LEGALISATION GUIDE FOR UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE)

The UAE Consulate in London accept documents from Republic of Ireland, Iceland, Jersey, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories, but they are required to be first legalised or attested by, either the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) or Governors’ Offices of Jersey, Isle of Man and Guernsey, the Irish Ministry for Foreign Affairs or the Islandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs, according to the region where the document originated from.

For legalisation of educational certificates, the Notary must certify directly on the document for the FCDO Apostille to be affixed directly on reverse page of the actual educational certificate. The notarial certificate can still be provided in a separate sheet bundled together with the educational certificate as long as the Apostille is attached to the educational certificate itself.

FOREIGN EDUCATIONAL DOCUMENTS ARE NOT ACCEPTED.

Documents from the UAE need to be endorsed by the UAE Ministry for Foreign Affairs before the UAE Consulate in London could attest them.
Documents from British Overseas Territories will require attestation by the Government of the Territory concerned prior to submission for the FCDO legalisation.

Documents originated from Crown Dependencies can be legalised directly once Apostilled in the region of origin.

BUNDLING documents IS NOT accepted  by the Consulate in any circumstances. Each document must be notarised and Apostilled separately, except Certificate of Incorporation and Certificate of Incorporation on Change of Name in relation to the same company. These two are accepted bundled together under the same notarial certificate and Apostille and one consular fee only would apply.

Any foreign documents are usually not accepted. The Consulate may accept foreign documents depending on the type of document and under specific circumstances.
In case of foreign documents, they must be:

1. attested by the relevant diplomatic body of the country of origin of the document in the UK,
2.  certified by UK practising solicitor or notary public (the FCDO has especific requirements in accepting certified foreign documents by UK notaries and solicitors), and
3. Apostilled by the UK FCDO,
4. then ready for submission to the UAE Consulate in London for further attestation.

***Some foreign consulates in London, before they can attest documents originated from their own country, would require for the documents to be attested by their Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the country of origin before the London diplomatic body can legalise it.

Method of payment: Online payment only.

Opening hours: 9:00 am to 13:00 (for submission only) Monday to Friday

CONSULATE ADDRESS

30 Prince’s Gate, London SW7 1PT