Corporate Document Translation Dubai — MOJ-Licensed Translator

Corporate documents form the legal foundation of business operations in Dubai and across the UAE. Banks, DED, DMCC, DIFC, and courts require MOJ-licensed Arabic translations of all corporate documentation. Arabic–English legal translations are stamped by MOJ-licensed legal translator Mohamed Khalid, MOJ License #688 (Arabic–English). Banks such as Emirates NBD, ADCB, Mashreq, FAB and RAKBank, and free zone authorities, set their own requirements and decide whether to accept a translation. If you need a Power of Attorney drafted from scratch rather than translated, see our POA Drafting service.

When Corporate Translation is Required in Dubai

• Company formation: Translating MOA, AOA, and shareholder agreements for DED or free zone registration
• Bank account opening: Certified translations of trade license, ownership documents, and board resolutions
• Visa processing: Corporate documents for employment visa and Golden Visa applications
• Court filings: Translating corporate evidence for commercial litigation
• Government submissions: Ministry of Economy, Securities Authority, and regulatory filings

Free Zone and Mainland

We serve both mainland (DED-licensed) and free zone companies. Each authority has specific formatting requirements that we apply to every translation.

What UAE Banks and Government Require

Banks in the UAE require MOJ-licensed Arabic translations for all corporate documents before opening accounts, approving loans, or processing corporate applications. This applies to trade licenses, MOA, shareholder agreements, and board resolutions — even when the originals are already in English. Government ministries, the Securities and Commodities Authority, and free zone regulators have the same requirement for any non-Arabic corporate document.

We work regularly with corporate services companies, law firms, and company secretaries who need reliable, consistent turnaround for client filings. Retainer arrangements with priority processing are available for high-volume users.

Corporate translation checklist

Before you send a corporate file for translation, gather the set the receiving bank, free zone, or authority named:

• Trade license — every page, including reverse stamps and QR codes
• MOA / AOA and any amendments still in force
• Board or shareholder resolutions that the counterparty listed
• Powers of attorney with the exact scope written in the request
• Share certificates or ownership extracts when the file involves a transfer or new account

Confirm the receiving entity and any format notes it published. We translate the pages you send; that entity decides whether the package is complete.

Common Corporate Translation Requests

The most frequently translated corporate documents are trade licenses, memoranda of association, powers of attorney, board resolutions, and shareholder certificates. For companies with operations in multiple UAE jurisdictions — mainland, DIFC, DMCC, or other free zones — we maintain consistent terminology across all translated documents. WhatsApp us your documents for a fixed quote. For parent-company or shareholder documents in Chinese, see Chinese legal translation.