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Read moreSRV-11 · Overview
Certificate Attestation in Dubai & the U.A.E.
Attestation fails on sequence more than anything else. A document has to be legalised in its country of origin first, then by the U.A.E. embassy there, then by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here. Skip a step or take them out of order and the whole chain has to be repeated — usually after the document has already travelled.
We handle attestation for degrees, marriage and birth certificates, police clearance and commercial documents, and we tell you the full route and realistic timeline before you send anything anywhere.
SRV-11 · What's included
Scope of work
- Educational — degrees, diplomas, transcripts and school certificates
- Personal — marriage, birth, death and police clearance certificates
- Commercial — incorporation documents, board resolutions, invoices and certificates of origin
- U.A.E. embassy legalisation in the country of origin
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs attestation in the U.A.E.
- Legal translation into Arabic by an approved translator
Process
How we run this file
Four stages, and you are told when each one clears. No chasing us for an update.
Documents you'll need
- Original certificate — most attestations cannot be done on a copy
- Passport copy of the certificate holder
- Existing attestation stamps, if part of the chain is already complete
- Authorisation letter, where we collect or submit on your behalf
- Details of the purpose — visa, employment, court or school admission
Not sure whether you have everything? Send what you do have and we will tell you what is missing.
ROUTED
Chain mapped
We identify the exact sequence for your document's country of origin and confirm the cost end to end.
LEGALISED
Origin country
Notary, foreign ministry and U.A.E. embassy attestation completed in the issuing country.
ATTESTED
MOFA stamp
Ministry of Foreign Affairs attestation obtained in the U.A.E.
TRANSLATED
Ready to use
Legal translation into Arabic where required, and the completed document returned to you.
Questions
Certificate Attestation — what clients ask
It depends almost entirely on the issuing country, not on the U.A.E. side. Some countries complete their portion in days; others take weeks because of a slow foreign ministry or embassy. We give you a country-specific estimate before you commit.
In most cases, yes. Attestation stamps are applied to the original document. A few countries permit attestation of a notarised copy, and we tell you upfront whether yours is one of them.
The document is routed through the U.A.E. embassy accredited to that country, which is usually in a neighbouring capital. It adds time but the route exists, and we handle the logistics.
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Next step
Need certificate attestation? Send us the details.
Tell us where you are in the process and what your deadline looks like. You get the required documents, the government fee and a realistic timeline before you commit.
- Free first consultation
- Fees quoted in writing
- One named contact