Eastern European languages translation in the UAE for residence files, marriages, courts, employers and companies: civil-status extracts, diplomas, powers of attorney and company records into Arabic, and UAE documents back into Ukrainian, Polish, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Czech or Hungarian. We check transliteration, patronymics, female surname forms and diacritics against your passport.
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Before You Translate
Eastern European documents are usually well structured. The trouble comes from spelling, the wrong type of extract, or an apostille the UAE does not use.
Ukrainian Cyrillic has its own letters (і, ї, є, ґ) and its own Latin transliteration: Олександр becomes Oleksandr, not the Russian-style Aleksandr. Ukrainian and Bulgarian records also carry the father’s name (a patronymic in Ukrainian, a middle name in Bulgarian). Serbian is written in both Cyrillic and Latin. We follow the passport spelling for every name and keep the patronymic where the document has it.
Polish surnames can change ending by gender (Kowalski, Kowalska), Czech female surnames usually end in -ová, and Hungarian puts the family name first, with married women sometimes using the husband’s name plus -né. A father, mother and daughter can therefore have three different surname forms. We keep each one exactly as issued and make the family link clear in Arabic.
Under Regulation (EU) 2016/1191, EU countries such as Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia and Hungary can attach a multilingual standard form to a birth, marriage or similar certificate. It is a translation aid for use between EU member states and has no legal value of its own. Older multilingual extracts exist too. Neither replaces a certified Arabic translation for UAE authorities.
Every country on this page is a party to the Hague Apostille Convention, but the UAE is not. UAE authorities therefore usually expect legalisation by the issuing country’s foreign ministry and the UAE mission there, then the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Steps differ by country and can change, so confirm them with the UAE mission before you start.
Languages and Documents
Into Arabic for UAE authorities, and from Arabic or English into these languages. Slovak, Slovenian, Macedonian, Albanian and others on request. Russian has its own page.
Birth, marriage and divorce certificates (свідоцтво), extracts from the civil register, diplomas, police certificates and powers of attorney, with patronymics kept and names matched to the passport.
Full and abridged civil-status extracts (odpis zupełny, odpis skrócony), diplomas, court rulings, notarial deeds and KRS company register extracts. We tell you if the UAE office wants the full extract.
Certificat de naștere, marriage and divorce certificates, criminal record certificates, diplomas and company papers, with Romanian diacritics (ș, ț, ă, î, â) kept accurate in names.
Birth and marriage certificates (удостоверение), conviction status certificates, diplomas and court decisions in Cyrillic, with the father’s name set out correctly as part of the full name.
Extracts from registers of births, marriages and deaths (izvod / izvadak iz matične knjige), citizenship certificates, court and company documents, in Cyrillic or Latin script.
Czech rodný list and marriage certificates, Hungarian születési anyakönyvi kivonat (birth extract), diplomas and company register extracts, with Hungarian family-name-first order made clear.
UAE marriage contracts, birth certificates, judgments, trade licences and powers of attorney translated for use at home. Some offices there want the translation made or certified locally, so ask first.
How It Works
WhatsApp clear scans of every page, including the legalisation or apostille page, and passport copies for everyone named.
We confirm the language and price, and flag if you have an abridged extract or EU multilingual form where a full extract and UAE legalisation are likely needed.
A legal translator works from the original, translates every stamp, and checks transliteration, patronymics, surname forms and dates against passports.
You receive a signed and stamped certified translation, with diacritics and surname forms matched to the passport. Same-day delivery is available for many documents.
Where It Is Used
Transparent Pricing
Excl. 5% VAT
Slovak, Slovenian, Macedonian, Albanian and other languages are on request: we confirm availability after we see the document, at the same AED 250 per page rate. Legalisation fees are paid to the relevant authorities.
FAQ
Each of Ukrainian, Polish, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Czech and Hungarian is charged at AED 250 per 200-word page, excluding 5% VAT, in either direction. A full Polish extract may run longer than an abridged one. We confirm the page count on WhatsApp first.
Yes. Ukrainian is a separate language with its own letters and name spellings, and we translate it as such. Many older documents from Ukraine are in Russian; for those, see our Russian translation page.
Not in the UAE. Forms under Regulation (EU) 2016/1191 are translation aids for use between EU member states and have no legal value of their own. UAE authorities usually want the certificate legalised and translated into Arabic.
Generally not on its own. These countries are parties to the Hague Apostille Convention, but the UAE is not listed as a party, so UAE authorities normally expect legalisation through the foreign ministry and the UAE mission. Confirm the steps with the mission.
We start from the Latin spelling in your passport, then write the Arabic from that, so every document in your file matches. The patronymic or father’s name stays in the translation where the original includes it.
It depends on the authority. Some UAE offices want the full extract (odpis zupełny) because it shows more detail. Ask the receiving office before you legalise and translate, so you only pay once.
Because these languages use a female form of the surname, such as Novák and Nováková, or Nowicki and Nowicka. It is the same family name. We keep each form as issued and the relationship is clear from the document.
Yes, Serbian in Cyrillic or Latin, and Croatian and Bosnian documents. Names follow the Latin spelling in the passport.
Yes: marriage contracts, birth certificates, judgments, licences and powers of attorney. Some offices in Europe require a translation by their own sworn translator, so ask the receiving office first.
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Send a scan and passport copies on WhatsApp. We confirm the price, check the extract and legalisation, and deliver a certified Arabic translation with every name matched.