EMBASSY OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

LEGALISATION/ATTESTATION OF DOCUMENTS 03/14

Before presentation of any document, to this Embassy, for attestation, they require first to be legalised or
attested by, either, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office or the Governors’ Offices of Jersey, Isle of Man &
Guernsey, the Irish Ministry for Foreign Affairs or the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs, according to the
region where the document originated. The Foreign & Commonwealth Office will only, accept the original
documents which have been signed by: The UK Registrars of, Companies, Births & Deaths & Marriages, but
other UK documents should be first authenticated by a solicitor or notarised by a Notary Public as a preliminary
to their legalisation. Documents from the UAE need to be endorsed by the UAE Ministry for Foreign Affairs
before this Embassy could attest them. Documents from British Overseas Territories will require attestation by
the Government of the Territory concerned prior to submission for the FCO legalisation. The Embassy will
accept academic qualifications from the United Kingdom, Iceland and the Republic of Ireland, only, provided
they are first legalised or attested either by the FCO, the Icelandic or the Irish Ministry of Foreign Affairs as
applicable.
Authentication
If preliminary authentication is necessary then documents should be first authenticated by any solicitor prior to
the legalisation or attestation.
Notarization
Power of Attorney and similar legally binding documents should be original and signed in the presence of a
Notary Public prior to submission to the FCO or other relevant local authority.
Foreign & Commonwealth Office details
The Legalisation Office, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, for UK customers to: PO Box 6255, Milton Keynes,
MK10 1XX, Tel: 03700002244, for Overseas customers to: Hanslope Park, Hanslope, Milton Keynes MK19
7BH, 00442070085959, Website: www.fco.gov.uk/legalisation.
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 legalised separately.
Our address: Legalisation Department, United Arab Emirates Embassy, 48 Prince’s Gate, London SW7
2QA, Tel: 02078088306, 02078088351, 02078088354, 02078088346 and 02078088355, E-mail:
legalisationuk@mofa.gov.ae. Opening hours: 1000 – 1330 hrs Monday–Friday. Fees, per document:
Certificate of Registration or Incorporation£400 Memorandum & Articles of Association as one doc. £400
Company Record of Achievements or Memorandum or Articles of Association £400 each
Company Profile £400
Company Trade or Financial Report £400 Certificate of Good Standing £400
By-Law £400 Certificate of Free Sale £400
Commercial or Company Power of Attorney An Agency/Distribution Agreement £400
£400
A Power of Attorney for registering trademarks, A Company contract or an undertaking certificate £400
an Assignment or an Authorization for
trademarks or patents £400
Any other company or commercial document Certificate of Incumbency £400
£400

Certs of, Compliance, Conformity, Health £30 Certs of Good Manufacturing Practice, Analysis £30
Personal Power of Attorney (i.e. buying or selling a all other documents £ 30 each
car, one plot of land or one property/unit one
separate for each action) £30 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, please write your name address and telephone number on the back.
Cheques or cards are not accepted. If posting from UK please enclose a covering letter (giving an e-
mail address) and a stamped-self-addressed envelope. If posting from abroad then please arrange
collection, we will notify by e-mail when documents are ready for collection (if by a courier then the
courier should have a pre filled airway bill, we do not offer this service).
Collection of documents
Documents lodged in person could be collected on the same day between 1400 - 1500 hrs.