Certified Chinese translation in Simplified or Traditional script: notarial certificates (公证书), business licences (营业执照), contracts and court papers translated into Arabic for UAE authorities, and UAE documents translated into Chinese. Pinyin names follow your passport.
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Before You Translate
Chinese paperwork for the UAE has its own format, its own legalisation route and its own naming rules. Knowing them saves a second trip to the authorities.
For use abroad, facts such as birth, marriage, kinship, education or no criminal record are commonly certified by a Chinese notary office in a notarial certificate (公证书), often bound with an English version. That English version is not a translation by an MOJ-licensed legal translator, and UAE authorities working in Arabic usually want Arabic. We translate the whole booklet, including the notary text, seals and binding notes.
The Apostille Convention entered into force for mainland China on 7 November 2023, but the UAE is not on the Convention status table. So a Chinese apostille is generally not enough here. Published guidance indicates consular legalisation continues for non-member countries: the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs or an authorised local office, then the UAE Embassy, then UAE MOFA. Confirm the current steps before you start.
Chinese names put the surname first, and passports show them in pinyin without tone marks, for example ZHANG Wei. We follow the passport exactly. Company names are registered in Chinese; an English trade name may not appear on the licence at all. We give the registered Chinese name with its pinyin and add the English name you use in brackets, so the entity cannot be confused.
Chinese Documents We Translate
From mainland China in Simplified script, and from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao in Traditional script, into Arabic. UAE documents into Chinese.
Birth, marriage, kinship, single status, degree and no-criminal-record notarial certificates for family residence, school enrolment, equivalency and employment.
Registered name, unified social credit code (统一社会信用代码), legal representative, registered capital and business scope, translated for UAE company setup, branch registration and bank onboarding.
Articles of association (章程), shareholder and board resolutions, and powers of attorney for a UAE subsidiary or a signatory appointment.
Supply and distribution contracts, invoices, quality certificates and correspondence where the Chinese version must be read accurately in Arabic.
Chinese judgments, claims and evidence, including WeChat messages and payment records, translated for UAE courts and the public prosecution.
UAE trade licences, judgments, marriage contracts and certificates into Simplified or Traditional Chinese. Ask the receiving office in China what certification it requires.
How It Works
WhatsApp scans of every page, including the notary pages, the legalisation stickers and any English version, plus a passport copy for names.
We count the pages, confirm the price and tell you whether the stamps on the document look complete for UAE use.
A translator works from the Chinese text, not the attached English. Seals, codes, dates in 年月日 format and names are checked against the original and your passport.
You receive a signed and stamped certified translation of the whole booklet, seals and binding notes included. Same-day delivery is available for many documents.
Where It Is Used
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Excl. 5% VAT
For Chinese text, we confirm the page count from your scan before starting. Legalisation fees are paid to the relevant authorities and are not part of the translation price.
FAQ
AED 250 per page, excluding 5% VAT, in either direction. Chinese characters are not counted like English words, so send a scan on WhatsApp and we confirm the number of pages and the total before we start.
Often, yes. The English inside a 公证书 is prepared in China and is not a translation by an MOJ-licensed legal translator. Many UAE authorities work in Arabic and ask for a certified Arabic translation. A few may accept English, so check with the office receiving your file.
Generally not. The Convention applies between member states, and the UAE is not on the status table. Chinese documents for UAE use normally still go through consular legalisation, ending with the UAE Embassy and UAE MOFA. Check the current steps with the UAE mission in China before you start.
After, in most cases. The Chinese foreign affairs and UAE embassy stamps then form part of the document we translate, and the authority in the UAE sees one complete, consistent file.
Yes. Taiwanese documents often date events by the Minguo calendar, where year 112 is 2023, and we convert these dates carefully. Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan documents follow their own legalisation routes, so ask before you start.
We take the pinyin spelling from the passport, keep the surname-first order clear, and write the Arabic from that spelling. Where the person also uses an English first name, we only add it if it appears in their official documents or you ask us to.
Yes. We translate every field, including the unified social credit code, legal representative, registered capital, business scope and the registration authority seal. The licence usually needs legalisation before UAE registrars accept it.
Yes, into Simplified or Traditional Chinese. Requirements in China vary by office, and some want the translation done or certified there, so check with the receiving office first.
This page covers written translation. For meetings, negotiations or hearings, message us on WhatsApp and we will tell you what we can arrange.
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Send the full booklet and a passport copy on WhatsApp. We confirm the page count and price, flag any missing legalisation, and deliver a certified Arabic translation.