Guide to Power of Attorney Attestation from UK to Use in UAE

Are you currently in the United Kingdom but have unaccomplished matter in the UAE? If you’re wondering how to appoint someone to complete your task and how you can attest your Power of Attorney to be used in UAE whilst you’re in the UK, then please keep on reading.

Step by Step Online Notarization:

1. You can issue a Power of Attorney through the new e-notary system introduced by Dubai Courts.
2. The online notarization or e-notary portal allows people to notarize certain documents from anywhere without going through the legalization process in different departments.
3. In other words, if your Power of Attorney is e-notarized in Dubai, then there is no requirement to go through the standard legalization process. We can assist with the full e-notarization process to make the process for you as seamless as possible.
4. To know more about online notarization service, please click here.

This is a quicker and easier way to get your power of attorney in Dubai than the standard legalization process.

Alternatively, Attestation requires you to visit several government offices and also calls for following up whether your document is moving or stuck somewhere. We here at POA.ae will professionally accomplish this process for you.

Step by Step Legalization Process:

1. Notarization – First step is to get your POA notarized at a notary public office or by a solicitor in the UK. For our client’s convenience, we have an affiliate notary office in the UK located in London who can accommodate you for the notarization. If you are located in other parts of the United Kingdom so if you’re not near our affiliate notary office, you may still have your POA notarized in any part of the UK after which you may courier the notarized POA to our London office where we can proceed to Step 2.
2. Apostille by Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) – This is the part of the legalization process where it confirms the signature of the UK official who conducted the certification. It confirms the authenticity of the signature, seal, or stamp on the attached UK public document. Authentication Certificate will be attached.
3. Legalization by the UAE Embassy in London – This attestation confirms that document has been legalized correctly, following the standard procedure. Official sticker of UAE Embassy-London Consular Section will be placed.
4. Attestation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) UAE – As the last and final step, this is where the document is fully & completely verified. Another UAE official sticker will be placed. Once done POA is ready & legal to use, unless the following step is applicable.
5. Attestation by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) of UAE (if applicable) – If your POA is going to be used in the court, Arabic translation and attestation by the Ministry of Justice would be required too.

How POA.ae can help you? 

Whether you need a document attested from overseas for use in the UAE or vice versa, POA.ae can manage the whole attestation process so you don’t have to visit numerous authorities and embassies in different countries to get your documents legalized. We can even arrange to have your documents collected from, and delivered to, anywhere within or outside the UAE.
We’re able to attest a range of documents for use in the UAE from overseas or vice versa. The most common documents we can help with attesting include (but are not limited to):

• Power of Attorneys
• Birth, Marriage, Death Certificates
• Educational Qualifications
• Identification Documents
• Financial and Tax Documents
• Police Clearance Documents
• Company Documents (License, MOA, Certificate of Incorporation, Share Certificate, etc.)

Attesting a simple document on your own could take you a very long time and cost you a lot of money. If you’re at a loss as to how you can start the process, give us a call on +971 4 359 3773 or WhatsApp us at +971 55 886 4969 or email: contact@poa.ae.

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