Birth Certificate Attestation & Apostille
Birth certificate attestation comes up most often for two reasons: sponsoring a child’s dependent visa to join parents abroad, or enrolling a child in an international school that requires an attested birth certificate for admission. Like marriage certificates, birth certificates skip the HRD stage entirely — they go straight from notary to MEA.
Contact UsWhat is Birth Certificate Attestation & Apostille?
Why choose Pro Attestation for birth certificate attestation?
- Fast processing for the dependent-visa use case, our highest-volume scenario for this document type.
- Clear destination-based routing between embassy attestation and apostille.
- Combined handling with school-admission requirements for families relocating with children.
Why is Birth Certificate Apostille/Attestation Required?
Visa Applications
Applying for a student visa, work visa, or family visa abroad
Age Verification
Proof of age for foreign universities or immigration authorities
Permanent Residency
Applying for permanent residency (PR)
Dependent Visas
Sponsoring spouse or parents for dependent visas
Identity Verification
Verifying personal identity in foreign countries
The Process
1
Notary Local notarization.
2
MEA attestation Ministry of External Affairs attestation.
3
Embassy or Apostille Destination embassy attestation (UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman) or MEA apostille (Canada, Germany, other Hague countries).
5-10 working days for embassy-bound documents; 3-6 working days for apostille-bound documents.
Destination-Specific Notes
1
UAE-specific notes For UAE dependent-visa applications, birth certificate attestation follows the full chain through MOFA.
2
Apostille-country notes For Canada, Germany, and other Hague countries, a single MEA apostille is sufficient.
Documents Required for Birth Certificate Apostille/Attestation
Educational Documents
Degree, Diploma, SSC, HSC
Personal Documents
Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Police Clearance
Commercial Documents
Company Registration, Export Licenses, Power of Attorney
Countries That Commonly Require Birth Certificate Apostille
These Hague Convention member countries accept apostilled birth certificates for various purposes
USA
South Korea
Japan
Poland
UK
Switzerland
Italy
Germany
Spain
Netherlands
Australia
New Zealand
France
Oman
Portugal
Austria
Countries That Commonly Require Birth Certificate Attestation
These non-Hague Convention countries require embassy attestation for birth certificates
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Thailand
Malaysia
Taiwan
Vietnam
Ethiopia
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
Kuwait
China
Egypt
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Why choose Pro Attestation for birth certificate attestation
- Fast processing for the dependent-visa use case, our highest-volume scenario for this document type
- Clear destination-based routing between embassy attestation and apostille, since birth certificates skip HRD regardless of destination
- Combined handling with school-admission requirements for families relocating with children, where a fast, accurate turnaround matters most