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Newborn Baby Visa in Dubai

120 days from birth to complete the birth certificate, attestation, passport, Emirates ID and residence visa. The clock starts at birth, and the bottleneck is your embassy.

Mir Ali Licensed PRO consultant · Amer & Tasheel partner

Updated 25 Aug 2026 Get a fixed quote

The short version

You have 120 days from the date of birth to complete everything — birth certificate, attestation, passport, Emirates ID and residence visa.
The clock starts at birth, not at the certificate. Parents lose weeks assuming otherwise.
Miss it and fines apply per day, commonly cited at AED 100 and varying by emirate. The child also cannot exit the country.
The bottleneck is almost never the UAE side — it is your home country embassy issuing the passport.

New parents are handed a hospital birth notification and a congratulations, and very rarely a deadline. The deadline is 120 days, and the step that eats it is one the UAE does not control.

The five stages, in order

Birth certificate

Issued from the hospital birth notification, in Arabic. Request an English translation at the same time — you will need it, and going back later wastes a week.

MOFA attestation

The birth certificate is attested by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Usually one to three working days.

Passport from your embassy

This is the bottleneck. Your child is not a UAE citizen, so the passport comes from your home country's embassy or consulate. Timelines vary from a few days to several weeks depending on nationality.

Residence visa application

The sponsoring parent applies through GDRFA or ICP. Entry permit, then stamping.

Emirates ID

Issued alongside the residence visa. No medical fitness test is required for infants.

Start the embassy step on day one

Everything else can be compressed. The embassy cannot. Some missions turn a newborn passport around in three days; others take six weeks and require an appointment you cannot get for a month.

Find out your embassy's timeline in the first week, then work backwards. That single call is what determines whether 120 days is comfortable or impossible.

What it costs

Component	Typical range	Notes
Birth certificate + translation	AED 50 – 150	Request English version up front
MOFA attestation	AED 150 – 250
Passport	Embassy dependent	Varies widely by nationality
Entry permit	AED 500 – 1,100
Residence visa stamping	AED 500 – 1,000
Emirates ID	AED 170 – 370	Per year of validity
Medical insurance	AED 650 – 2,500+	Mandatory
Late fine	~AED 100 per day	After 120 days; varies by emirate
All-in, excluding passport and insurance	AED 1,500 – 2,800	Government fees at cost, our fee quoted separately

What you need

Document checklist

Hospital birth notification
Both parents' passports, residence visas and Emirates IDs
Attested marriage certificate — required, and the second most common delay
Baby's passport, once issued
Attested birth certificate
Sponsoring parent's salary certificate or labour contract
Registered Ejari and a recent DEWA bill
Medical insurance in the baby's name
Photographs to the current specification

If your marriage certificate is not attested

Deal with it now. The chain starts in the country that issued it and can take three to eight weeks — a serious problem inside a 120-day window that is already partly spent.

The sponsorship gates still apply

A newborn is a dependant like any other, so the sponsoring parent must meet the usual thresholds: AED 4,000 basic salary (or AED 3,000 with employer accommodation) and a registered Ejari with adequate rooms.

If you have had a second or third child since your last renewal, check the room count against the household size. Accommodation that supported a couple may not support a family of five. See the salary and accommodation requirements.

Where newborn files go wrong

Assuming the clock starts at the birth certificate. It starts at birth.
Leaving the embassy passport step until the certificate is attested. Run them in parallel.
Marriage certificate not attested, discovered at week ten.
Only getting the Arabic birth certificate, then needing the English version later.
Travelling before the visa is issued. The child cannot exit without status resolved.
Parent's own visa expiring during the 120 days, so there is nothing to sponsor from.

Newborn visa questions

How long do I have to get my newborn's visa in the UAE?

120 days from the date of birth to complete the birth certificate, attestation, passport, residence visa and Emirates ID. The clock runs from birth, not from when the certificate is issued.

What is the fine for late newborn visa registration?

Fines apply per day after the 120-day window, commonly cited at AED 100 per day and varying by emirate. The child is also unable to exit the country until the status is resolved.

Where does my baby's passport come from?

Your home country's embassy or consulate, since the child is not a UAE citizen. This is almost always the slowest step and the one that determines whether the 120 days is comfortable — confirm your embassy's timeline in the first week.

Does my newborn need a medical fitness test?

No. Infants and children under 18 are generally exempt from the visa medical fitness test.

Do I need an attested marriage certificate for a newborn visa?

Yes, and if it is not already attested this is a serious problem inside a 120-day window, because the chain starts in the issuing country and can take three to eight weeks. Start it immediately.

Can we travel with the baby before the visa is issued?

No. The child cannot exit the country until the residence status is resolved, which is one reason the 120-day deadline catches families planning to travel home to introduce the baby.

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