The High Commission provides notary and authentication services for official documents issued by the Government of Maldives. Documents which are not issued by the Maldivian government that requires High Commission’s notarization must be notarized by a Public Notary before submission to the High Commission for processing.

At least 3 working days are required for notary and authentication services where verification is required from external authorities. The High Commission does not charge any fee for this service.

Services related to marriage registration in Maldives

For Maldivian citizens who have married in Bangladesh and wish to register their marriage in the Maldives, the following steps are required:

1. Have your marriage certificates notarized by a public notary in Bangladesh.
2. Obtain authentication from the Bangladesh Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.
3. Obtain authentication from the Consular & Welfare Wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh.
4. Submit the authenticated documents to the Maldives High Commission for final authentication.
5. Once you have the High Commission's authentication, proceed to contact the Family Court in the Maldives directly for registration.

The contact details of the Family Court are as follows:

Telephone:  +960 3325502, +960 3006101

Services related to registering a birth of Maldivian citizen

If you are a Maldivian parent of a child born in Bangladesh and you wish to register your child’s birth in the Maldives, you will need to contact the Department of National Registration directly.

The contact details of the Department of National Registration are as follows:

Telephone: +960 3323814, +960 3315440

Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

If a Maldivian parent of a child born in Bangladesh requires High Commission to attest or authenticate the birth documents, you may apply for notary and authentication service, as noted above.