Police Clearance Certificate Translation: Price and Scope

Standard PCC translation costs AED 150 for certified translation from any language to Arabic or English. Timing is confirmed after we see your document. This covers a standard single-page PCC. The receiving authority makes the final acceptance decision.

Most UAE authorities accept PCCs that are less than 3-6 months old from the date of issue. MOHRE applicants are commonly asked for a PCC issued within the last 3 months. For Golden Visa applications, check the specific validity requirement. The translation remains valid as long as the original PCC is valid.

MOHRE applicants are commonly asked for a police clearance certificate from their country of last residence for most employment visa applications. This applies to applicants from all countries. Some free zones also require PCCs. The PCC must be translated into Arabic if issued in another language.

Yes, most UAE authorities require an attested PCC. If from a Hague Convention member country (India, UK, USA, Philippines, Canada), it can be apostilled, but the UAE is not a party to the Apostille Convention, so the apostille covers only the issuing-country step; UAE Embassy attestation and UAE MOFA attestation are usually still needed. For non-Hague countries (Pakistan), it requires embassy attestation followed by MOFA attestation.

Yes. The Golden Visa application requires a translated PCC from your country of nationality or last country of residence. The translation must be certified. Government fees for Golden Visa processing are separate from our translation fee.

We translate PCCs from any language, including Hindi, Urdu, Tagalog, Bengali, Malayalam, French, Spanish, Chinese, and Russian. Prices shown are for Arabic–English; other language pairs may cost more.

Timing is confirmed after we see your document. Send it via WhatsApp and we will confirm the details.

For MOHRE work permit applications, you typically need: (1) translated and attested PCC, (2) translated degree certificate, (3) passport copies, and (4) medical fitness certificate. All translations must be certified.

If your PCC was issued in the UAE and you are submitting it to a UAE authority, it most likely does not need translation. First ask the UAE Police or Ministry of Interior issuing authority whether it can reissue the certificate in English or Arabic; that is usually the better path than paying for a translation. A UAE-issued PCC does need translation when a foreign authority requires another language—for example, a Spanish embassy requiring Spanish. Most PCCs we translate are issued outside the UAE and submitted inside the UAE for employment, visa, or other authority use. These need translation into Arabic, or English where the receiving authority accepts it.

A standard PCC includes: full name, date of birth, nationality, passport number, address, period of residence checked, and a statement confirming the presence or absence of criminal records. All fields are translated as part of the service.