Certificate Attestation in Dubai

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Certificate attestation in Dubai makes your documents legally valid for UAE visas, jobs, school admissions and business. Wordcraft handles every certificate type and the full attestation chain — issuing authority, embassy and MOFA — with certified Arabic translation included.

Certificates We Attest

• Degree & diploma certificates.
• Marriage & birth certificates.
• Police clearance & medical certificates.
• Commercial documents and powers of attorney.

Why Wordcraft?

• 1–7 day turnaround by document type; express available.
• MOJ-approved legal translation + attestation, 4 UAE branches.

Attest Your Certificates in Dubai — One Trusted Partner

Documents You Need

• The original certificate or document (not a copy)
• A copy of the certificate holder's passport
• For educational certificates: the transcripts or mark sheets, if the issuing authority or your employer asks for them
• A copy of your UAE visa or Emirates ID, if you are a resident
• A signed authorisation letter, if Wordcraft handles the home-country and embassy steps for you

How It Works — Step by Step

1. Send a scan on WhatsApp or email — we confirm the exact route for your document and country and send a free quote within 10–30 minutes.
2. Hand over the original at any of our four offices — Dubai HQ (Al Twar), Abu Dhabi, Sharjah or Ras Al Khaimah — or use our free pickup.
3. Home-country authentication — the document is authenticated by the competent authorities in the issuing country (for example a notary, the issuing body and the foreign ministry, as that country requires).
4. UAE embassy legalization with digital MOFA attestation — the UAE Embassy or Consulate in the issuing country legalizes the document and now completes the UAE MOFA attestation digitally in the same step, so in most cases no separate MOFA visit is needed in the UAE. We confirm the route for your country in the quote.
5. Arabic translation, if required — a certified legal translation by an MOJ-licensed legal translator when the receiving authority asks for one.
6. Delivery — collect the attested document from our office or receive it through our free delivery.

Who Needs This Service

Residents and companies in Dubai need foreign certificates attested before using them with employers, schools, free zones and government departments. Typical cases:

• Employment and residence visas — especially for professional job titles
• Family sponsorship (marriage and birth certificates)
• School and university admission and certificate equivalency
• Professional licensing with health, education and engineering authorities
• Property, banking, inheritance and court matters

Attesting Certificates in Dubai: What Applies in September 2026

For most Dubai residents, certificate attestation now comes down to two questions: where was the certificate issued, and which Dubai office will receive it? Since MOFA moved to digital attestation, nobody has to queue at a counter in Dubai for a foreign degree or marriage certificate, because the UAE Embassy abroad usually completes the MOFA step before the document reaches you.

Two rules catch people out: MOFA will not attest a laminated certificate, and it only accepts documents in Arabic or English (or with a certified translation). The rules are on the MOFA attestation service page, and Dubai visa checklists are published by GDRFA Dubai. How long your certificate needs is set out in the written quote from our Al Twar team. Last reviewed: September 2026.

More Questions About Certificate Attestation in Dubai

My certificate already has the UAE Embassy stamp. Does it still need MOFA in Dubai?

If the embassy legalized it digitally under the current system, the MOFA attestation is normally part of that same certificate and nothing more is needed in Dubai. Older paper embassy stamps are different and may still need MOFA. A photo of the stamp is enough for us to tell.

Can you attest my certificate without me visiting Al Twar?

Yes. Send a photo on WhatsApp, approve the quote, and our courier collects the original anywhere in Dubai and brings it back when the attestation is done. Most Dubai customers never come to the office.

Is a certificate attested for Dubai also valid in the other emirates?

MOFA attestation is federal, so it is recognized across the UAE. Individual bodies can still add their own checks, such as KHDA for schools in Dubai or ADEK in Abu Dhabi.

Will a Dubai employer accept an apostille instead?

No. The UAE is outside the Apostille Convention, so a foreign apostille is at most a step in the home country and the UAE Embassy still has to legalize the certificate. Read more in Is the UAE part of the Apostille Convention?

The name on my certificate differs from my passport. Can it still be attested?

Often it can, but the receiving office may reject it later. We compare names before submission, and where they differ we suggest the supporting document that usually solves it, such as a name-change record or an affidavit the receiving authority accepts.

Visit Our Dubai Office in Al Twar

Certificate attestation in Dubai is handled by our head office team in Al Twar: Office 307, Arzoo Building (Sharjah Islamic Bank Building), next to Al Twar Centre, Al Nahda Road, Al Qusais 2. You can bring your certificates in person, or send photos on WhatsApp to +971 56 681 3996 and let our courier collect the originals free of charge.

• Opening hours: Monday–Friday 8:30 AM–7:00 PM · Saturday 8:30 AM–4:00 PM · Sunday closed
• Phone: +971 56 681 3996 (mobile & WhatsApp) · 04 239 6262
• Email: info@wordcraft.ae

What to bring for attestation

• The original certificate: attestation is done on the original, not a copy
• Your passport copy (and Emirates ID copy if you live in the UAE), so names match exactly
• Any earlier attestations already on the certificate, so we do not repeat a step
• The name of the authority or country that will receive the document

How the Al Twar team handles your certificate

For certificates issued in the UAE, the team completes the issuing-authority step and the MOFA attestation, which is now digital and verifiable online, and then arranges the destination embassy if the document is going abroad. For certificates issued abroad, we manage the home-country authentication and the UAE embassy step, which now includes MOFA digitally in most cases, so there is usually no separate MOFA step once the document reaches Dubai. If the receiving authority needs an Arabic version, our MOJ-certified legal translators translate it in the same office.

Certificates the Al Twar team attests most

• Degree, diploma and school certificates for employment visas, equivalency and school admissions
• Marriage and birth certificates for family visa and newborn residence files
• Police clearance certificates for employment and immigration abroad
• Commercial documents (certificates of incorporation, board resolutions and powers of attorney) for company setup
• Experience and salary certificates for professional licenses and Golden visa applications

Customers from Al Qusais, Al Nahda, Muhaisnah, Mirdif and Deira often drop documents in person; customers elsewhere in Dubai usually order online and use our free collection.

Many customers combine attestation with a visit to Al Twar Centre next door. Our guide to Al Twar Centre explains what to bring there. Directions, the areas we cover and the office's 4.9★ Google rating (567 reviews) are on the Dubai Al Twar office page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Last updated: September 2026