Italy certificate attestation in the UAE is required before an Italian degree, civil-status certificate, criminal record or company document can be used for a UAE visa, job, license or company file. Wordcraft coordinates the Italian legalization step and the UAE Embassy in Rome, then prepares the Italian-to-Arabic legal translation that UAE authorities usually ask for.
Italian Documents We Legalize for the UAE
- University degrees (laurea, laurea magistrale), diplomas and transcripts
- School-leaving certificates (diploma di maturità)
- Birth, marriage and death certificates and family status certificates
- Criminal record certificates (certificato del casellario giudiziale)
- Chamber of commerce extracts (visura camerale), company deeds and powers of attorney
- Notarial deeds and court documents
Italy Certificate Attestation Route: Administrative vs Judicial Documents
Italy is a member of the Apostille Convention and the UAE is not, so an Italian apostille does not make a document valid in the UAE. The legalization route applies instead:
- Issuer or notary: the university, municipality, court or notary that issued or signed the document.
- Italian legalization: by the competent Italian office, which depends on the kind of document. Administrative documents (civil-status certificates, degrees) and judicial or notarial documents (criminal records, notarized powers of attorney) are handled by different offices.
- UAE Embassy in Rome: legalization for UAE use, which now includes the UAE MOFA attestation completed digitally, so a separate MOFA attestation in the UAE is seldom needed.
- Italian-to-Arabic legal translation, then submission to the UAE authority.
Since the Italian office changes with the document, the quote names the right one for yours and confirms that the embassy step covers MOFA.
Who Uses Attested Italian Documents in the UAE
- Italian architects, engineers, designers and doctors whose UAE visa or license needs an attested degree (see educational certificate attestation)
- Families sponsoring a spouse or children, using attested marriage certificates and Italian birth records
- Italian companies opening a UAE branch, subsidiary or distribution arrangement, usually with a recent visura camerale
- Investors relying on Italian powers of attorney for UAE property or company matters
Translation from Italian into Arabic
UAE authorities generally require Italian documents to be translated into Arabic by a legal translator. Our Italian legal translation service, run by MOJ-certified legal translators, translates the attested document with every stamp and the legalization text, into Arabic and, where an employer asks, into English. Corporate files can be combined with commercial document attestation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use an Italian apostille in the UAE?
No. As the UAE has not joined the Apostille Convention, Italian documents are legalized in Italy and then by the UAE Embassy in Rome.
Which Italian office legalizes my document?
It depends on the document. Administrative papers go to one Italian office and judicial or notarial papers to another. Send us a scan and the quote names the right office and route for yours.
Do Italian documents need an Arabic translation?
Usually, yes. UAE authorities generally require a legal translation into Arabic, which our MOJ-certified legal translators prepare after attestation.
Does the UAE Embassy in Rome include the MOFA attestation?
In most cases it does. The embassy completes the UAE MOFA attestation digitally when it legalizes the document, so nothing more is needed at MOFA in the UAE.
How long does Italy certificate attestation take?
Administrative and judicial documents pass through different Italian offices, so their timing differs. The quote for your Italian document sets out how long to expect.
Last updated: September 2026
