Translation and Attestation Services in Dubai

They combine two steps that many official documents need: a legal translation into the language the receiving authority accepts, and attestation (notarisation, MOFA attestation, embassy attestation or an apostille) that confirms the document is genuine. Doing both with one provider keeps the steps in the right order.

It depends on the document and destination. A foreign document is usually attested in its home country and by the UAE embassy, then attested by MOFA, and translated into Arabic when the UAE authority asks for it. A UAE document going abroad is often translated first and then attested. Read translation then attestation, or attestation then translation?

Yes. For documents issued in Apostille Convention countries we coordinate the apostille in the issuing country and the translation. Note that the UAE is not a party to the Apostille Convention, so documents for use in the UAE also need UAE embassy and MOFA attestation, and UAE documents going abroad are legalised through MOFA and the destination embassy instead of an apostille.

Common examples are degree certificates, birth and marriage certificates, police clearance certificates, powers of attorney, company documents and court papers being used in another country or brought into the UAE.

Yes. Translations for UAE authorities are prepared by MOJ-licensed legal translators, which is what MOFA, the courts and most ministries expect.

Yes. Where a document needs notarisation before attestation — for example a power of attorney or an affidavit — we arrange it through our notary services.

It depends on the document, the countries involved and how many attestation stages are needed. We give you an estimated timeline with your written quote, after reviewing the document and its destination.

The total depends on the translation (length, language pair) and the attestation stages (government fees, embassy charges, courier). We send a written, itemised quote before anything starts.