Drafted to Be Accepted
The document is prepared in the correct bilingual form, which is where most rejections actually originate.
A notary in the UAE certifies that a named person, whose identity was verified, signed a document in front of the notary. It does not certify that the contents are true, and understanding that distinction prevents a great deal of misunderstanding.
Dubai Legal Expert prepares and processes documents for notarisation across the UAE, through the Dubai Courts notary and the private notary channel, including drafting the document correctly before it is presented.
Notarisation in Dubai is available through the Dubai Courts notary public and through licensed private notaries, who are lawyers authorised to perform notary functions. Remote and video notarisation is also available for certain document types, which removes the need to attend in person.
Documents must be in Arabic, or bilingual, and any foreign language document requires legal translation by a translator licensed by the Ministry of Justice. A document rejected at the counter is almost always a translation or drafting problem rather than a substantive one.
Contact UsDrafting the document in the correct bilingual form so it is accepted at first presentation.
Preparation and notarisation of general, special, court, property and company powers of attorney.
Notarised declarations, undertakings and statements for use with authorities, employers and abroad.
Board and shareholder resolutions, memoranda and signatory authorisations.
Arrangement of Ministry of Justice licensed translation so the document meets the language requirement.
The document is prepared in the correct bilingual form, which is where most rejections actually originate.
Ministry of Justice licensed legal translation coordinated as part of the process rather than left to you.
Advice on whether your document qualifies for remote or video notarisation instead of an in person appointment.
Company resolutions and authorisations prepared with the licence and signatory evidence the notary will require.
Identification, authority and supporting documents checked before the appointment to avoid a second visit.
We confirm the document actually achieves what it needs to, since a correctly notarised but wrongly drafted document is useless.
The common causes are consistent. The Arabic text does not correspond properly to the English. The powers granted are too general for the purpose intended. The signatory cannot evidence authority to sign for the company. Or the identification documents do not match the names in the text.
Each of these is avoidable by preparing the document properly beforehand. We check identification, authority, translation and drafting before the appointment, which is why our clients rarely make a second trip.
Draft correctly, translate properly, then attend once.
We establish what the document must achieve and who will accept it, since that determines how it should be drafted.
The document is prepared in the correct legal form with the specific powers or statements required.
Ministry of Justice licensed translation is arranged so the document meets the language requirement.
Identification, trade licence, signatory authority and supporting documents are verified in advance.
The document is presented for notarisation, in person or through the remote channel where available.
Where the document will be used abroad, attestation and legalisation steps are arranged.
The first version I prepared myself was rejected twice. Theirs was accepted the same morning.
They arranged the translation and checked our signatory authority before we went. It took one visit.
The notary verifies the identity of the signatory and certifies that the person signed before the notary. It does not certify that the contents of the document are true.
Documents must be in Arabic or bilingual, and foreign language documents require legal translation by a translator licensed by the Ministry of Justice.
Remote and video notarisation is available for certain document types, and we advise whether your document qualifies.
A licensed lawyer authorised to perform notary functions, offering an alternative to attending the Dubai Courts notary public.
Original identification for each signatory, and for company documents the trade licence and evidence of signing authority.
Not automatically. Documents for use abroad generally require further attestation or an apostille depending on the destination country.
We check identification, authority and translation before you attend, so one visit is enough. The first consultation is free.
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