How to Legalize a Personal Documents at UAE Embassy in Washington, DC

• For academic documents the U.A.E embassy accepts original diploma or photocopy of your dipoma.
• • If you prefer not to use your original diploma, you can make a photocopy and have it properly notarized in your current state, or you can contact your school registrar’s office and request the document to be sent to us for further authentication. Most academic documents can be notarized in any state, regardless of their state of origin.

• For vital records, all documents must be original and issued by the state.
  • If you don’t have the originals, let us know. We can assist in retrieving them or obtaining new ones for you.
  • Some vital records require recent issuance dates to receive state certification, so ordering a new one may be necessary.

•  Embassy Fee: 

  • Personal and Educational Documents $40.82 per document.

1. Secretary of State Certification: ~ 1-2 weeks at the state level. Depending on the state’s workload, it can take 3-4 weeks.
2. Authentication by the U.S. Department of State: 2 weeks is the estimated turnaround time. 
3.  UAE Embassy Legalization: 5-7 days.

The entire attestation process typically takes 3-6 weeks, depending on the document type.