Guidance written by the people who prepare certified legal, court, corporate and personal document translations every day, covering what to look for in a translation company, how notarization works, how to check a translator's certification and what things typically cost.
Every guide on this page is written around a question we hear from clients in Al Qusais, Deira, Business Bay, JLT and further afield: which company to choose, how a notary process actually works, how to check whether a translator is genuinely certified, and roughly what a job should cost before you commit to it. Start with the flagship guide below, then use the three companion reads for the details.
One flagship guide on choosing a company, and three focused reads on notarization, certified translators and pricing.
Ministry of Justice certification, authority acceptance, turnaround and confidentiality all matter. Here is exactly what to check before you hand over a document that has to hold up in court, at a ministry counter or in front of an embassy officer.
What Dubai Courts and Ministry of Justice notary services actually cover, which documents need Arabic translation before they can be notarized, and how the online process fits together.
What certification actually means under UAE law, how to verify a translator's license before you pay, and the questions worth asking so a rejected document does not cost you a court date.
What actually drives the price of a certified translation, typical ranges by document type, and the extra fees that catch people out if nobody mentions them upfront.
A short set of questions that come up across every guide on this page.
