support)
• A document evidencing the solvency of the provider e.g. employment certificate (in case of requesting a declaration of providing support)

Fees

• AED 100
• AED 0 for declarations related to social support and charity requests​

Rules and Conditions

General conditions:

• If the certification is for a person who has not completed 18 years of age, his / her guardian or curator must be present.
• If the document submitted is a court judgment, it must be final and unappealable.
• Judgments issued outside the country must be stamped with the executory wording by the competent court.
• If the person concerned or one of the parties fails to attend or is incapacitated, debilitated or is a legal person, the application must be submitted by a person acting on their behalf legally or lawfully, with the proof evidencing so.
• If the document is not in Arabic, it should be translated by a legal translation office certified  by the Ministry of Justice.
• Any document issued outside the country must be attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
• No transaction shall be issued or attested if it is disputed between the parties at the time of attestation; or if it is within the jurisdiction of another authority, or otherwise contravenes sharia, laws, public order, or regulations.
• The judge may request any document that he considers necessary to prove the incident
  Special conditions for marital status declarations:
• If the parties involved are not UAE or GCC citizens, their passport must be presented
• The applicant (declarant) should not present any document that contradicts what he seeks to prove or declare
• In case of revocable divorce, an official certificate issued by the  competent authority evidencing that marriage has not been reinstated must be submitted (for declarations of non-marriage after divorce)