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When accuracy and legal compliance are essential, trust Wordcraft Legal Translation, a leading sworn translation company in UAE. Our certified sworn translation services in Dubai ensures your documents meet the strictest legal and professional standards.
What is Sworn Translation in Dubai?
Sworn translation refers to the official translation of legal documents by an authorized sworn translator. Various legal proceedings, visa applications, and governmental submissions require this type of sworn translation.
Why Choose Our Sworn Translation Service?
- Certified Expertise: Our team includes highly qualified sworn translators with extensive experience handling official documents.
- Wide Range of Documents: From contracts and affidavits to academic certificates and court documents, we cover all types of translations.
- Quick Turnaround: We understand the importance of timely submissions and ensure efficient delivery without compromising quality.
- Compliance Guaranteed: UAE authorities require all translations to be compliant.
Our Process : Sworn Translation Services in Dubai
1. Document Assessment: We evaluate your documents to understand your specific requirements.
2. Translation by Sworn Translator: A certified sworn translator works on your documents, ensuring accuracy and legal validity.
3. Quality Check: Each document undergoes a rigorous review to maintain the highest standards.
4. Delivery: You receive the completed translation within the agreed timeframe.
Why Wordcraft is Your Trusted Sworn Translation Company in UAE
- Unmatched Quality: Precision and reliability are at the core of our services.
- Customer Satisfaction: We prioritize your needs and strive to exceed your expectations.
- Affordable Pricing: Get top-notch translations at competitive rates.
Documents You Need
- A clear scan or photo of every page of the document — front and back, including stamps, seals and any handwritten notes
- A copy of your passport, so names are spelled exactly as they appear in it
- The name of the authority that will receive the translation (court, ministry, embassy, bank, school or free zone), so we format it to that authority's requirements
- Any earlier translation or attestation stamps on the document, so names and terms stay consistent
- The original document, kept ready — some authorities ask to see it alongside the certified translation
Who Needs This Service
A sworn (legal) translation is needed whenever a document in a foreign language must be accepted as legally equivalent to the original by a UAE court, ministry or embassy — or when a UAE document is going abroad. Typical cases:
- Residence, family-visa and Golden Visa applications
- Court cases, police matters and legal notices
- Property transfers, tenancy contracts and bank requirements
- Company formation, MOAs and commercial contracts
- School admission and certificate equivalency
Frequently Asked Questions
Will the translation be accepted by UAE authorities?
A legal translation stamped and signed by an MOJ-licensed translator is the format UAE courts and ministries expect. Some authorities add their own requirements, such as a notarized or attested copy, so tell us where the document is going and we confirm the exact format before we start.
Do I need to send the original?
A clear scan is usually enough for the translation itself. The receiving authority may ask to see the original together with the certified translation, so keep it ready.
Can you also notarize or attest the translated document?
Yes. We can arrange notarization and MOFA attestation after the translation, so the whole file is handled in one place.
How quickly can I get a quote?
Send a scan on WhatsApp or email and we reply with a free quote within 10–30 minutes.
“Sworn” in the UAE Means an MOJ-Licensed Legal Translator
A sworn translation in the UAE is a legal translation stamped and signed by a legal translator licensed by the UAE Ministry of Justice. The country has no separate title of "sworn translator" as Spain, France or Germany do, so when a UAE court, notary, ministry or client asks for a sworn translation, this is what they mean. The licensed translator's official stamp and signature, on a translation attached to a copy of the original, is what gives the document standing before UAE authorities.
How it differs from a certified translation. A certified translation is issued on a translation company's letterhead with a statement of accuracy. Many employers, insurers and universities accept it, but courts and government departments usually do not. A sworn, or legal, translation carries the personal license of an MOJ-registered translator, so it is the safer choice whenever a public body is involved.
Where it is required. Expect to need a sworn translation for UAE courts and the public prosecution, for notaries public when a power of attorney or declaration is not in Arabic, and for ICP, GDRFA, MOHRE and most ministries when they receive a foreign-language document. Documents issued abroad are normally attested first and translated after, so the stamps appear in the Arabic version as well.
How to verify one. Check that the translation bears the translator's name, the official stamp and a signature, and that it is attached to a copy of the source document. Licensed legal translators are registered with the UAE Ministry of Justice, and our guide on how to verify an MOJ-certified legal translation walks through each check. If anything is missing, ask the provider before you submit the file.
At Wordcraft, each sworn translation is prepared by a legal translator, proofread by a second linguist and then stamped by an MOJ-licensed legal translator. For languages and documents, see legal translation in Dubai.
Updated September 2026.
Sworn Translations for Use in Europe and Latin America
Many European and Latin American countries have their own sworn or court-appointed translators, such as the traductor jurado in Spain, the traducteur assermenté in France, the beeidigter Übersetzer in Germany and the tradutor juramentado in Brazil. If your document is going to one of these countries, the destination decides whose translation it accepts:
- Some authorities accept a UAE legal translation once the document and translation have been attested by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and legalized by that country's embassy
- Some require the translation to be made or certified by a sworn translator registered in their own country
- Some accept the original document with an apostille or legalization and do the translation step themselves
Rules differ by country, by authority and by document, so we check the destination's requirement before you pay and tell you honestly if a UAE translation is unlikely to be accepted. Where it is accepted, we can arrange MOFA attestation in the same order. For language-specific guidance, see our Spanish and French legal translation pages.
Last updated: September 2026
