Certificate Authentication

Graduated Students: UAE students only.

Authentication of qualification certificates, completion letters, and academic transcripts for the programs completed by the students from higher education providers in Australia.     

1- Paying the UAE embassy fees, through the following steps:

New registration and payment instructions

 2- Submit Certificate Authentication Application through the Cultural Attache website

3- Attach the following documents to the application

- Passport copy

- Receipt of payment of the UAE Embassy fees

- A soft copy of the document(s) to be certified

 - The credit card Authorization Letter dated and signed by the applicant (to download the authorization letter)

- University Authorization Letter signed and dated for non Cultural Attache Students (to download the university authorization letter) 

4- Post the original documents to be certified to the Cultural Attaché office (21 Culgoa Cct, O'Malley 2606 ACT, Australia)

In the event that the original copies are not received, the application will not be considered

5- The Authentication officer will inform the applicant when the certification procedures are completed. The applicant will contact carrier company to pickup the documents from the Cultural Attaché office. (During working hours 9AM to 4PM Mon to Fri)

Note: The Cultural Attaché verifies the validity of the information contained in the documents submitted by contacting the universities directly, and accordingly, a statement of the validity of the qualification is issued, accompanied by the university statement, to facilitate the applicant with the procedures for certificate equivalency in the UAE.

UAE Cultural office Website

- Original Certificate(s)

- Fees

- Prepaid addressed envelope to return the authenticated certificates to students

Note: If an envelope is not attached the student must coordinate with a courier company to receive the documents after authentication.

Three Business Days from receiving all required documents.

The fees for the authentication of the document includes:

  - The Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade DFAT fees of $85 for each document to be paid from the student's credit card as per on the credit card authorization letter attached in the application

 -  The UAE Embassy fees by following the instructions below: 

• UAE Embassy fees: new instructions