Document Attestation Services
in Dubai & UAE

Document attestation is the legal verification chain performed by designated government authorities to authenticate that signatures, stamps, and seals on a document issued abroad are genuine. Under UAE Federal Law, government departments, courts, and banks cannot accept foreign papers without verified attestation from the country of origin, the UAE Embassy abroad, and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).

Yes. Fast Company Setup LLC FZ handles cross-border collections. We securely dispatch your original documents via insured international courier to our accredited offices in your home country, execute all required state and consular attestations, return the documents to the UAE, and complete final MOFA attestation locally.

An Apostille is an authentication certificate recognized among countries party to the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention. Because the UAE is not an Apostille Convention member for general civil and commercial use, standard Apostilles alone are not accepted. Documents must complete the full consular legalisation chain ending with the UAE Embassy and UAE MOFA stamp.

For the vast majority of personal (birth, marriage) and educational certificates, the original physical document is mandatory because embassies and MOFA apply physical stamps or electronic QR validation labels onto the original paper. In select countries, certified registrar true copies or official digital issuances with verifiable QR codes can be processed.

Typical processing timelines range from 3 to 6 working days depending on the country of origin and current consular queues. For urgent employment visa deadlines or commercial licensing filings, express turnaround pathways are available.

Educational degrees, birth certificates, and marriage certificates with official MOFA stamps do not expire once completed. However, specific records such as Police Clearance Certificates (PCC) or Good Standing Certificates have limited validity windows (usually 3 to 6 months from issuance).

If your attested document is in English, French, German, or any language other than Arabic, UAE government entities (such as Dubai Courts, DET, and federal ministries) mandate that it be accompanied by a sworn Ministry of Justice (MOJ) certified Arabic legal translation.

We treat all client documents as irreplaceable legal instruments. Fast Company Setup maintains strict chain-of-custody tracking, uses tamper-evident security packaging, and operates exclusively with premier insured international courier partners like DHL and FedEx.