Madness, madness, all is madness...
Much as I love this country, there are times...
One of the particular quirks of this country is the bureacracy one encounters, particularly with regard to sponsorship and residency. Part of this process is the presentation and attestation of degrees, a task recently taken over by Empost, who are now handling all such transactions on behalf of the DNRD.
As part of the process of changing sponsors, I handed our PRO attested copies of my relevant qualifications. My Degree and Diploma have been presented to the DNRD twice previously, and deemed acceptable on both occasions. In fact, there are no less than seven endorsing marks on each:
1 Signature, stamp and embossed seal of the University Secretary, authenticating the original issue.
2 Declaration by the Senior Admin Officer of the Registry, confirming same under "The Statutory Declations Act, 1835"
3 Handwritten endorsement by a licensed Notary Public in Edinburgh, authenticating the above
4 Stamp and seal of the British Council in Dubai confirming that it is an original document
4 Stamp and seal of the British Embassy, Dubai, endorsed and holographed by a notary from the British Council, Dubai.
5 An Apostille attached by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, confirming the above signature, this too signed and embossed by the FCO
6 This Apostille is stamped, signed and sealed by the Embassy of the UAE in London
7 The Degree is separately stamped and signed by the UAE Office of Internal Affaires, confirming the authenticity of the UK UAE Consular stamp
So it's real, OK?
Not good enough for Empost. They now intend to contact the issuing institution to satisfy themselves that the document so thoroughly endorsed and attested was in fact issued by said institution. Not the DNRD, not the Embassy, not the FCO, nor any other UAE institution is going to dissuade them from this paperchase. By the time they have finished, it won't be possible to read the original document...
.. what a pointless waste of time and trees. And all to justify Empost's existence.
One of the particular quirks of this country is the bureacracy one encounters, particularly with regard to sponsorship and residency. Part of this process is the presentation and attestation of degrees, a task recently taken over by Empost, who are now handling all such transactions on behalf of the DNRD.
As part of the process of changing sponsors, I handed our PRO attested copies of my relevant qualifications. My Degree and Diploma have been presented to the DNRD twice previously, and deemed acceptable on both occasions. In fact, there are no less than seven endorsing marks on each:
1 Signature, stamp and embossed seal of the University Secretary, authenticating the original issue.
2 Declaration by the Senior Admin Officer of the Registry, confirming same under "The Statutory Declations Act, 1835"
3 Handwritten endorsement by a licensed Notary Public in Edinburgh, authenticating the above
4 Stamp and seal of the British Council in Dubai confirming that it is an original document
4 Stamp and seal of the British Embassy, Dubai, endorsed and holographed by a notary from the British Council, Dubai.
5 An Apostille attached by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, confirming the above signature, this too signed and embossed by the FCO
6 This Apostille is stamped, signed and sealed by the Embassy of the UAE in London
7 The Degree is separately stamped and signed by the UAE Office of Internal Affaires, confirming the authenticity of the UK UAE Consular stamp
So it's real, OK?
Not good enough for Empost. They now intend to contact the issuing institution to satisfy themselves that the document so thoroughly endorsed and attested was in fact issued by said institution. Not the DNRD, not the Embassy, not the FCO, nor any other UAE institution is going to dissuade them from this paperchase. By the time they have finished, it won't be possible to read the original document...
.. what a pointless waste of time and trees. And all to justify Empost's existence.
posted by EyeOnDubai at 2:51 am
3 Comments:
The unfathomable mindset of bureaucrats isnt a quirk of this country, they're a breed apart and exist all over the world.
I recently posted about my latest run-in with the Australian bureaucracy and a couple of commenters gave other examples.
You haven't seen antyhing here until you have the great fortunte to have a baby born in Dubai. The process through which the birth is registered is a wonderful, fascinating thing to behold. Every inch of space on the back of my daughter's birth certificate is covered in stamps and chops, each other acquired was another couple of red ones handed over.
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I'm not 100% sure you need apply for a UAE birth certificate as the slip/notification of birth you're provided with by the hospital is all you need to apply for a British or French birth certificate...Might want to confirm though with the respective authorities as I can't recall if this applied to both Embassies or if any other restrictions exist.
You should try a translating, notarising and attesting a French wedding certificate of a British national for residency here!
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