Legal Translation Across Dubai — The Areas We Serve
MANJAZ provides certified legal translation across all of Dubai — this hub simply helps you start from where your document is going. Dubai is not one translation market but several: an onshore, Arabic-first system built around the Dubai Courts, the Notary Public and the ministries, and a separate English-language, common-law world inside the DIFC. The area a document is bound for — a mainland court in Bur Dubai, a company registrar for a Business Bay firm, the courts complex at Oud Metha, or the DIFC Courts — changes the target language, the certifying authority and sometimes the order of steps. Pick the area closest to your matter below. For the full language list, the certification explanation and how a quote is built, see our main Dubai legal-translation page. We serve clients in every area by remote handling and local document collection and delivery; we do not claim a walk-in office in any district.
- Ministry of Justice accredited — the licence the mainland requires for a certified Arabic translation
- Onshore Dubai works in Arabic; the DIFC works in English under common law
- The document's destination institution — not your address — decides the translation
- MANJAZ serves clients in every Dubai area — no walk-in office claimed
- Dubai-based, UAE-wide service
- Arabic & English
- Clear guidance on every document
- Direct request, no middlemen
The same document, two different translation routes
The single biggest factor in how your document is translated is not where you live — it is which Dubai institution the document is going to.
On the mainland — the Dubai Courts, the Notary Public, the ministries and the licensing authorities — the working language is Arabic, and a foreign document is only usable once a translator licensed by the UAE Ministry of Justice has produced a certified Arabic version. Where the Arabic and the original disagree, the Arabic prevails. Inside the DIFC, the posture is reversed: its courts and arbitration run in English under common law, and the need is usually precise legal English rather than Arabic. That is why we treat DIFC translation as a distinct service and why a Bur Dubai personal-status file, a Business Bay corporate contract and an Oud Metha court document each travel a different path.
Legal translation by Dubai area
Which documents each destination actually receives
| Destination | Target language | Documents it typically receives |
|---|---|---|
| Dubai Courts & Notary Public — Bur Dubai | Arabic | Judgments, powers of attorney, personal-status files, notarised declarations |
| DIFC Courts & DIAC arbitration | English | Contracts, witness statements, arbitration filings and exhibits |
| Company registrar & counterparties — Business Bay | Arabic, often bilingual | Memoranda and articles of association, commercial contracts, investor paperwork |
| Courts complex & institutions — Oud Metha, Umm Hurair | Arabic | Court documents, medical reports and academic records |
The destination decides the target language, not your own address. If your document is going somewhere not listed here, send it and we will identify the route before anything is quoted.
How "serving clients in an area" works
MANJAZ does not operate a walk-in branch in DIFC, Bur Dubai, Business Bay or Oud Metha. "Serving clients in an area" means we handle your translation remotely and arrange local document collection and delivery — a document does not need us to share its postcode to be translated correctly and certified. The area pages describe the local institutions and document journeys, not a MANJAZ office.
Questions about Dubai areas and legal translation
No. What decides the route is where the document is going, not where you are. A contract bound for the DIFC Courts and the same contract bound for the Dubai Courts are handled differently because the receiving authority differs - your own address plays no part in it.
All of them. MANJAZ handles translation remotely and arranges document collection and delivery locally, so every area of Dubai is served. MANJAZ does not operate a walk-in branch in any district, and the area pages describe the local institutions and document routes - not a MANJAZ office.
Because they belong to two different legal systems inside one city. The DIFC is an English-language common-law jurisdiction with its own courts, while the onshore system around the Dubai Courts, the Notary Public and the ministries works in Arabic. That changes the target language and often the certifying step.
No. The document is what travels, not you. Send it for review and the appropriate route is confirmed before any work begins.
Not sure which area applies? Tell us where your document is going and we will route it correctly.
Start your requestThis page is general information about translation services, not legal advice. Requirements are set by the authority receiving your document and can change — always confirm with the receiving authority or ask us to check for your specific case.
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