Indian languages legal translation in Dubai means certified Arabic or English translations of documents written in Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Kannada, Konkani, Odia, Assamese or any other Indian language, prepared so UAE courts, ICP, MOHRE and notaries accept them. Wordcraft matches each script with a native linguist, and an MOJ-licensed legal translator certifies the final translation for India's largest expatriate community.
Find Your Language: Scripts, Common Documents and Dedicated Pages
The six most requested Indian languages have their own pages. Everything else is handled from this page:
| Language | Script | Documents we see most |
|---|---|---|
| Hindi legal translation | Devanagari | Affidavits, court orders, North Indian civil certificates |
| Malayalam legal translation | Malayalam | Kerala panchayat certificates, land and family records |
| Urdu legal translation | Perso-Arabic (Nastaliq) | Nikah namas and Urdu documents from India and Pakistan |
| Tamil legal translation | Tamil | Tamil Nadu and Sri Lankan Tamil documents |
| Telugu legal translation | Telugu | Family member certificates and land records from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana |
| Bengali legal translation | Bengali | West Bengal and Bangladesh documents |
| Punjabi | Gurmukhi | Affidavits, gurdwara marriage records, jamabandi land extracts |
| Gujarati | Gujarati | Partnership deeds, family business papers, 7/12 land extracts |
| Marathi | Devanagari | Maharashtra municipal certificates, 7/12 extracts, school leaving certificates |
| Kannada | Kannada | Karnataka civil certificates, RTC land extracts, affidavits |
| Konkani | Devanagari, Kannada or Roman | Goan and Mangalorean church and civil records |
| Odia and Assamese | Odia; Assamese (Bengali-Assamese) | Civil certificates, school records, affidavits |
Sindhi, Kashmiri, Maithili and other Indian languages are available on request. Not sure which language a page is in? Send a photo and we will identify it.
Bilingual Indian Certificates: When a Translation Is Still Required
Many Indian certificates are printed in English and a regional language. When every entry is complete in English, some UAE authorities accept the English part without translation. A legal translation is usually still required when:
- Handwritten entries, remarks or corrections are only in the regional language
- Stamps, seals or endorsements that matter to the authority are in the regional script
- The document is an older certificate or land record written entirely in the regional language
- The receiving authority, such as a court, asks for a complete translation of the whole document
We check your document before you pay and tell you whether a full translation, a partial one or none at all is needed.
Indian Documents: State, MEA and UAE Embassy Attestation First
Indian documents must be attested before UAE authorities accept them, and the attestation normally comes before the translation. Personal documents go through the state authorities, then the Ministry of External Affairs, then the UAE Embassy in New Delhi or a UAE consulate in India, which now completes UAE MOFA attestation digitally in the same step. Educational certificates start with the state education department (HRD). See Indian certificate attestation and MEA attestation; attestation and translation can be booked together.
Indian Languages Legal Translation in Dubai: One Consistent File
A single family file can easily mix three Indian languages: a grandfather's Gujarati land record, a Marathi birth certificate and a Hindi affidavit. Rather than sending you to different offices, we give each document to a native reader of its script and pass all of them through one legal team. The result is one file with the same spelling of your name, the same place names and the same terms on every page, all matching your passport.
To start, photograph every page and add your passport copy. A written quote follows within 10–30 minutes, naming the languages involved and the authority the translation is for. We also translate UAE Arabic documents into Indian languages for families and offices in India.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you translate Punjabi and Gujarati documents into Arabic?
Yes. Punjabi, Gujarati and other Indian-language documents are translated into Arabic or English as MOJ-certified legal translations.
My Indian certificate is in English and Marathi. Do I need a translation?
Only if important entries or stamps are in Marathi alone, or the authority asks for a full translation. We check before you pay.
Can you translate a document with several Indian languages on it?
Yes. Each language goes to a native linguist, and the whole document is certified as one translation.
Can you translate a Konkani church record?
Yes. Baptism and marriage records from Goan and Mangalorean parishes are translated whether they are written in Roman, Devanagari or Kannada script.
Can you translate UAE documents into Indian languages?
Yes. UAE Arabic documents such as death certificates and labor settlements are translated into Indian languages for families and authorities in India.
Last updated: September 2026
