How to legalise a personal document for the UAE?

If you're using a personal document (birth, marriage or death certificate) in the UAE for official purposes, you will need to go through the process of legalisation, also known as attestation.

All of these document types are processed on the originals, not copies. This videos gives a general overview of this topic, but bear in mind that the document type, as well as the issuing country can affect the requirements!