Name change documents translation for UAE residents who changed their name abroad: deed polls, change-of-name certificates, court orders and marriage certificates that support a new surname. We translate them into Arabic with both names intact, so your residence visa, Emirates ID and other records can be brought in line with your new passport.
Trusted Credentials
Before You Update Your Records
UAE records follow your passport. Once you hold a passport in a new name, your residence visa, Emirates ID and the documents issued under your old name no longer match it, and you need paperwork that links the two names.
A name change is made under the law of your nationality, so the new passport normally comes from your home country or its embassy. Only then is your UAE residence record updated: ICP's "Amendment of Residency Permit Data" service in most emirates, or GDRFA's "Data Amendment of Residency Visa" for Dubai residence visas. ICP's service card lists replacing the Emirates ID card to update the displayed information. Ask the authority what proof of the change it wants for your case.
A deed poll, court order or change-of-name certificate issued abroad usually follows the standard chain for foreign documents: authenticated in the issuing country, attested by the UAE embassy there, then by MOFA in the UAE. The Arabic translation comes last, so it covers the document and every attestation stamp.
The whole point of the document is to link an old name to a new one. We render both in Arabic consistently with your residence records and Emirates ID, and in Latin script exactly as the source shows them, so no one can read them as two different people.
Name Change Documents We Translate
From English and 50+ other languages into Arabic for UAE use, and from Arabic for use abroad.
Enrolled and unenrolled deed polls, with witness details and any enrolment or registration stamps.
Certificates issued by civil registries or other authorities recording a legal name change.
Court orders approving a name change, including those made in adoption or family proceedings.
The certificates behind taking a spouse's surname, or returning to a maiden name after divorce.
Official gazette entries or publications, in countries where a name change is published.
Consular letters and sworn statements confirming that the old and new names belong to the same person.
How It Works
Obtain the passport in your new name and have the name-change document attested through the chain the UAE authority requires.
WhatsApp the attested document, both passports and your Emirates ID, so we use the Arabic spellings already on your UAE records.
A legal translator translates the document and every stamp. Both names, dates and reference numbers are checked against the originals.
You receive the stamped translation as a PDF, with hard copies on request, to submit with your residency amendment and other updates.
Who May Ask for It
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Excl. 5% VAT
We translate; we do not change names, file residency amendments or attest documents, and government fees are not included. We confirm our price on WhatsApp before we start.
FAQ
Get a passport in your new name first. Then apply to amend your residence data: through ICP's "Amendment of Residency Permit Data" service, or GDRFA's "Data Amendment of Residency Visa" if you hold a Dubai residence visa. ICP lists replacing the Emirates ID to show the updated information. Requirements can change, so check the service card before you apply.
If a UAE authority, court or notary asks for it as proof of the change, usually yes. Many UAE government bodies work in Arabic and accept foreign documents with a legal translation. Some, such as employers or banks, may accept English as it is. Ask the body that wants it.
For official UAE use, a document issued abroad is usually attested in the issuing country, by the UAE embassy there and by MOFA in the UAE. Translate after attestation, so the Arabic covers every stamp. Our MOFA attestation guide explains the chain.
In many cases the marriage certificate is the document that links your two surnames, together with a passport in your married name. Some authorities may ask for more. Note that changing your name after marriage is a choice made under your own country's rules; once your passport changes, your UAE records need to follow it.
You usually keep the degree as issued and present it with the attested name-change document and its translation, which link the two names. Some universities will reissue a degree in a new name; whether you need that depends on the regulator or employer reviewing it.
No. A spelling mismatch is the same name written differently, for example Mohammed and Mohamed. A name change is a different name, made legally. Spelling differences have their own guide on our site, linked below.
If your old name already appears in Arabic on your Emirates ID or residence records, we keep that spelling for the old name and transliterate the new name in a consistent way. If the new Arabic spelling has already been set by ICP or GDRFA, send it and we use it.
Commonly: your employer and labour records, bank accounts, driving licence, tenancy contract, insurance, and your children's or spouse's sponsorship files. Each body sets its own requirements, and most will ask to see the new passport and the proof of change.
It depends on the language of the name-change proof. A deed poll in English is AED 60 per 200-word page into Arabic, excluding 5% VAT, and is often one or two pages. French is AED 100, German, Turkish and Italian AED 150, and other languages AED 250 per page. Same-day delivery is available for many documents.
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Send the attested name-change document, both passports and your Emirates ID on WhatsApp. We quote per page and deliver the same day for many documents.