Attesting the documents from the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs or MOFA is mandatory for many types of documents. The attestation is normally required for the documents that are endorsed by Royal Saudi Embassies overseas and to enable the acceptance of those documents, they must be attested by the MOFA to be able to utilize them in other government offices.
Similarly, the documents issued within Saudi Arabia by any government authority must be attested by the Saudi MOFA to be able to utilize them overseas.
Eligible Documents for Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Attestation
The documents that can be attested from the Saudi MOFA are,
- Educational Documents: Any college degree issued by any Saudi college or university and any college degree issued overseas but attested by Royal Saudi Embassies.
- Justice Documents: Any documents related to the Ministry of Justice that might be required to be submitted to any other country’s embassy locally within Saudi Arabia.
- Trading Documents: Any documents that indicate any trade between a Saudi and a foreign company.
- Letters: Any official letters that need Saudi MOFA endorsement.
- Personal Document: Any personal document that needs Saudi MOFA endorsement.
- Civil Identity Document: Attestation of civil identities that may be required to be utilized overseas
There are two ways to attest the documents,
- You can either visit the MOFA branches across the kingdom.
- You can also post your documents via Saudi Post to attest and receive them back with attestation.
Procedure to Book Appointment at Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)
To attest the documents from the Saudi MOFA, please follow the below steps.
- Visit the services website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by clicking here, the below page will open in front of you.
- Select Ratification Place: Ministry of Foreign Affairs or its branches. Once you select this the login page of the Nafath App will appear.
- Login with your ID number, your ID can be, Saudi National ID, Iqama ID, or Premium Residency ID.
- You can now select the branch where you wish to complete your attestation process and select the option of “By Going to Branch”. You can also select by Saudi Post and drop your documents at any Saudi Post branch.
- Add your mobile number with a template as mentioned. The number should be entered in this format: 009665XXXXXXXX. You can also add your email but it’s optional.
- Now add your documents by selecting “Add New Document”.
- You can select from the primary document category, For example, Educational Documents.
- Select your type of Educational Document such as your level of college degree.
- Now type your document number such as the serial number that you will be requesting for the attestation. If you don’t have any number type 1.
- When you are done adding your number of documents enter the captcha text in the box and select the Verification of Agreement box then click submit.
- After clicking submit, a new page will open which will give you the request number of the attestation, this request number will be required inside the attestation hall to be presented before the attestation officer.
- The second number will also appear which is invoice no. and it has to be paid through the SADDAD system.
- You can pay through any banking application or an ATM through the SADDAD system’s one-time payment option and select “Ministry of Foreign Affairs” Code 101.
- After paying the fees, you can now select the option “New Appointment” to book your appointment.
- The next page will show you the available appointment slots each day.
- Select your desired appointment date & time and click submit.
- After selecting your desired appointment a one-time password will be sent to your phone number, enter the code and submit.
- The new page will confirm your appointment and you can now take a print of this page.
Attestation Procedure at Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Now that you have booked your appointment and paid for it. now you have to reach the attestation branch on your appointment date. Try to arrive up to 20 minutes before your appointment time to find the parking and reach the attestation hall on time.
- After reaching the venue approach the entry gate where an officer will ask you for an appointment.
- Present them with the printed appointment details and your attestation documents for verification.
- Surrender your mobile devices as they are not allowed inside the attestation hall and take the token for your devices.
- Enter the building and approach the attestation hall.
- Upon entering the hall another officer will provide you the token number that will be called at the attestation window.
- Take the token and wait for your turn.
- Upon your turn present your documents and appointment printout to the attestation officer by sliding them down at the window.
- Present any other documents such as your original Iqama if asked by the attestation officer.
- The officer will review the appointment request number and your documents and issue the attestation stamp with his signature.
- Without the officer’s signature the stamp will be considered invalid so make sure the officer signs your document on the attestation stamp.
- The officer will slide the documents back towards your side. You can now leave the attestation hall.
- Upon your exit make sure to submit the token to get back your mobile devices.
Congratulations you just successfully completed an attestation process at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
