Nepali and Sinhala translation in the UAE for family visas, employers, courts and schools: citizenship certificates, birth and marriage registrations and police reports into Arabic, and UAE documents back into Nepali or Sinhala. We convert Bikram Sambat dates day by day and keep long Sri Lankan names matched to the passport.
Trusted Credentials
Before You Translate
Nepali and Sri Lankan documents are rarely rejected for wording. They are queried when a date or name does not match the passport.
Nepal’s official calendar is the Bikram Sambat (BS). Its year starts in mid-April: Baisakh 1, 2083 BS fell on 14 April 2026. From the new year to December, BS is 57 years ahead of the Gregorian year; from January to mid-April, 56. Month lengths change from year to year, so the exact day cannot be worked out with a fixed formula. We convert using the published calendar for that year and keep the BS date beside the Gregorian one.
A Nepali citizenship certificate usually gives the date of birth in BS, while the passport gives it in the Gregorian calendar. A careless conversion can be a day or a month out and trigger a query. We convert the exact day, compare it with your passport and tell you if the two genuinely differ, because we translate the record as issued and cannot correct it.
Sinhala names can include an ancestral or house name (vasagama) and several given names, and documents often abbreviate them to initials. A birth certificate may show the full form while the passport shows initials and a surname. We follow the passport and keep the full name visible so the person can be matched across documents.
Neither Nepal nor Sri Lanka is listed as a party to the Hague Apostille Convention, and neither is the UAE. The UAE Embassy in Kathmandu says Nepali documents are first attested by Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the UAE Embassy in Colombo says the same for Sri Lanka’s ministry. Each embassy’s digital attestation then covers the embassy and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs in one application.
Nepali and Sri Lankan Documents
Into Arabic for UAE authorities, and from Arabic or English into Nepali or Sinhala. For Tamil documents from Sri Lanka or India, see our Indian languages page.
The nagarikta certificate, front and back, with BS dates converted and the issuing district and office translated. Often needed to link a person to other family documents.
Birth registration and marriage registration certificates, and relationship verification letters issued by local ward offices, for family visas and school enrolment.
Police clearance reports, court decisions and statements in Nepali, translated into Arabic with stamps and handwritten notes.
Certificates from the Registrar General’s Department in Sinhala, including older handwritten forms. Where a certificate is already in English, we quote it as English to Arabic.
Police clearance, court records and Sinhala-medium school certificates and results for employers, courts and certificate equivalency.
Experience letters, training certificates and medical reports in Nepali or Sinhala for employers, insurers and licensing bodies.
UAE birth certificates, marriage contracts, death certificates, judgments and powers of attorney translated for use in Nepal or Sri Lanka. Ask the receiving office what certification it needs.
How It Works
WhatsApp clear scans of every page, front and back, and passport copies for everyone named. Tell us which authority the translation is for.
We count the pages, confirm the price and flag if Nepal or Sri Lanka foreign ministry attestation still seems to be missing.
A legal translator converts each BS date using that year’s calendar, reads Devanagari or Sinhala numerals, and checks names against passports.
You receive a signed and stamped certified translation showing both the Bikram Sambat and the Gregorian date. Same-day delivery is available for many documents.
Where It Is Used
Transparent Pricing
Excl. 5% VAT
Nepali and Sri Lankan MOFA fees and UAE Embassy digital attestation fees are paid to those bodies, not to us. We confirm your page count and total on WhatsApp before we start.
FAQ
Nepali and Sinhala are AED 250 per 200-word page, excluding 5% VAT, in either direction. A citizenship or birth certificate is usually one page. If your document is entirely in English, it is AED 60 per page.
BS runs about 56 years and 8 months ahead, with the new year in mid-April. Because month lengths vary from year to year, we convert each date with the published calendar for that year, not by subtracting a fixed number, and show both dates.
First check whether the difference is only the calendar: a correct BS to Gregorian conversion often resolves it. If the dates still differ after conversion, we translate the certificate as issued and tell you, so you can ask the issuing office about a correction before you submit.
Neither Nepal nor the UAE is listed as a party to the Hague Apostille Convention. The UAE Embassy in Kathmandu says Nepali documents are attested by Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs first, then through the embassy’s digital attestation.
According to the UAE Embassy in Colombo, Sri Lankan documents must first be attested by Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The embassy’s digital attestation then covers both the embassy and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Confirm current steps before you start.
Yes. Send the clearest scan you have. If any entry is genuinely illegible, we mark it as illegible rather than guess, and you can decide whether to request a fresh certified copy.
Yes. Tamil is covered on our Indian languages page, and the same care with names and dates applies to Sri Lankan Tamil documents. Many Sri Lankan certificates are trilingual, so tell us which part needs translating.
Yes: birth certificates for children born in the UAE, marriage contracts, death certificates and powers of attorney. Ask the office in Nepal or Sri Lanka what certification it wants, and we prepare the translation to suit.
Yes, usually. UAE authorities generally want the whole document translated, including stamps and endorsements. That is why we recommend translating after attestation is complete.
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Send a scan and passport copies on WhatsApp. We confirm the price, convert every date and deliver a certified Arabic translation that matches your passport.