How To Get Visa For Newborn Baby In Uae
Have you got your little one and yet you are wondering how to get visa for newborn baby in UAE?
Emirates is as much about business, as it is about tourism. As business travelers or vacationers, most of us have to go through the tiresome process of applying for a Visa. I would like to present you with some information that you may find useful when applying for a summery Visa (Business or Tourist) for your newborn baby in United Arab Emirates.
One of the most common questions we get is, “Can my newborn baby get a visa to the UAE?” It is rather baffling that many parents plan such a big trip with the whole family, including their newborn babies, only to find out they can’t get a tourist visa to the UAE.
Your first child is about to be born which means you have to think about the paperwork needed for travel. Luckily, there are some government websites and organizations you can follow to get a Visa for your newborn baby.
How To Get Visa For Newborn Baby In Uae
Having your child accompany you while you are in the U.S is something that many parents look forward to but is not always possible. It is a good thing however that newborn babies have their own visa category and do not need to be sponsored by their parents or anyone else for them to get a Visa for the U.S..
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Mabrouk Ma Yak
What is Mabrouk Ma Yak?
Mabrouk Ma Yak is an integrated eService for newborn Emiratis. Under this eService, a newborn Emirati can get:
- a birth certificate
- his/her name added in the family book
- his/her passport
- an Emirates Identity card
- thiqa (insurance)
- health card (optional).
In addition, his/her name will be registered in the population register.
Parents will have an option to apply for paternity and maternity leaves and child allowance to Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (applicable only for employees of the federal government).
Pre-requisites for the service
In order to get this service,
- the father must apply for it within 3 months from the date of the baby’s birth
- he must be a UAE National and his wife should be added to the family book
- he must have a verified account on UAE Pass
- the baby should have been born at one of the hospitals that provide the Mabrouk Ma Yak service and
- the following documents should have been submitted while opening a file in the hospital:
- valid Emirates ID of both parents
- family book
- marriage certificate (only if the woman is delivering for the first time).
Service steps
Follow these steps to get the identification documents for a newborn Emirati:
- inform the hospital that you wish to avail the Mabrouk Ma Yak service
- you will receive an SMS confirming completion of the procedure. The SMS will include a link to complete your request online
- log in to the Mabrouk Ma Yak Service portal and fill in the newborn baby’s name and upload his/her photo
- apply for paternity and maternity leaves and child allowance (this is optional and applicable only to employees of the federal government)
- choose either ‘home delivery’ or ‘collect from service centre’ for receiving the document
- pay fees online
- you will receive an SMS after the documents are ready.
Note:
- if you had chosen ‘collect from service centre’, then please visit General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners’ Affairs along with the original family book.
- If you had chosen ‘home delivery’, then the documents will be delivered at the home address mentioned while submitting the application.
Entities participating in the service
The service is provided as a consequence of cooperation among Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security, Ministry of Health and Prevention, Ministry of Finance, Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority, Dubai Health Authority, Emirates Post, Emirates Health Services, Federal Authority for Government Human Resources and other federal and local entities.
Useful links:
Marriage as a prerequisite
Under the UAE law, marriage is the only legal bond for a man and a woman to establish a relationship and form a family. The man and woman must be legally married to each other to get legal recognition for their child.
Useful links:
- Complying with marriage and pregnancy laws – the official portal of Dubai Government.
Pregnancy and maternity care
Read about pregnancy and maternity care in the health section.
Getting a birth certificate
After the baby is born, the hospital will provide a stamped and signed birth notification.
Government hospitals will issue birth certificate as a next step.
However, for babies born in private hospitals, parents will need to apply to Ministry of Health and Prevention or the health authority in their emirate of residence for a birth certificate by presenting the birth notification.
For getting a birth certificate for babies born outside the UAE, refer to the travelling abroad page.
You can check links below for related services.
- Birth certificate issuance – Ministry of Health
- Home birth certificate – the official portal of Abu Dhabi Government
- Register your child’s birth in Dubai – the official portal of Dubai Government
- Obtaining birth certificates and visas – the official portal of Dubai Government
Birth certificate and residence visa for newborn expatriates
Residents have a maximum period of 30 days to register their child’s birth in the UAE. If the parents are of different nationalities, the child will adopt the nationality of the father.
To process the birth certificates, a parent must submit the following identification papers to the hospital where the child is born, or to the relevant health authority in the emirate:
- attested Arabic translated marriage certificate, if it is in a language other than Arabic
- copy and original of husband’s and wife’s passport and residence visa
- birth notification details from the hospital
- discharge summary from the hospital.
All expatriates must get birth certificates attested by Ministry of Health and Prevention and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Birth certificates stamped by Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (HAAD) or Dubai Health Authority (DHA) are equivalent to the seal of Ministry of Health and Prevention.
Residents have 120 days from the birth of their child to arrange the formal documents which includes birth certificates, passports, Emirates ID and visas of their new born babies. If the residence visa is not finalised within 120 days, then a fee of AED100 per day would be charged for each day over the 120-day period, and the baby will not be allowed to exit the country. Read details about how to sponsor a residency visa for your children in the UAE.
Related links
- Request issuance of a birth certificate – MoHP
- Request a birth certificate for a newborn – HAAD
- Register your child’s birth in Dubai – DHA
Updating family book (UAE nationals)
After you get the birth certificate, you should visit the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs with the same set of required documents to add the new born to the family book.
For more information, you can check below links:
- Newborn addition on a UAE national’s family book – the official portal of Abu Dhabi Government
- Adding a baby born in the UAE (Arabic) – General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs – Dubai
- Adding a baby born outside the UAE – General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs – Dubai
- Newborn addition on a UAE national’s family book – Fujairah Government portal
Getting a passport
Based on the birth certificate, you can apply for a passport of the baby.
UAE nationals can apply for their children’s passport through General Directorates of Residence and Foreigners Affairs/Citizenship Departments. They can also apply online through the Ministry of Interior’s website.
Expatriate residents need to apply to their embassy in the UAE.
For more information, refer to the links below:
- Passport issuance – the official portal of Abu Dhabi Government
- Passport issuance – the official portal of Dubai Government
Getting Emirates ID and a residence visa
For information, refer to the sponsoring your family in the UAE in the visa and Emirates ID section.
Useful links:
- Citizenship and residency – the official portal of Abu Dhabi Government
- Citizenship documents – the official portal of Abu Dhabi Government
- Issue new birth certificate – Ministry of Health
- Issue new passport – Ministry of Interior
- Issue residence visa for newborn baby – Ministry of Interior
Maternity leave and entitlements
Read about maternity leave and entitlements in the public and private sectors.
Birth statistics
According to Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre, in 2018,
- 16,482 Emirati females and 17,218 Emirati males were born bringing the total to 33,700 births
- 30,093 expatriate females and 31,512 expatriate males were born bringing the total to 61,609 births.