Equivalency process for degrees originating from Outside of UAE

Equivalency process for Degrees Originating from Outside of UAE

The Ministry of Education in UAE provides a service related to the Education industry. All ex-pats who move to the UAE at some point will need to liaise with MOE for their services. An equivalency certificate is a valid document that aims to provide the applicants with a comparison of their qualifications issued by accredited colleges/ universities outside the UAE.

The process to apply for an Equivalency certificate in UAE is as follows:

  • Attestation of certificates

  • Dataflow verification

  • ICA report (commonly called travel history or entry & exit report)

  • Application on MOE portal

 

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    • CERTIFICATE ATTESTATION

    Attestation and UAE Equivalency process for the degrees originating from United Kingdom

    The process for equivalency certificate for UK documents comprises of 4 main steps, namely:

    • Attestation of documents

    • Dataflow verification

    • ICA report (commonly called travel history or entry & exit report)

    • Application on MOE portal

     

    The first step for applying for UK degree equivalency is attestation.

    The scope includes:

    • Notarization of certificates
    • Attestation from the Foreign Commonwealth in Milton Keyes (UK)
    • Attestation from the UAE embassy in London
    • Attestation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in UAE

    The above process takes roughly 3-4 weeks

    The second step for applying for UK degree equivalency is Dataflow verification or commonly called Genuine certificate (authenticity of qualification)

    Dataflow verification is a process by which the educational qualification is verified from the UK university through DATAFLOW and sent directly to the Ministry of Education in UAE.

    The approximate time frame will take 30 working days and largely depends on the response from the university.

     

    The third step for applying for UK degree equivalency is securing an ICA report also called as attendance in the country of study

    In order to secure an ICA report, it is mandatory to have a UAE residence and a valid emirates ID

    We require the passport copy and emirates id copy along with the visa page. The ICA report is a soft copy dated from the year 2000 till date.

     

    The last step for applying for UK degree equivalency is applying on the MOE portal

    The MOE equivalency application process can take anywhere between 1 to 3 months depending on the equivalency panel at MOE.

    Once the application is lodged with MOE, it will take roughly 10 days for the initial verification. After completing initial verification, the application is then active at MOE.

     

    Attestation of UK certificates for UAE Equivalency

    • For equalizing your bachelor’s degree attested degree & transcript with high school diploma is a must.
    • For equalizing your Master’s degree attested Master degree & Bachelor degree & both transcripts with attested high school diploma is a must.
    • If your PHD is research based you would have an Abstract or Thesis and this does not require attestation. But you would need to attest the PHD certificate, Master degree & transcript, bachelor degree and transcript and high school diploma.
    • If your PHD is subject or course based you would not have an Abstract or Thesis and instead have a transcript.  In this case you would need to attest the PHD certificate & transcript, Master degree & transcript, bachelor degree & transcript and high school diploma.

     

    Dataflow of UK certificates for UAE Equivalency

    • For equivalency of a UK Bachelor’s degree, the Dataflow has to be done only for the UK bachelor’s degree

     

    • For equivalency of the UK Master’s degree, the Dataflow has to be done for the UK Bachelor’s degree as well as the UK Master degree (if both degrees are from the UK)
    • For equivalency of the UK Ph.D. certificate, the Dataflow has to be done for the UK Ph.D. certificate, UK Master’s degree, and UK Bachelor’s degree (if all 3 qualifications are from the UK)

     

    Who Issues the Equivalency in UAE?

    The Ministry of Education in UAE issue the certificate of Equivalency

     

    Who needs certificate of Equivalency in UAE?

    • Teachers who want to be licensed in UAE will require MOE equivalency
    • Civil Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers
    • Professors of colleges and universities
    • Employees of government entities
    • Students seeking higher education
    • CDA (Community Development Authority) , Social Therapist , Special Education, Social counsellor , Social worker
    • Government oil and gas entities
    • Banking sector (where applicable)
    • Insurance sector (where applicable)

     

    How long does the equivalency process take?

    Once the application has been generated on the MOE portal, it takes roughly 2-3 months to process within MOE