--- title: "Police Clearance Certificate Translation UAE" description: "Your PCC for UAE visa renewal arrived in French, German, or another language. UAE immigration only accepts English or Arabic. What to do next." url: "https://onlinetranslation.ae/blog/police-clearance-certificate-french/" lang: "en-AE" --- [](/blog)Back to Blog*Daily Blog* # You Need a Police Clearance from Your Home Country. It Arrived in French. 3 min read Your visa renewal requires a police clearance certificate from every country you've lived in for more than six months. You applied to your home country. Weeks later, the PCC arrived. In French. Or German. Or Portuguese. The UAE doesn't read any of those. ## What the UAE accepts GDRFA and UAE government entities work in Arabic. Some accept English documents alongside Arabic. They do not accept French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, or any other language. Your PCC needs: - [](/services/attestation)Attestation — apostille if from a Hague Convention country, embassy chain if not - [](/personal/immigration/pcc)MOJ-certified Arabic translation — done by an MOJ-licensed translator in the UAE If the PCC is in French (France, Belgium, Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal), it goes French → Arabic. If in German (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), German → Arabic. The translator works directly from the original language into Arabic. No need for an intermediate English translation. ## The timing problem PCCs have a shelf life. Most UAE government entities accept PCCs issued within the last 3-6 months. If yours took 6 weeks to arrive from abroad, and then you need attestation (another 1-3 weeks) and translation (1-2 days), you're already 8-10 weeks into a document that might only be valid for 12-24 weeks. Start the [](/blog/attestation-vs-translation-order-uae)attestation process the moment the PCC arrives. Don't wait. If attestation has to happen in the issuing country, coordinate it before the PCC is mailed to you — some countries can apostille the document before shipping it. ## Multiple PCCs from multiple countries If you've lived in three countries, you may need three PCCs. Each from a different country, each in a different language, each with its own attestation chain. This gets complex fast. Keep a tracking sheet: which country, when requested, when received, attestation status, translation status. One delayed PCC holds up the entire application. If you have PCCs in any language that need Arabic translation for UAE submission, send them on WhatsApp — [+971 50 862 0217](https://wa.me/971508620217). We translate from French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, and other languages directly into Arabic. ## Common questions ### Does a PCC need MOJ translation for UAE? Yes, for government submission. The PCC also needs [](/services/attestation)attestation before translation. Attestation first, then MOJ translation. ### What if my PCC is not in English or Arabic? It needs certified Arabic translation regardless of original language. French, German, Spanish — all translated directly into Arabic by an MOJ-licensed translator. ### Do police clearance certificates expire? Most UAE entities require PCCs within 3-6 months. Factor in shipping time, attestation (1-3 weeks), and translation (1-2 days) when planning. ### PCC in a language the UAE doesn't read? Send it via WhatsApp. We translate directly from French, German, and other languages into Arabic. [WhatsApp Your PCC](https://wa.me/971508620217) +971 50 862 0217 [Your document concierge](/about/#concierge-model) — we review before you pay. ## Related [](/personal/immigration/pcc) ### PCC Translation Police clearance certificate translation for UAE visas [](/services/attestation) ### Document Attestation Apostille and MOFA attestation services [](/blog/my-friend-said-visa-advice-wrong) ### Translation Myths Common mistakes with UAE document requirements