International admissions · Egypt & North Africa

Applying to RAKMHSU from Egypt & North Africa

School and university certificates usually must be legalised (attested) through an official chain, and school/degree certificates often also need a UAE equivalency (Muadala).

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Step by step

Your document & attestation route

1

Pre-authenticate in your home country

Obtain the official original certificate (e.g. the Egyptian Thanaweya Amma, or your degree and transcript) and have it authenticated by the relevant education authority first.

2

Home Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Attest the pre-authenticated documents at your national MoFA (in Egypt, the Egyptian MoFA).

3

UAE Embassy/Consulate in your country

Submit the MoFA-attested documents to the UAE mission (for Egypt, Cairo) for attestation, normally before you travel. Keep every stamp and receipt.

4

Final UAE MoFAIC attestation

The chain usually finishes with a UAE MoFAIC attestation, generally done after arrival or via an authorised service.

5

UAE equivalency (Muadala)

Foreign school certificates (e.g. Thanaweya Amma), and often degrees, need a UAE Ministry of Education equivalency. Start early — assessments take time.

Documents to prepare

School-leaving certificate (e.g. Thanaweya Amma) with subject marks

Degree & transcript (graduate/transfer)

Home education-ministry pre-attestation

Home MoFA attestation

UAE embassy legalisation + UAE MoFAIC

UAE MoE equivalency (Muadala) where required

Certified Arabic/English translation of non-Arabic documents

Language

Arabic documents are generally acceptable; other languages need a certified legal translation. Arabic-medium applicants should expect to provide English-proficiency evidence (e.g. IELTS/TOEFL).

Also see

The UAE student VISA journey → English & credential equivalency → All international guidance →

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