Amharic Legal Translation in Dubai

Amharic legal translation in Dubai is the certified translation of Ethiopian documents written in Amharic, such as birth and marriage certificates, kebele ID cards, police clearances and court decisions, into Arabic or English for UAE visas, employers and courts. Wordcraft's Amharic linguists read the Ge'ez script and convert Ethiopian-calendar dates, and an MOJ-licensed legal translator certifies the translation.

Ethiopian Calendar Dates, Converted Correctly

Ethiopia keeps its own calendar: twelve months of thirty days plus a short thirteenth month, and a year count about seven to eight years behind the Gregorian. A birth date copied straight from an Ethiopian certificate will not match the passport, and that mismatch alone can send a visa or court file back. We give the Gregorian date in the translation and can keep the original Ethiopian date beside it when the receiving office wants both.

Amharic Legal Translation in Dubai for Workers, Families and Employers

Much of our Amharic work comes through domestic-worker and employment files, where MOHRE, ICP or GDRFA and the employer need identity and clearance papers in Arabic or English. Families bring birth and marriage certificates for spouse and child visas, and UAE courts need translations in personal-status and labor matters. Sponsors arranging a maid visa often send us the worker's papers directly. The documents we see most:

• Birth and marriage certificates, both newer vital events registration certificates and older handwritten ones
• Kebele ID cards and residence letters from local administrations
• Police clearance certificates for employment and residence; see police clearance certificate translation
• School, university and training certificates with transcripts
• Court decisions, affidavits and powers of attorney for custody, inheritance and property
• UAE Arabic documents into Amharic, such as a death certificate or labor settlement a family needs in Ethiopia

Given Name, Father's Name, Grandfather's Name

Ethiopians usually have no family surname. A full name is the person's own name followed by the father's name and often the grandfather's, and passports and UAE systems place those parts in different fields. We follow the order and spelling in your passport, so the translated certificate matches your Emirates ID. Ge'ez characters that look alike can change a name entirely, so any character we cannot read with certainty is marked illegible rather than guessed.

Attestation in Ethiopia, Translation in Dubai

An Ethiopian certificate is normally authenticated by the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and then by the UAE Embassy in Ethiopia, where the UAE MOFA attestation is now issued electronically as part of the same visit. The route can vary by document, so our Ethiopia certificate attestation team checks yours when you send it. For a price, WhatsApp a photo of each page with its stamps, together with the passport copy of the person named; the written quote arrives within 10–30 minutes. Arabic documents from UAE employers can go through our Arabic to English legal translation at the same time.

Frequently Asked Questions

Last updated: September 2026