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Apostille from Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)

The Apostille is a type of specialized certificate to verify a document is legitimate and authentic. It is recognized within the countries which are members of Hague Apostille Convention.

Execution Duration: Within the day of the appointment
Fees: 30 SAR per document

Steps
Requirements
Should Know

Currently, Apostille procedure requires the requester’s attendance at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jeddah branch. Any representatives including GA are not allowed to proceed on behalf. The service is only for document issued in the Kingdom.

Go to MOFA website to make a request for Apostille. Please click HERE
Apostille > Create Apostille request > upload both front and back of the document.
You will receive SMS for the payment. SADAD payment must be done through your bank account.
Create an appointment to enter the Ministry by creating New Ratification Request > Ministry Of Foreign Affairs or it branches > By going to branch > follow the rest of required field and submit a request.
No need to make a payment for this request, but continue to make an appointment and print out the letter.

Original document

To make a Ratification request in MoFA website, you must have Nafath App. You can use the same ID and password of Absher account.
If the document is issued by KAUST, no need to have Chamber of commerce attestation is not needed.
The recipient name must be specified rather than ‘To whom may concern’. If it is a letter from KAUST, please contact Graduate Affairs/ HR for modification. Then, ask GA to add the manager’s signature on it.
If a document has a validity, it must be valid when handled in the Ministry.

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