Legal translation into Arabic
Checked on 8 October 2026
Arabic is the official language of UAE courts and notaries. Dubai Courts states that documents not in Arabic need a legal translation certified by the UAE Ministry of Justice, and foreign documents must also carry the attestation chain (home-country MOFA, UAE embassy, UAE MOFA). Legal translators in the UAE are licensed individually by the Ministry of Justice (some local judicial authorities also keep registers); each has a registration number and stamp. The Dubai notary charges AED 50 per page of the original to attest a translator's signature when needed. UAE MOFA itself accepts documents in Arabic or English, or with an official translation; immigration, MOHRE, courts and the notary usually require Arabic. Tip: translate only after all attestations are on the original, so the stamps are translated too, and keep names spelled exactly as in the passport.
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Official sources
- Dubai Courts - Power of Attorneys Ratification (translation condition)https://www.dc.gov.ae/PublicServices/GessServiceDetails.aspx?lang=en&ServiceCode=G4
- Executive Council Resolution No. 4 of 2014 - Notary feeshttps://dlp.dubai.gov.ae/Legislation%20Reference/2014/Executive%20Council%20Resolution%20No.%20(4)%20of%202014%20Approving%20the%20Fees%20and%20Fines%20Related%20to%20Notaries%20Public.html
- UAE MOFA - FAQhttps://www.mofa.gov.ae/en/faqs
- Secondary: MOJ accredited translationhttps://www.aburuf.ae/ministry-of-justice-accredited-translation-uae-service/
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