Pakistani student in UK : Need clarity on ICP Visit Visa &…
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Pakistani student in UK : Need clarity on ICP Visit Visa & birth cert attestation
I’m hoping to clear up some major confusion regarding the UAE visa process for Pakistani nationals right now. My family is giving me conflicting advice, and typing centers are telling my dad different things. Here is my situation:
My Profile: I am a Pakistani female currently in the UK studying at university.Ties to UAE: I was a permanent resident of the UAE for 18 years (from 2007 up until 2025) under my dad's corporate sponsorship. I have a long history in the system.
Current Situation: My residence visa ended in 2025 because my dad left his company to start his own business in RAK. He successfully set up his business and has already sponsored residency visas for my mom and my sister. He hasn't sponsored a new residency for me yet because I am physically living/studying in the UK.
The Goal: I just need to travel to the UAE for a short-term personal visit to see my family.
The Document: I have my official computerized Pakistani birth certificate (with the Urdu-to-English translation page bound to it). It is fully stamped by MOFA Pakistan (with the green "Out of Pakistan" stamp), but it does not have the UAE Embassy stamp yet.
The Confusion:My dad’s friends and local typing centers are telling him that even for a short-term ICP Personal Visit Visa, my birth certificate must be physically attested by the UAE Embassy (meaning I'd have to pay an expensive agent in London or ship it back to Pakistan).
However, my understanding is that for a short-term visit visa sponsored by a biological father (1st-degree relative), the ICP system only requires a clear digital upload of the birth certificate purely as "Proof of Relationship"not full, physical embassy attestation. (We only need the physical embassy stamps if we were converting it to a long-term residency visa later, which we aren't doing right now).
My Questions for the Community:For those who have recently sponsored a direct child on a Pakistani passport for an ICP Visit Visa, did you need a physical UAE Embassy stamp on the birth certificate, or was a clear photo of the MOFA-stamped certificate enough?
Will my 18-year residency history (2007–2025) and existing immigration file protect my application from the automated rejections people are talking about?
Given the current system filters, should my dad just bypass the ICP app completely and submit this file directly through a physical Amer / Typing Centre in RAK so they can pull up my old file and link it to his new business file.
Appreciate any solid advice or recent experiences! Thanks in advance.
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I’m hoping to clear up some major confusion regarding the UAE visa process for Pakistani nationals right now. My family is giving me conflicting advice, and typing centers are telling my dad different things. Here is my situation:
My Profile: I am a Pakistani female currently in the UK studying at university.Ties to UAE: I was a permanent resident of the UAE for 18 years (from 2007 up until 2025) under my dad's corporate sponsorship. I have a long history in the system.
Current Situation: My residence visa ended in 2025 because my dad left his company to start his own business in RAK. He successfully set up his business and has already sponsored residency visas for my mom and my sister. He hasn't sponsored a new residency for me yet because I am physically living/studying in the UK.
The Goal: I just need to travel to the UAE for a short-term personal visit to see my family.
The Document: I have my official computerized Pakistani birth certificate (with the Urdu-to-English translation page bound to it). It is fully stamped by MOFA Pakistan (with the green "Out of Pakistan" stamp), but it does not have the UAE Embassy stamp yet.
The Confusion:My dad’s friends and local typing centers are telling him that even for a short-term ICP Personal Visit Visa, my birth certificate must be physically attested by the UAE Embassy (meaning I'd have to pay an expensive agent in London or ship it back to Pakistan).
However, my understanding is that for a short-term visit visa sponsored by a biological father (1st-degree relative), the ICP system only requires a clear digital upload of the birth certificate purely as "Proof of Relationship"not full, physical embassy attestation. (We only need the physical embassy stamps if we were converting it to a long-term residency visa later, which we aren't doing right now).
My Questions for the Community:For those who have recently sponsored a direct child on a Pakistani passport for an ICP Visit Visa, did you need a physical UAE Embassy stamp on the birth certificate, or was a clear photo of the MOFA-stamped certificate enough?
Will my 18-year residency history (2007–2025) and existing immigration file protect my application from the automated rejections people are talking about?
Given the current system filters, should my dad just bypass the ICP app completely and submit this file directly through a physical Amer / Typing Centre in RAK so they can pull up my old file and link it to his new business file.
Appreciate any solid advice or recent experiences! Thanks in advance.
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