Document Attestation Services in Dubai

Attestation is the chain of official stamps that makes a document issued in one country legally valid in another. Without it, a UAE authority will not accept your degree, your birth certificate or your commercial contract, no matter how genuine it is.

Mundo handles that chain for you. Our licence covers document verification follow-up and document clearing, so where a document needs attestation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or an embassy, we take that step on your behalf. And because we are also a translation office approved by the UAE Ministry of Justice, the Arabic legal translation that almost always follows attestation is done in the same place, by the same team, without you carrying paperwork between two offices.

Bringing a foreign document into the UAE

A document issued outside the UAE normally passes through four stages before a UAE authority will accept it:

Certification by the issuing authority or a notary in the country where the document was issued.
Attestation by that country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Attestation by the UAE embassy or consulate in that country.
Attestation by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs here in the Emirates.

Once the chain is complete, the receiving authority will usually also require a certified Arabic translation carrying the Ministry of Justice stamp. That is the step most people are not warned about, and the reason documents get sent back at the counter.

Taking a UAE document abroad

The chain runs in the opposite direction. A document issued in the UAE is first attested by the relevant UAE authority for its type, then by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and finally by the embassy of the country where you intend to use it. Where that country requires the document in its own language, we prepare the certified translation as part of the same job.

Documents we handle

Personal documents

Birth certificates
Marriage and divorce certificates
Death certificates
Police clearance and good conduct certificates
Medical reports and vaccination records
Powers of attorney, including bilingual layouts for the Notary Public

Educational documents

Degree and diploma certificates
Academic transcripts and mark sheets
School leaving and equivalency certificates
Professional and vocational qualifications

Commercial documents

Trade licences and certificates of incorporation
Memorandum and articles of association
Board resolutions and powers of attorney
Commercial contracts and agency agreements
Certificates of origin and invoices
Bank statements and audited accounts

Why people use us for both steps

Most residents end up dealing with two separate providers: a clearing office for the stamps, and a translation office for the Arabic. Each one hands the document back and tells you to go to the other. Mistakes at the join are common, and they cost you a second trip to the counter.

Doing both under one roof means the translator has already seen the attestation stamps, knows which authority the document is going to, and formats the Arabic the way that authority expects. Our translations carry the Ministry of Justice stamp and are accepted by Dubai Courts, the Rental Disputes Settlement Centre, the Notary Public, the Land Department and government departments across the UAE.

How it works

Send us the document. A clear photograph or scan on WhatsApp is enough to start.
Tell us where you are submitting it. The destination authority decides which stamps you actually need, so this single detail saves the most time and money.
We confirm the route and the cost. You get the list of stages, the expected timeline and a fixed quote before anything begins.
We handle the stamps and the translation. You are told when each stage clears.
You collect or we deliver. The document comes back attested, translated and ready to submit.

Timelines and cost

Attestation timelines are set by the authorities involved, not by us, and they vary by country and document type. We confirm a realistic date before starting rather than quoting an optimistic one.

Pricing depends on the document, the chain it has to pass through and the language pair. Send it on WhatsApp and you will have a quote within 15 minutes, with no obligation.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need attestation, or is a certified translation enough?

They solve different problems. Attestation proves the document itself is genuine. Certified translation makes its contents readable and legally usable in Arabic. A foreign-issued document going to a UAE authority almost always needs both. Tell us the receiving authority and we will tell you exactly which of the two applies.

Which comes first, attestation or translation?

Attestation first, as a rule. The translation has to reproduce the attestation stamps that appear on the document, so translating before the stamps are on it usually means paying for the translation twice.

Do you need the original document?

For attestation, yes in most cases, because the authorities stamp the physical document. For the translation itself, scans, photographs, handwritten forms and stamped originals are all routine for us.

Can you attest a document issued in a country you do not operate in?

The stages that take place abroad have to be completed in that country before the document reaches the UAE. We will tell you precisely what to ask for so it arrives here in a state we can finish, and pick up the chain from the point it enters the UAE.

Which languages do you cover?

Arabic and English as standard, plus French, Russian, Turkish, Portuguese, Georgian, Kyrgyz and others. These certified translations are accepted by immigration, universities, embassies and banks.

Start your attestation

Send the document on WhatsApp to +971 54 588 5472, or call the office on +971 4 566 8200. Tell us what the document is and where it is going, and we will come back with the route, the timeline and the price.

Document Attestation Services in Dubai