A baby born in the UAE needs a birth certificate, a passport, an Emirates ID and a residence visa within 120 days of birth. We handle the whole journey: attestation, certified translation, and preparing, submitting and following up the residence application, so you can focus on your newborn.
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Why SWLT
The newborn visa is not one application but a chain: birth registration, attestation, a passport from your embassy, then residence and Emirates ID. Each step waits for the one before it, and the 120-day window passes faster than most parents expect.
We map every step against your baby's date of birth, so the embassy passport and the residence application are not left to the last week.
We provide the certified Arabic translation of your marriage certificate where required, an English translation of the birth certificate if your embassy asks for one, and the MOHAP and MOFA attestation.
We prepare and submit the residence application through ICP or GDRFA Dubai channels and follow it up until the residence and Emirates ID are issued by the authority.
Newborn Visa Requirements
For babies born in the UAE to a parent who holds a valid UAE residence.
Based on u.ae, ICP and GDRFA Dubai information. The 120-day rule covers babies born in the UAE only. Official sources currently publish different amounts for the late fine, so we do not quote one. Rules can change, and we confirm current requirements on your file. Last checked November 2026.
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Documents you will typically need
Indicative only, based on ICP / GDRFA published rules checked November 2026. Final decisions are made by ICP or GDRFA. Nothing you enter here is stored.
What's Included
One service covering each document in the chain, from the hospital paperwork to the Emirates ID card.
We check the parents' documents needed to register the birth within 30 days, including the attested marriage certificate.
Certified Arabic translation of a foreign marriage certificate, which birth registration requires.
MOHAP and MOFA attestation of your baby's UAE birth certificate, as required for expatriate families.
If your embassy needs the Arabic birth certificate in English to issue the passport, we translate it.
We prepare, submit and follow up the residence application with ICP or GDRFA Dubai once the passport is ready.
The Emirates ID is issued with the residence and expires with it. We track it through to delivery.
How It Works
Send the baby's date of birth, the sponsor's residence and your marriage certificate. We set your 30-day and 120-day dates straight away.
Birth registration needs your marriage certificate attested and translated into Arabic. We provide the certified Arabic translation where required.
The birth is registered within 30 days and the Arabic birth certificate is issued after registration.
We arrange attestation of the birth certificate by MOHAP and then MOFA, as required for expatriate families.
If your embassy needs the birth certificate in English to issue the passport, we translate it so you can apply without delay.
You apply for the passport at your home country's embassy or consulate. We tell you exactly which translated and attested papers to bring.
We prepare and submit the residence application with health insurance and the sponsor's documents through ICP or GDRFA Dubai, and follow it up.
The authority issues the residence and Emirates ID. We confirm everything is complete before day 120 and note the renewal date with your own visa.
We Handle It With
Transparent Pricing
Government fees at actual cost + a small, transparent SWLT service fee. You see the full breakdown before you pay. The visa itself is issued by the government authority.
FAQ
For a baby born in the UAE, the birth must be registered within 30 days. The passport, Emirates ID and residence visa must all be completed within 120 days of birth. The embassy passport often takes the longest, so start as soon as the birth certificate is issued.
Daily fines apply for every day past the 120-day period, and the baby cannot leave the UAE until the status is settled. Official sources currently publish different fine amounts, so we confirm the figure on your file. We can still prepare and submit a late application to stop the delay growing.
Typically the attested birth certificate, the baby's passport and photo, valid health insurance, proof of kinship, and the sponsoring parent's passport, residence and salary or employment documents. Birth registration itself needs the parents' attested marriage certificate translated into Arabic. We send you a checklist matched to your emirate.
Yes. For expatriate families, the UAE birth certificate is attested by MOHAP and then by MOFA. We arrange both steps so the certificate is ready for the residence application and for use abroad later.
The UAE birth certificate is issued in Arabic, and many embassies ask for an English translation before issuing the baby's passport. Requirements differ by embassy, so check with yours or ask us. We provide the certified translation quickly so the passport step is not held up.
Yes. Both male and female UAE residents can sponsor their children on the same income test. In Dubai, a mother sponsoring children also needs a no-objection letter from the father. We confirm the exact documents for your emirate.
The UAE medical fitness test applies to family members aged 18 and over, so a newborn does not take it. The baby does get an Emirates ID, which is issued with the residence and expires when the residence expires.
No. The 120-day rule is for babies born in the UAE. A baby born abroad is generally sponsored like any other child: an entry permit first, then residence within 60 days of entry, with a birth certificate attested through the foreign ministry abroad, the UAE embassy and UAE MOFA. The UAE does not accept an apostille alone. See our children visa page, and we confirm the exact route on your file.
For the residence step, ICP states a target of 2 days and GDRFA Dubai 48 hours. These are the authorities' targets, not a promise. Birth registration, attestation and the embassy passport come first and usually take longer, which is why we plan from the date of birth.
You pay the government fees at actual cost plus a small, transparent SWLT service fee. Government fees vary by emirate and by what your file needs, so we send the full breakdown before you pay anything.
WhatsApp us your baby's date of birth and your residence details. We set your deadlines, list your documents and handle the journey through to the Emirates ID.