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In order to have your Canadian documents officially recognized in The United Arab Emirates (UAE), they will need to go through a specific process that the Embassy of the UAE calls "attestation". In Canada, this process is more often referred to as "document authentication and legalization" or "document apostille".

There are three steps to the attestation process.

1. Prepare your documents for processing
2. Authenticate your documents at the correct authentication authority
3. Legalize your documents at the Embassy of The UAE

We would be happy to assist you with the attestation of your Canadian documents for use in The UAE. We would also be happy explaining the process to you and answering your questions - no pressure and no obligation. Contact us today!

Yes, we can certainly handle the attestation process on your behalf. We have been handling attestation at the embassy of The UAE for over a decade. Our experts know the in's and out's of their requirements and how to navigate the online portal where applications and payments for attestation services are made.

Contact our friendly staff so we can discuss your situation and ensure your documents are in order. You then send your documents to our Ottawa office and we manage all the aspects of the attestation process for you.

Yes, we can expertly manage the attestation of your Canadian University Degree at the Embassy of The UAE on your behalf. There are typically three steps to the Canadian attestation process. Our website has more information on each of these steps. Note that in Canada the attestation process is officially called "document authentication and legalization".

When attesting a university degree for use in the UAE there is an extra step to the process. The Embassy of the UAE requires that an official set of transcripts be sent to them directly from your University. These transcripts are essential supporting documents and the embassy will not legalize your degree without them. Below is the addresses of the Embassy of The UAE in Canada. IMPORTANT - your official set of transcripts need to be sent directly from your university to the embassy . They will not be accepted if the envelope they have been sent in has been opened or tampered with.

Following is the address to provide your educational institution:

Consular Section
Embassy of the United Arab Emirates
125 Boteler St.
Ottawa, ON K1N0A4
613-565-7272

The first step in getting started is to contact our friendly staff. We'll review your specific document processing requirements, explain your options and answer your questions - no pressure and no obligation. Phone us toll-free at 1-888-433-1011 or fill out our quick form and we'll get right back to you.

If you have prepared your documents correctly and supplied the necessary supporting documents the legalization process at the Embassy of the UAE currently takes 1-2 weeks.  However, this may depend on the type of documents you have and whether the appropriate supporting documents have been received by the embassy.

For example, before the embassy will legalize a university degree, they require that official transcripts be sent from the university directly to them.

Note that the Embassy of the UAE in Canada refers to the legalization process as "document attestation". If you have made a mistake in preparing your documents then they will be returned to you unprocessed and you will need to re-start the legalization process from the beginning.

Our experts can manage the authentication and legalization of your documents for use in the UAE for you. Feel free to contact our friendly staff for more information.

If you have previously lived in the United Arab Emirates, you may be asked to obtain a Certificate of Good Conduct from the UAE. You can apply yourself in the UAE, use your own representative in the UAE to apply on your behalf, or we can facilitate the application through an agent in The UAE.

You will be required to provide the following to obtain a Certificate of Good Conduct:

• A copy of your current passport.
• A copy of the passport used in the UAE (with entry and exits stamps, and residence visa stamp).
• A copy of your Emirates ID Card – if you do not have this, we will need to process fingerprints as well (additional costs and time).
• Two photographs passport size (size: 4.8cm*3.8cm).
• If you are missing documents above, we may need a fingerprint form (C-216C) which will be done at a police station – it will need to be notarized, authenticated and legalized.

We would be happy to assist you with your Certificate of Good Conduct application. If you have further questions about the application process, feel free to contact our friendly staff.

The cost to attest your documents at the Embassy of The UAE  will depend on multiple factors. These factors include the type of documents being processed and the number of documents being processed.

For example, commercial document attestation fees charged by the embassy are significantly higher than the personal document consular fees.

Contact our friendly staff for more detailed information on the cost of attesting documents at the Embassy of the UAE. We are happy to review your specific situation, explain your options, and answer your questions. We'll also provide you a detailed quote, so you can see exactly what the steps are along with associated costs. Phone us toll-free at 1-888-433-1011 or fill out our quick form and we'll get right back to you.