Pregnancy and maternity care
Read about pregnancy and maternity care in the health section.
Identification documents of the baby
- Babies of UAE nationals
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.
After you get the birth certificate, visit Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs & Port Security (ICP) with the same set of required documents to add the new born to the family data.
UAE nationals can apply online for their children's passport and Emirates ID through the website of ICP.
Mabrook Ma Yak
Alternatively, UAE nationals can use Mabrouk Ma Yak, an integrated eService for newborn Emiratis. Under this eService, a newborn Emirati can get:
- a birth certificate
- his/her name added in the family data
- his/her passport
- an Emirates Identity card
- thiqa (insurance)
- health card (optional).
- Babies of UAE residents
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. Birth certificates stamped by Department of Health - Abu Dhabi (DoH) 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.
Registering a birth abroad
Read about registering babies born outside the UAE.
Maternity leave and entitlements
Birth statistics
According to Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre, here are the figures for births in 2019:
Total births: 94,697
Males: 48,857
Females: 45,840
Related links:
- Births by citizenship, gender and emirates – UAE.STAT
- Births and deaths – Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre
Updated On :
29 Oct 2024
