Saudi Cultural Attestation (Mosadaqa) Saudi Cultural Mission Mosadaqa Verification
Academic degree verification through the Saudi Cultural Mission (SACM) and Mosadaqa portal for higher education, healthcare, and engineering appointments in Saudi Arabia.
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What Mosadaqa verifies
Mosadaqa is a verification by the Saudi Cultural Attaché office in Islamabad. It is not part of the standard attestation sequence, but some Saudi employers require it before they will issue a work permit. The requirement is most common for medical professionals, engineers, and teachers.
The Cultural Mission independently contacts HEC to verify your degree. This is separate from the HEC attestation you already completed. The Mission has its own verification timeline, which typically runs 3 to 5 weeks. There is no way to expedite it.
The fee for Mosadaqa is substantial. Before starting, we confirm with your Saudi employer or recruitment agent whether Mosadaqa is needed for your specific role. Some employers accept the standard HEC-MOFA-Embassy sequence without it, and there is no reason to spend on Mosadaqa if your employer does not need it.
Once complete, the Cultural Mission endorses the degree and the file moves forward to the work permit stage on the Saudi side.
Who needs Mosadaqa
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Turnaround
Standard: 21-35 business days
Express options available
Where it is used
Pickup and delivery
Collection and return by courier in Islamabad-rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Faisalabad.
How the Cultural Mission processes a verification
We confirm with your employer whether Mosadaqa is required, file at the Cultural Mission, and follow up until the verification clears.
Confirm the employer requirement
Before filing, check with the Saudi employer or sponsor whether Mosadaqa applies to the role.
Filed at the Cultural Mission
We submit your HEC-attested degree and transcript at the Saudi Cultural Attaché office in Islamabad.
Independent verification
The Cultural Mission contacts HEC independently to verify the degree. This takes 3 to 5 weeks and cannot be expedited.
Endorsement returned
Once verification clears, the Cultural Mission endorses the degree. The file is ready for the work permit stage.
What we need from you
Have these documents ready before you order. Missing papers usually add time.
How we handle your personal documents Request a QuoteOriginal HEC-attested degree
Original HEC-attested transcript
CNIC copy
Passport copy
Sponsor or employer request
Check the latest recorded stage of your order.
Original degrees and certificates can be hard to replace. The order record shows collection, authority submission, completion, and return, with a note if another paper is requested.
WhatsApp updates when the stage changes
We send a message after a recorded submission or completion, so you do not need to call for the same update.
We send you scans before we ship
Before we hand your attested documents back to the courier, we upload high-resolution scans so you know the job is done.
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What Mosadaqa customers told us
Feedback from medical and engineering professionals who needed Cultural Mission verification.
"Mosadaqa was the longest part of my Saudi work visa. Attestdone held my original degree safely for the full five weeks while the Cultural Mission verified it and sent photo updates weekly."
Engr. Waqas Saeed
Riyadh (from Lahore)
"The Mosadaqa process took six weeks as quoted. Attestdone managed all follow-ups with the Cultural Attaché office in Islamabad, and without them I would have flown back from Jeddah several times."
Dr. Sobia Khalid
Karachi
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The sequence before Mosadaqa
HEC attestation, MOFA attestation, and the Saudi Embassy stamp usually come first.
Saudi Embassy Attestation
Saudi Arabia is a Hague Convention member (since 7 December 2022), so the MOFA apostille is accepted for most filings. Many Saudi employers and regulators still ask for the embassy stamp, and some regulated professions add Mosadaqa, so we confirm the route for your specific case before filing. Where the embassy route applies, HEC or NADRA verifies the document first, then MOFA attests it, and finally the Saudi Embassy in the Diplomatic Enclave adds the embassy stamp. The Saudi Embassy processes documents in batches. Submission windows and processing schedules can shift without notice, which is why having someone at the counter regularly matters. Our team visits the embassy most working days and knows the current acceptance window. For medical professionals, engineers, and teachers, some Saudi employers also need Mosadaqa verification from the Saudi Cultural Mission. That is a separate process that can add 3 to 5 weeks. We confirm with your employer whether Mosadaqa is needed before starting, so you do not pay for a step you may not need. Family visa files for Saudi usually need a NADRA marriage certificate, birth certificates for dependents, and sometimes a family registration certificate. All of these follow the same NADRA, MOFA, Saudi Embassy sequence.
HEC Degree and Transcript Attestation
HEC’s Degree Attestation System went fully online and paperless on 11 May 2026. There is no counter visit and no original to send. Your degree and transcript are verified digitally against the university record, and HEC issues a downloadable, verifiable e-Attestation Certificate in place of the old stamp. The application runs through the HEC e-Services portal at eservices.hec.gov.pk. We build it from clean scans or photos of your documents, enter your academic record, upload what HEC asks for, and pay the government fee (a route-specific amount per document) online through 1-Link. The degree and transcript are separate applications with separate fees, and we submit them together so both verification cycles run at the same time. The slow step is the university. HEC asks your university to confirm the registration number, year of passing, and grades before it issues the certificate. If the university is slow, our team follows up directly with the registrar so your file does not sit idle. Most people come to us for HEC attestation because they are applying for a Gulf work visa, a Canadian immigration file through WES, IQAS, or ICAS, or a job that needs foreign credential recognition. HEC is the first step in many of these cases. For assessor files, we check the receiving body’s instructions first, because some routes use the HEC e-attestation while others ask the university to send the record directly. When the destination requires MOFA and the embassy to see the physical documents, your originals then move through those steps with the e-certificate on the file. You never send your originals for the HEC step itself. Clean scans are enough, and you get the e-Attestation Certificate the moment HEC issues it, plus WhatsApp updates at every stage.
MOFA Attestation
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the second stamp on any Pakistani document heading overseas. After the issuing body confirms the document (HEC for degrees, IBCC for school certificates, NADRA for personal documents), MOFA adds its own stamp that confirms the prior verification. MOFA runs two routes. The traditional attestation feeds into the embassy step for non-Hague destinations like the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, and Malaysia. The apostille route is a single stamp valid in Hague Convention member states that accept Pakistani apostilles, including Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, China, the UK, Australia, and others. Germany, the Netherlands, and Poland are members but objected to Pakistan's accession, so the apostille is not accepted there and we verify each case with the receiving office. Pakistan acceded to the Hague Convention, and the apostille route entered into force on 9 March 2023. Our main office is in Lahore, where we coordinate intake, customer support, and nationwide dispatch. MOFA operates from offices in Lahore and Islamabad, so we file at the location that fits your document and route. Legal documents such as power of attorney, court orders, and affidavits, and commercial documents such as board resolutions, certificates of origin, and export invoices, run separate tracks at MOFA with their own fees and timelines. Legal papers must be notarised first. Commercial papers must be verified by the Chamber of Commerce or SECP before MOFA will accept them. Both classes are covered on this page. Personal and educational documents run 2 to 3 working days at MOFA, and legal and commercial files 3 to 5. Express service can finish in about a day for eligible files.
Where Mosadaqa fits
The Cultural Attaché verification applies to specific Saudi roles. The Saudi page explains when it is required.
Saudi Arabia
Saudi work and family visas split between the MOFA apostille and the traditional consular route depending on your sponsor and profession. Regulated roles in healthcare, engineering, and academia require the Saudi Cultural Mission Mosadaqa check, which adds weeks if not scheduled early. We assess your offer letter, verify degrees with HEC and MOFA, and manage the complete submission chain in Islamabad.
Attestation Chain
Embassy
Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Diplomatic Enclave, Islamabad
Hours and requirements change. Confirm on the official mission website.
Visit the Saudi Arabia mission websiteTimeline and route notes
2 to 10 weeks depending on whether Mosadaqa is required
Route-specific quote confirmed before filing.
Mosadaqa filing from your city
Your HEC-attested degree is collected and filed at the Cultural Mission in Islamabad. The city page below covers collection and the courier leg.
📍 Islamabad & Rawalpindi
Free PickupLiving in the twin cities gives you direct geographic proximity to federal attestation infrastructure.
✓ Embassy filing handled directly from this city
Pickup Areas
📍 Lahore
Free PickupWith Punjab University, UET, and dozens of chartered colleges producing thousands of graduates each semester, Lahore represents Pakistan heaviest regional attestation demand.
📦 Lahore intake, then MOFA-attested docs shipped to Islamabad for embassy filing
Pickup Areas
📍 Karachi
Free PickupBridging the 1,400-kilometre distance between Sindh commercial capital and federal ministries in Islamabad requires a disciplined courier chain.
📦 Lahore intake, then MOFA-attested docs shipped to Islamabad for embassy filing
Pickup Areas
📍 Peshawar
IntercityKhyber Pakhtunkhwa extensive workforce in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar creates high demand for verified diplomas and police clearances in Peshawar.
📦 Lahore intake, then MOFA-attested docs shipped to Islamabad for embassy filing
Pickup Areas
📍 Faisalabad
IntercityAs Pakistan textile capital, Faisalabad generates a unique mix of overseas technical employment visas and commercial export legalisation files.
📦 Lahore intake, then MOFA-attested docs shipped to Islamabad for embassy filing
Pickup Areas
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