Ministerial Legalization

Overview: Ministerial Legalization – official authentication and certification of a UAE official document by a UAE Ministry, which confirms that the document has full legal effect and may be used in that foreign country.

Issuing Authority:

• UAE Ministry

Personal presence: Not required

Content:

• The original document
• Statement of the Ministery that the document is authentic (true)
• Date of certification
• Signature of the Ministery officer
• Stamp of the Ministery

Ministerial legalization is required when you need to use a UAE official document outside the UAE, in a foreign country.