A certified translation is a complete rendering of an official document, signed and stamped by an authorised translator who confirms it matches the original. Sim Trans provides certified translation services in Dubai and Abu Dhabi through translators licensed by the UAE Ministry of Justice, so the birth certificate, degree or passport you hand us comes back with the stamp GDRFA, MOHAP, embassies and IRCC caseworkers look for. Individuals come to us for one urgent page. HR and PRO teams send us whole visa batches.
Sim Trans has produced certified translation UAE authorities rely on since 2006, from a certified translation office in Dubai and another in Abu Dhabi. Our certified translators handle the paperwork that moves residency, careers and families: an Arabic birth certificate for school registration in Abu Dhabi, an Indian nursing degree for DHA licensing, a Philippine marriage certificate for a family visa. Every file follows our ISO 17100 workflow, with a second linguist checking names, dates and seal text against the original before the stamp goes on.
Each record has its own receiving authority and its own ways to get rejected: a seal left untranslated, a name spelt differently from the passport, a handwritten margin note skipped. Our official document translation services cover the full page, stamp every sheet and keep spellings consistent across your whole file. The same applies to our translation services for certificates and diplomas, so certificate translation UAE authorities receive from us can be checked line by line against the original.
Birth certificate translation in Dubai supports newborn residence visas, school enrolment and passport applications at your embassy. We translate Arabic certificates issued by MOHAP or DHA into English, and foreign certificates into Arabic for GDRFA and ICP. Each birth certified translation reproduces the registrar's seal and spells the parents' names exactly as their passports do. Most searches for certified translation services birth certificate come from parents on a visa deadline, so tell us the submission date.
A certified translation of marriage certificate records sits at the centre of every family sponsorship file. Our marriage certificate translation Dubai service covers civil, religious and consular certificates. Where a personal status case is heard before Dubai Courts, a legal translation of marriage certificate in Dubai must come from an MoJ-licensed translator, and ours do.
Death certificate translation is needed for repatriation, inheritance files, insurance claims and closing UAE bank accounts. Families often need death certificate translation Dubai offices will accept within days, not weeks, so we treat these files as priority. A death certificate certified translation can also be sent on for MOFA attestation in the same order.
Degree certificate translation Dubai employers, MOHAP, DHA and DoH Abu Dhabi accept must match the attested original line for line. Our degree translation service also supports equivalency applications to the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and most degree translation Dubai requests arrive with a licensing or admission deadline attached. Diploma translation services cover school leaving certificates, vocational diplomas and professional qualifications, with certificate Arabic translation available for every one. Graduates looking for certificate translation services near me can bring originals to either office.
Transcript translation services carry every course title, grade, credit hour and grading key into the target language, laid out to mirror the original table. Universities, KHDA and ADEK check transcripts closely for missing rows. Our certified transcript translation services keep the page structure intact so an admissions officer can compare both versions side by side. Students searching for diploma and transcript translation services near me can order both together.
Passport translation services are usually the first step in a larger file, because every other document must spell your name the same way. We produce an official translation of passports, national ID cards and family books, and that spelling then becomes the reference for each certificate we translate for you afterwards. Driving licences follow a separate RTA route, covered on our driving licence translation in Dubai.
Our immigration document translation services prepare complete files for Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia: police clearance certificates, bank statements, employment letters and civil records. Each document is translated to the format the destination's visa office sets, so immigration translation services do not become the reason a case officer asks for resubmission.
Wrong stamp? Rejected file.
An uncertified translation sends a visa or licence application back to the start. Sim Trans delivers certified document translation with the MoJ stamp UAE authorities expect, in 750+ language pairs.
Every certified legal document translation we issue is signed by a translator licensed by the UAE Ministry of Justice, the closest UAE equivalent to a sworn certified translation in Europe. Clients looking for a certified sworn translator Dubai courts recognise, or a certified legal translator Dubai ministries accept, get the same credential here. For contracts and court pleadings, see our certified legal translation services for contracts and court files.
Most rejected files fail on a single spelling. Mohammed in the passport, Muhammad on the degree, Mohamad on the marriage certificate. We fix one transliteration per person at the start and hold it across every page, so the GDRFA officer or university registrar sees one person, not three.
Many authorities need an authenticated translation: translated by an MoJ-licensed translator, then attested by MOFA. Sim Trans handles both steps, so you hand over the original once. Read how the second step works on our MOFA document attestation services in Dubai page.
Arabic and English are handled in-house daily, and certified Arabic translation is the pair most UAE files need. Beyond that, our certified language translation services reach 750+ pairs. Spanish to English certified translation and Chinese certified translation are both routine, with details on our Spanish translation services and Chinese translation services pages.
HR departments, relocation firms and universities send us 20 or 200 documents at a time. One coordinator owns the batch, confirms one consolidated quote, applies the same name spellings and layout to every employee's file, and returns the set together so your PRO can submit in a single visit.
Ordering a certified translation in Dubai should end with a document the authority accepts on the first submission. That depends on details most people never see: the translator’s licence number on the stamp, the seal translated rather than ignored, the same spelling of a name on page one and page twelve. Sim Trans checks each of these before your file leaves us, which is why certified translation Dubai residents order from us tends to go through without a second trip to the counter.
A certified translation is a full translation of an official document carrying the translator’s signature, stamp and statement that it matches the original. In the UAE, the certified translation stamp must belong to a translator licensed by the Ministry of Justice. Some foreign authorities also ask for a separate certified translation certificate confirming the translator’s competence.
An authorised translator in the UAE is a legal translator licensed by the Ministry of Justice for a specific language pair. Overseas clients sometimes search for an authorized translator or certified translator, but the requirement is the same: courts, ministries and free zones accept stamps only from an MoJ-licensed certified legal translator in Dubai or Abu Dhabi.
No. The UAE does not use US-style notary translation, and an apostille alone does not clear a document here. The UAE route is a translation by an MoJ-licensed translator, followed by MOFA attestation where the receiving body requires it. That combination is the official translation Dubai and federal authorities accept.
Usually not. A translation from an accredited translation service in another country, or one carrying a certified translation professional certification such as ATA membership, is rarely accepted by UAE bodies. Approved translation services for UAE use mean an MoJ-licensed translator. Accredited translation services abroad still matter for documents going back to that country.
Sim Trans has offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Anyone searching for a certified translator near me or a certified translation company near me Dubai can visit either office or send documents online. A certified translator Dubai residents can meet in person reviews each file, and you get a quote before any work starts.
USCIS certified translation requires a complete English translation with the translator’s signed statement of competence and accuracy, which we include. For Canada, IRCC accepts translators authorised where the work is done, so a certified translator in Dubai for Canada immigration means an MoJ-licensed translator. We supply translation services for immigration to both.
Price depends on the language pair, the number of pages, the text density and whether MOFA attestation is added. A one-page birth certificate in Arabic and English costs less than a 12-page transcript in Chinese. Sim Trans issues a fixed quote for every certified translation service before work starts.
Turnaround depends on page count, language pair and whether attestation follows. Single civil certificates in common pairs are faster than multi-page transcripts or rarer languages. Your coordinator confirms a delivery date with the quote, and urgent files for visa deadlines or repatriation can be prioritised when you tell us the submission date.
Sim Trans certifies translations across 750+ language pairs, with Arabic and English handled in-house. Common requests include certified Spanish translation services, Chinese document translation service orders, and Hindi, Urdu, Tagalog, Russian and French. For translation in Dubai beyond certificates, our document translation services in Dubai cover business and technical files.
Yes. Send a scan through WhatsApp or our quote form. A certified Spanish translator handles Spanish certified translation into English or Arabic, and clients after certified Chinese translation services near me can order the same way. You receive a scanned copy by email and the stamped original by courier or office collection.
Check that the translator is MoJ-licensed and that seals and annotations get translated. Then ask about MOFA attestation. When comparing certified translation services Dubai offices advertise, start with the stamp. Sim Trans, among the certified translation and editing companies in Dubai since 2006, offers professional certified translation services and official certified translation services through each certified translation professional on its team.
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