Family book translation for UAE nationals and their families: the خلاصة القيد (khulasat al qaid) or its replacement, the Family Data record issued through the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP), plus Emirates ID cards, passports and birth certificates, translated for embassies, universities and courts abroad.
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Before You Send It Abroad
Inside the UAE, the family record is read in Arabic by systems that already know it. Abroad, an embassy officer, a university admissions team or a judge sees an unfamiliar document in a language they cannot read. The translation is what they actually rely on.
From 13 May 2024, ICP replaced the paper family book with "Family Data" (بيانات الأسرة), available in personal accounts on the ICP website and app. ICP said it carries the same information, including nationality, family members and place of birth, and that the rules for extracting or updating it stay the same. Many families still hold the old book, and foreign bodies may still ask for a "family book". We translate either.
For use abroad, UAE documents are usually attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and then, depending on the country, by its embassy. MOFA offers digital attestation for original digital documents that carry a verification feature such as a QR code, from supported government entities. Its courier route requires the document in Arabic or English, or with a legally certified translation. Ask the receiving body which it needs before you start.
A family record lists several people, each with an Arabic name that can be spelled many ways in Latin script. We spell every name exactly as it appears in that person's passport, so the translation, the passports and the visa or admission file all agree.
Emirati Documents We Translate
From Arabic into English and 50+ other languages, for use abroad or for foreign family members.
The paper family book, page by page, including the head of family, spouses, children, places and dates of birth.
The Family Data record from your ICP account, translated from the version you download or print.
Emirates ID cards and passport data pages, front and back, for foreign applications that ask for them.
UAE birth certificates and marriage contracts that accompany the family record in most files.
Official certificates and "To Whom It May Concern" letters issued to UAE nationals, as issued.
The foreign spouse's birth certificate, single status or divorce documents, translated into Arabic for UAE use.
How It Works
Confirm which language it wants, whether it needs MOFA or embassy attestation, and whether a Family Data extract or the old book is acceptable.
WhatsApp clear scans of the record and the passport of every person named, so each name is spelled correctly.
A legal translator translates the record. Names, ID numbers, dates and places are checked against the original and the passports.
You receive the stamped translation as a PDF, with hard copies on request, ready to submit or to attest where required.
Who Asks for It
Transparent Pricing
Excl. 5% VAT
We translate; MOFA and embassy attestation are separate steps handled by those authorities, and their fees are not included. We confirm our price on WhatsApp before we start.
FAQ
It is the official family record held by UAE nationals, listing the head of the family, spouses and children with their details. It was issued through ICP, the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security. Since 13 May 2024, ICP has offered the same record electronically as "Family Data".
ICP announced in May 2024 that the current family book would be discontinued and replaced by Family Data, available in personal accounts on its website and app, with the same information and the same conditions for extracting or updating it. The passport remains the travel document. Whether a foreign body accepts a printed Family Data extract is up to that body, so ask first.
Common reasons include a visa application for a family member, a child's school or university admission abroad, a foreign court case involving the family, registering a marriage or a birth in a foreign spouse's country, and medical treatment or insurance abroad. Each body sets its own requirements.
Often, yes, but it depends on the receiving country and body. MOFA attests the signatures and seals on UAE documents, digitally for supported original digital documents or through its courier route, and many countries then require their embassy's legalisation. Ask the receiving body, and see our MOFA attestation guide.
If the receiving body wants the attestation stamps translated too, translate after attestation so every stamp is covered. If it only needs the translation attached to an attested original, the order matters less. When unsure, attest first.
Exactly as each person's passport shows them, so please send every passport. If a family member has no passport yet, we agree one spelling with you and use it consistently. For spelling differences between documents, see our guide on name spelling mismatches.
Yes, into 50+ languages, for example French for a French or Moroccan authority or German for a German university. French is AED 100, German, Turkish and Italian AED 150, and other languages AED 250 per page, excluding VAT.
Usually two directions: the Emirati spouse's documents into the foreign spouse's language for use in that country, and the foreign spouse's documents into Arabic for use in the UAE. The UAE court or authority handling the matter sets its own list, so check with it before you translate.
Arabic to English is AED 60 per 200-word page, excluding 5% VAT. The family book or Family Data extract is usually a few pages. We quote on WhatsApp before we start, and same-day delivery is available for many documents.
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Send the family book or Family Data extract and the passports on WhatsApp. We quote per page and deliver the same day for many documents.