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Modification of Birth Certificate Details

This service allows customers to change or modify the details on a birth certificate and to request the issue of a revised original birth certificate.

Service Process


Conditions & Requirements

The presence of the person concerned or his duly authorized representative.

Submission of all original documents.

If the name change requested is that of a newborn national already registered in the family book, a letter of No Objection issued by the General Department of Nationality and addressed to the Preventive Medicine Department is required.

If the name change requested is that of a newborn expatriate, the following will be required:

  1. Letter of No Objection from the consulate of the country to which the newborn belongs, stating the change in the newborn's name.

  2. Original certificate issued by the Preventive Medicine Department.

  3. Request should be made at the same preventive medical center from which the original birth certificate was issued.


FAQ’s

Service completion duration

1 Working day


Service Fees

AED 65 for a certificate in Arabic

AED 65 for a certificate in English (if requested)


Service channels

  1. EHS Website
  2. Public Health Centers and Government Hospitals under Emirates Health Services (EHS)

Target audience

Parents of newborns of all nationalities, their representatives, or delegated persons


Service Limitations

N/A


Service Provision Timings

  • Monday to Thursday from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm
  • Friday 7:30 am to 12:00 pm

Department name

Public Health Services Department


Main Service

Certificates and Medical Records


Sector name

Medical Services Sector


Service Code

400-042-001-001


Required Documents

  1. Original passports, Emirates ID and residence card in the case of expatriates, and copies thereof

  2. Original marriage certificate, duly attested if the marriage was held outside the UAE

  3. Original birth certificate (or a police statement if certificate has been lost)

  4. When requesting a name change, letters from the Consulate and from the relevant court must be submitted

Service locations

  1. EHS Website - www.ehs.gov.ae
  2. Public Health Centers under Emirates Health Services (EHS)

For assistance, get in touch through

Call: 800 8877

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