MOFA is a shortened form of Ministry of Foreign Affairs. MOFA is the government entity responsible for diplomacy, bilateral and multilateral relations affairs of respective country and also providing support for its citizen who are in abroad. Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also responsible for one of the significant step of documents or Certificate Attestation.
Let’s Understand MOFA Attestation by an Example, if anyone is planning to move to UAE, KSA, Kuwait etc. for work, higher education, for migration purpose, etc., then he/she needs to the check the credibility of his/her Educational Certificate and Personal documents from Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). MOFA attestation is final step of to check the genuineness or authenticity of documents or certificate. To get MFOA attestation it is mandatory to attest the documents from local authorities where the document was issued and the respected Embassy of targeted country.
Why MOFA Attestation Required
To Attain Higher Education in Foreign Countries
To obtain Work & Resident Permit from Foreign Countries
To Prove Authenticity of Personal, Educational Certificate
To Migration Purpose
Countries where MOFA Attestation is Required
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
Bahrain
Kuwait
Procedure of MOFA Attestation
The procedure of MOFA Attestation depends on the nature/type of documents. Let’s understand the procedure of MOFA Attestation for personal documents. The documents which contains personal data is called personal documents. Here is the list of some popular personal documents.
Steps of MOFA Attestation
- Notary Attestation
- Home Ministry or SDM Attestation
- MEA Stamp
- Embassy Attestation
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs Attestation
The documents which you have received at different levels of your academic stages are called as Educational Certificates. Degree Certificate, Mark Sheets, Transcripts these are the most common education documents.
Steps of MOFA Attestation
- Notary Attestation
- HRD Attestation or Home Ministry or SDM Attestation
- MEA Stamp
- Embassy Attestation
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs Attestation
A kind of written records of commercial transactions describing various aspects of those transactions are known as Commercial documents. They may include orders, invoices, shipping documents, transport papers, certificates of origin & etc.
Steps of MOFA Attestation
- Chamber of Commerce
- MEA Stamp
- Embassy Attestation
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs Attestation
