Certified Urdu translation of Pakistani documents for UAE authorities: Nikah Nama, NADRA family registration and birth certificates, divorce papers, affidavits and court orders translated into Arabic or English, and UAE documents translated into Urdu. Names checked against your passport and CNIC.
Trusted Credentials
Before You Translate
Most problems with Pakistani files come from names, mixed-language forms and missing attestation, not from the Urdu itself.
Urdu names have no single official romanisation, so a name such as محمد or خان can be romanised as Muhammad, Mohammad or Mohd, and Khan or Khaan. Pakistani forms also use relationship markers such as s/o, d/o and w/o (son, daughter or wife of). We follow the spelling in your passport and CNIC, keep the father's or husband's name exactly, and write the Arabic so it matches your UAE residence record.
Many Pakistani documents mix languages: a Nikah Nama is usually filled in by hand in Urdu, while a NADRA certificate may be printed in English with Urdu entries. We translate every part, including handwritten entries and Union Council stamps, into one clean Arabic or English text. If a document is entirely in English, it is charged at the English-Arabic rate instead.
The UAE Embassy in Islamabad states that Pakistan-issued documents must first be attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Pakistan. Its digital attestation then covers the embassy and the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs in one application, and personal certificates must be originals. Pakistan has joined the Apostille Convention, but the UAE is not a party, so the embassy route usually still applies.
Pakistani Documents We Translate
Urdu into Arabic or English for UAE authorities, and Arabic or English into Urdu where a Pakistani office or family member needs it.
The standard Pakistani marriage form with its numbered columns, including dower (haq mehr) and any delegated right of divorce, translated in full for family visas, Emirates ID updates, sponsorship and court cases. Registration stamps translated too.
FRC by birth or by marriage, listing parents, siblings, spouse or children as recorded with NADRA. Often requested to prove family relationships for sponsorship, school files and inheritance.
Computerised birth certificates issued through the Union Council and NADRA, and child registration certificates (B-Form), for residence visas, school enrolment and passport files.
Talaq deeds, Union Council divorce certificates, khula decrees from family courts and NADRA divorce certificates, for UAE family court cases and remarriage files.
Stamp-paper affidavits, succession certificates, guardianship orders, FIRs and land records written in Urdu, for UAE courts, banks and inheritance proceedings.
UAE judgments, labour and tenancy contracts, and notices translated into Urdu so a Pakistani party or family member can understand them. Pakistani offices often work in English, so ask whether English or Urdu is needed.
How It Works
WhatsApp clear scans of every page, including the back with stamps, plus passport and CNIC copies. Tell us whether you need Arabic or English and which authority it is for.
We count Urdu and English pages, confirm the price and tell you if the document looks like it still needs Pakistan MOFA or UAE embassy attestation.
A legal translator reads the handwriting, translates every column and stamp, and checks names, CNIC numbers and dates against your ID documents.
You receive one signed and stamped translation covering the printed and handwritten parts, Union Council stamps included. Same-day delivery is available for many documents. Hard copies are available on request.
Where It Is Used
Transparent Pricing
Excl. 5% VAT
Pakistani MOFA and UAE Embassy digital attestation fees are paid to those bodies and are separate from our price. We tell you the page count and which rate applies on WhatsApp before we start.
FAQ
Urdu text is AED 250 per 200-word page, excluding 5% VAT. Documents written entirely in English, such as many NADRA printouts, are charged at AED 60 per page into Arabic. A Nikah Nama is often two pages. Send a scan on WhatsApp and we confirm the count first.
Yes. We translate every column of the Nikah Nama, including the handwritten Urdu entries, dower and witness details, and the registration stamps. Check whether your UAE authority wants the Nikah Nama alone or with the NADRA marriage certificate.
Yes. The FRC lists family members as registered with NADRA and is often used to prove relationships. Where it is printed in English we can charge the English-Arabic rate, and any Urdu entries are translated as well.
Usually, yes, for official UAE use. The UAE Embassy in Islamabad requires prior attestation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Pakistan, then its digital attestation covers the embassy and UAE MOFA. Degrees and school certificates usually need HEC or IBCC verification before MOFA. Check with the receiving authority.
Generally not. The Apostille Convention entered into force for Pakistan on 9 March 2023, but the UAE is not a party, so Pakistani MOFA attestation and the UAE Embassy's digital attestation are still the usual route.
If the Nikah Nama is in Urdu, the Latin or Arabic spelling in the translation is ours to choose, so we use your passport spelling. If two English documents genuinely differ, we translate each faithfully and the authority may ask for a one-name affidavit or a corrected record.
Into Arabic, by a legal translator. Urdu shares many Arabic-origin words, but their legal meaning is not always the same, so these terms are translated by their legal sense, not by their spelling. We also provide English if your file needs both.
Yes: judgments, contracts, notices and family documents. Many Pakistani offices accept English, so check which language they want. For a hearing or meeting you need an interpreter rather than a written translation.
SWLT is an MOJ-licensed legal translation office, and our certified translations are accepted across the UAE, including by Dubai Courts. In family cases the court may ask for the Nikah Nama together with the NADRA marriage certificate, so check which it wants before ordering.
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Send a scan with your passport and CNIC on WhatsApp. We confirm the price, check the attestation, and deliver a certified translation with every name matched.