Sub Service
Notary Public and Attestation
Sections
Notary Public and Attestation Services
Service Card
Service Card
Through this service, you can apply for attesting an affidavit whereby the deponent (testator) defines how his estate will be disposed of after his death._
Service Process
Service Process
- Submit the application and required documents through any available channels.
- Pay the applicable fees once the request is approved.
- The two parties and witnesses must verify their appearance before the attestation officer through any available means.
- Receive the requested affidavit.
Required Documents
Required Documents
- Valid Emirates ID of the parties concerned.
Fees
Fees
- 500 DHS
Rule and Conditions
Rules and Conditions
- Presence of the testator and the trustee, if the latter is a natural person.
- Submission of an official document evidencing the kinship between the parties, if they are relatives.
- Presence of two adult witnesses having knowledge of the deponent and the incident to be witnessed
- Submission of a recent land investigation certificate, if the bequeathed property is a real estate.
- Submission of the consent of the competent authority, including the mortgagee, if the property is under mortgage.
- If the certification is for a person who has completed 18 years of age, his / her guardian or curator must be present.
- If one of the parties is a legal person (company), the article of association and trade license must be presented.
- If the document submitted is a court judgment, it must be final and unappealable.
- Judgments issued outside the country must be certified and stamped with the execution seal of the competent court.
- If the person concerned or one of the parties fails to attend or is incapacitated, debilitated or is a legal person, the application must be submitted by a person acting on their behalf legally or lawfully, with the proof evidencing so.
- Any document issued outside the country must be attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- If the document is not in Arabic, it should be translated by a legal translation office certified by the Ministry of Justice.
- No transaction shall be issued or attested if it is a subject of dispute between the parties at the time of attestation; or if it falls under another jurisdiction, or otherwise contravenes sharia law, legislations, public order, or regulations.
- The judge may request any document that he considers necessary to prove the incident.
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