EMBASSY OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

LEGALISATION OF DOCUMENTS

Before presentation of any document to this Embassy for legalisation they require first to be attested by, either, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office or the Governors’ Offices of Jersey, Isle of Man & Guernsey or the Irish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, according to the region where the document originated. The Foreign & Commonwealth Office will certify the original documents which have been signed by: The UK Registrars of Companies, Births & Deaths & Marriages, but they require that other UK documents to be first authenticated by a solicitor or notarised by a Notary Public as a preliminary to their certification. Documents from the UAE need to be endorsed by the UAE Ministry for Foreign Affairs before this Embassy could legalise them. Documents from British Overseas Territories will require attestation by the Government of the Territory concerned prior to submission for F & C O certification. The Embassy will accept academic qualifications from the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, only, provided they are certified by either the F & C O or the Irish Ministry of Foreign Affairs respectively.

Authentication

If preliminary authentication is necessary then documents should be first authenticated by any solicitor prior to the attestation.

Notarization

Power of Attorney and similar legally binding documents should be original and signed in the presence of a Notary Public prior to the attestations.

Certification by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office

The Legalisation Office, Norfolk House, 437 Silbury Boulevard, Milton Keynes, MK9 2AH, Tel: 03700002244, Fax: 01908 295122, E-Mail: Legalisationoffice@fco.gov.uk.

Legalisation by the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates

The Embassy will not legalise foreign documents. Documents submitted to the Embassy have to be attested or apostilled separately.

Our address: Legalisation Department, United Arab Emirates Embassy, 48 Prince’s Gate, London SW7 2QA, Tel: 02078088306 or 02078088351, E-mail: legalisation@uaeembassyuk.net. Opening hours: 0930 – 1200 hrs Monday–Friday. Please note that the Embassy will not accept documents on the first working day of each month.

Fees,per document:

Certificate of Registration or Incorporation	£400
Memorandum & Articles of Association as one doc.	£400
Company Record of Achievements	£400
Memorandum or Articles of Association	£400 each
Company Trade or Financial Report	£400
Certificate of Good Standing	£400
By-Laws	£400
But when accompanied by Memorandum & Articles of Association	£20

If any of the above documents was accompanied by an Agency Agreement then the fee applicable is £20 per document.

Power of Attorney for the purpose of opening a Branch Office or a company in the UAE	£400
Agency Agreement or Company Contract	£400
an Assignment or an Authorization for registering Trade Marks and Patents	£400
an Authorization or an Agreement for the purpose of transfer, sell or purchase company shares	£400
an Undertaking Certificate	£400
Certificate of Incumbency	£400
but when accompanied by a Good Standing Certificate	£20

Other private or general Power of Attorney £20all other documents £20 each

Fees must be paid in cash or by postal order or banker’s draft(drawn on a bank in the UK) made payable to UAE Embassy. Cheques or cards are not accepted.

Time taken to process documents

Three working days should normally be allowed before collection of documents lodged at the Embassy for legalisation. The Embassy now offers same day service upon the payment of £10 per document (same day documents should be lodged at the Embassy before 1200 hrs and they will be ready for collection at 1430 hrs). Documents requiring both the F&CO apostle & the UAE legalisation may be submitted to the Embassy via the F&CO if desired. Appropriate instructions, separate fee amounts, a stamped addressed envelope to the Embassy and a stamped self-addressed envelope, should be enclosed for the return of the documents.

How to obtain a Police Clearance Certificate from the UAE

To obtain a Police Clearance/Good Conduct Certificate from the UAE, the applicant has to have his/her fingerprints taken by the police in, either the UK or the Republic of Ireland whichever is applicable, then the certificate of the fingerprints has to be attested by either the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office, The Irish Ministry for Foreign Affairs or the Governor’s of the Isle of Man, Jersey or Guernsey, as applicable, following that this Embassy will legalise the certificate, the fee is £20, the Embassy will also furnish the applicant with an application form which has to be filled by the applicant lodged at the Embassy together with the following:

1) Two personal passport size photographs

2) Photocopy of the passport bearing the residence permit

3) Photocopy of the current passport if different

4) Payment of 105DHS in bank notes

5) A stamped self-addressed envelope and

6) A further fee of £20.

The Embassy will forward the above to the concerned authorities in the United Arab Emirates who will then conduct the appropriate investigations and issue the certificate. The certificate will be returned to the Embassy and will be legalised, after which it will be forwarded to the applicant in the envelope provided by him/her.

Applicants who used to reside in the Emirate of Dubai have to collect the fingerprints certificate from the Embassy and forward it themselves, with the requirements 1) to 3) mentioned above, to the authorities in Dubai Police at the address below together with a banker’s draft for $35 made payable to Dubai Police H.Q.

General Department of Criminal Investigation, Permits & Certificates Section, Dubai Police General H.Q., P.O. Box 1493, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Tel: 0097142013484/2013564, Fax: 0097142171512/2660151, E-mail: certificate@dubaipolice.gov.ae

Shipping documents, Commercial Invoices and Certificates of Origin

The UAE Embassy does not accept invoices and Certificates of Origin directly from clients these should be referred to the Embassy through the Arab British Chamber of Commerce or the Arab Irish Chamber of Commerce, whichever is applicable, who in turn receives them through the local Chambers of Commerce.