United Arab Emirates

Capital City: Abu Dhabi

DOCUMENT AUTHENTICATION

Whether you have found a new job, opening a business or looking to move abroad to the United Arab Emirates, we can help you legalize your personal or business documents at the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Washington D.C.

Authentication of Documents

Documents that will be used in United Arab Emirates have to be legalized at the consular section of the embassy in Washington, DC (WDC). We undertake document authentication on behalf of the client, significantly reducing the turnaround time and making the entire process fast, efficient and effortless. Having dealt with hundreds of authentication cases we use our experience to review the requirements for each document. We have established a solid working relationship with many foreign embassies and government offices located in Washington, DC. We have developed a reputation of reliability, professionalism and personal attention.

1. The procedure to authenticate the different types of documents is as follows:

A. Academic documents, business documents, etc.

The document is received by Roca Authentications LLC

A public notary notarizes the document.*
The secretary of the state certifies the document.*
The US Department of State (USDOS) in WDC authenticates document.
The United Arab Emirates Consulate legalize the document.

*Steps 1 and 2 may be done in the state in which the document was issued. However, we are able to complete these two steps here in Washington D.C on your behalf.

B. Personal Documents (vital records)

All personal documents, birth, death, marriage, divorce decrees, etc. must first be certified by the respective secretary of state in which they were issued. Following this they must be authenticated by the US Department of State (USDOS) and embassy here in Washington, DC.

C. Federal Documents

Notarization or state certification is not required for these documents. The original documents can be authenticated by the USDOS as they are, without additional certifications. Example: FBI background checks, certificate of naturalization, IRS form 6166, etc. Then they can be presented to the embassy for legalization. For current turnaround time and total costs please e-mail us and we will provide you with a quote and plan of action.

D. Commercial Invoices & Shipping Documents:

Documents have to be verified in WDC by the law firm, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. The verification cost is US$35 per page (if the document has many pages the client may select to have only the last page or last few pages verified to save some money).
The documents have to be submitted to the United Arab Emirates Embassy for legalization, Certificate of Origin legalization fee is US$40.84 and commercial invoices vary depending upon the value of the invoice.
For these documents Roca Authentications service fee is US$140 per document ($70 fee for law firm certification & $70 fee for embassy services)

2. Cost per Document:	INDIVIDUAL		BUSINESS
	Personal	Federal	Legal	Federal
Notary and State Certification – D.C.	$80		$80
US Department of State Authentication	$75	$75	$75	$75
United Arab Emirates Embassy Fee	$40.84	$40.84	$544.59	$544.59
Roca Embassy Services	$70	$70	$70	$70
TOTAL COST U.S. $	$265.84	$185.84	$769.59	$689.59

3. Processing Time

Currently the U.S. Department of State processing time depends upon their workload, backlogs, government health care guidelines and other matters. This same situation applies for the embassy turnaround time.

Note: Before sending any document, please contact us at info@rocadc.com to determine if the document is appropriate for legalization and if the current processing time meets your requirements.