Birth Certificate Translation in Dubai

For a birth certificate translation, send a clear photo of the full certificate, front and back, plus any attestation stamps, and tell us whether it is for GDRFA, ICP, a school or an embassy. Names are matched to the passport spelling you give us. Arabic–English translations are signed by MOJ-licensed legal translator Mohamed Khalid (Licence #688); other language pairs carry our company stamp and the translator's signature.

Some receivers need Arabic, some accept English and a few need no translation at all. The right answer depends on who will receive it, what service you are applying for and what type of translator that organisation accepts. On this page, “receiver” means the authority, school, embassy or company that needs the document. Send the complete certificate and name the receiver before ordering. We will confirm what we can translate and what you still need to ask them.

OnlineTranslation.ae handles your enquiry and customer support. Where a legal translation is required, a translator or translation house registered for that work performs the translation.

How do I get a birth certificate translated in Dubai?

Send a clear scan of every page, front and back, on WhatsApp, and we confirm the language pair and scope before you pay. Arabic–English birth certificates are signed by Mohamed Khalid (personal MOJ Licence #688). Foreign certificates usually need home-country and UAE MOFA attestation first, and GDRFA, ICP or the school decides acceptance.

What to send for a reliable review

Please send:

A clear scan is enough for us to check the work needed. It does not replace an original, certified copy or attested document if the receiver requires one.

What you get when you order

• Scope: the birth certificate you send, translated in the direction the receiver asks for. The translation covers everything legible on the supplied copy: the child’s details, parents’ details, registration data, seals, stamps, handwritten notes and later annotations.
• What you receive: for a certificate translated between Arabic and English, legal translation stamped and signed by an MOJ-licensed translator; a digital PDF for your review before submission; and a hard copy when requested. For other language pairs, we confirm the language pair and who performs the translation before you order.
• What we need from you: a clear scan of the full certificate, including the reverse, and the names as spelled in the passports.
• Price: a UAE birth certificate translated from Arabic into English has a fixed-scope pricing page. Other certificates are quoted after we see them; see all pricing.
• Next step: use the WhatsApp button on this page to send the scan and name the receiver. We confirm the scope, price and timing before work begins.

Translation and attestation are different

Translation converts the document’s readable content into another language. Attestation confirms official signatures and seals. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MOFA) describes attestation in those terms and asks for an original document in Arabic or English, or a legal translation, for its own service. This does not create one fixed sequence for every destination or document. Check the current instructions for the issuing country and the receiver before paying for either step. See the current MOFA attestation service and our attestation guidance.

For a child’s UAE residence file

The Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP) lists children’s birth certificates as evidence of the parent-child relationship. The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai (GDRFA) also asks for evidence of that relationship. Their public service pages do not say that every birth certificate must be translated into Arabic or carry one specific stamp. Check the requirement for the exact residence service you are using.

If the receiver asks for a UAE legal translation, check that the translator or translation house is registered for that work. Federal Decree-Law No. 22 of 2022 restricts which translations a court may accept and which an authority may certify. A court can make a limited exception when needed. This rule concerns who may perform the translation; it does not tell every receiver which language to request.

For school registration

The UAE government portal lists a student’s birth certificate among public-school registration documents. The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) gives a narrower language rule for admission above Grade 1: records of previous schooling must be in Arabic or English, and records in other languages need legal translation. This is not a general rule for every birth certificate. Ask the chosen school what it needs from the certificate itself.

Names, dates and scripts

We translate what is visible on the source document. If you provide passport spellings, we use them as a reference and flag a difference before work proceeds. Translation cannot amend the civil record, create missing parent details or decide whether two authorities will treat different spellings as the same person.

The scope can include the child’s details, parents’ details, registration data, seals, stamps, handwritten notes and later annotations that are legible on the supplied copy. If part of the certificate is unclear or a page is missing, we ask for a better or complete copy rather than guessing.

UAE-born newborn paperwork

Birth registration, passports, Emirates ID and residence formalities are separate from translation. The UAE government portal currently states a 30-day birth-registration period and a 120-day period for residents to arrange a newborn’s formal documents. Use the dedicated newborn birth-certificate and visa guide for that workflow; this page does not extend those official deadlines.

Registering a UAE birth with your consulate

Some parents also need the UAE birth certificate for their own country’s consulate. Two common cases are below. Both are consular processes: the consulate decides what it accepts, and we provide only the translation. We do not file consular applications or arrange attestation. This is guidance only. Check the current list with the consulate or BLS before applying.

UAE Arabic birth certificate to English for the Philippine Report of Birth

The Philippine Consulate General in Dubai handles the Report of Birth for children born in Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah. Its page does not cover Abu Dhabi, so parents there should check with the Philippine Embassy in Abu Dhabi. On its Report of Birth page, the consulate says:

• applications are “strictly by appointment”;
• parents bring the “Original and five (5) copies” of the listed documents;
• the birth certificate can be an “English Birth Certificate duly authenticated by UAE Ministry of Health (MOH) and Ministry of Foreign (MOFAIC)”;
• or an “English translated Birth Certificate duly stamped by the UAE Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFAIC)”;
• “Additional documents may be required”.

The ministry stamps are separate government steps. We translate the certificate; we do not obtain Ministry of Health, Ministry of Justice or Ministry of Foreign Affairs stamps. Ask the consulate how it wants the translation stamped before you order.

UAE birth certificate for an Indian newborn passport (BLS)

The Consulate General of India in Dubai lists these points for a newborn’s fresh passport:

• the “MHA birth registration form” from the Indian citizenship portal comes first;
• the “Birth certificate issued by the Ministry of Health, UAE” is needed, with an “authentic English translation of the Birth Certificate if the original birth certificate is in Arabic”;
• “Birth Certificate attested by MoFA, UAE is required if it is not having QR code for verification”;
• “name initials are not allowed in the birth certificate”, so the full name should appear.

If you apply at a BLS centre, check its current checklist as well. Parents in Abu Dhabi should check with the Embassy of India in Abu Dhabi.

Next step: use the WhatsApp button on this page to send the full certificate and the consulate’s current checklist. We confirm the scope and price before work begins.

Get a written scope before ordering

Send the certificate and name the receiver. We will tell you what translation we can provide, what you still need to ask them, and the price and timing before work begins.

Documents needed:

• Every page of the birth certificate, including the reverse and any stamps or later annotations
• Passport copies (child and parents) showing the name spellings to follow
• The receiver’s written instruction, such as a school checklist or portal screenshot

Price: a UAE birth certificate translated from Arabic into English has a fixed-scope pricing page; other certificates are quoted after we see them (all pricing).

Applying for a UK, US, Canadian or Australian visa? See translating UAE documents for a visa abroad.

Next step: send the certificate through our contact page and name the receiver.