Russia Certificate Attestation for the UAE

A local Notary Public certifies the document first, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs authenticates it at national level, the UAE Embassy in Moscow legalises it, and MOFA Dubai applies the final UAE stamp. Russian documents for UAE use move through this complete four-stage legalisation chain.

UAE employment visas, DHA/DoH/KHDA licensing, family visa sponsorship and Golden Visa applications all require attested Russian documents. This route often connects to our business setup service for Russian-linked company formations in the UAE, given the volume of Russian business activity across UAE free zones.

Russia degrees need this chain for KHDA/DHA/MOH licensing and UAE university admission. Vital records — birth, marriage and death certificates — need it for family visa sponsorship. Police clearance certificates are required for UAE Golden Visa and long-stay applications. Corporate documents — incorporation certificates, board resolutions and POAs — need the same chain for UAE business use.

You will typically need the original signed and sealed Russian document, a colour scan of your passport bio page and UAE visa or entry stamp, a signed authorisation letter if a family member or agent holds the original in Russia, and a purpose letter where required.

Documents submitted directly to the embassy without proper local notarisation and Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs authentication are rejected. Only originals with wet signatures and seals are accepted; scanned PDFs cannot be attested. Any name mismatch between certificate, passport and Emirates ID blocks downstream applications. And photocopies or laminated originals must be re-issued before attestation can proceed.

• Russia degree (Notary → MFA → Embassy → MOFA): government fee Local + Embassy tariff, service fee On quote, turnaround 3 – 5 weeks.
• Police clearance certificate: government fee Local + Embassy tariff, service fee On quote, turnaround 3 – 5 weeks.
• Vital record (birth / marriage): government fee Local + Embassy tariff, service fee On quote, turnaround 3 – 5 weeks.
• MOFA Dubai only: government fee AED 150 – 2,000, service fee On quote, turnaround 1 – 2 working days.

Corporate documents make up a significant share of the Russia route we handle from our Oud Metha office, given the volume of Russian-linked business setup activity in the UAE. We coordinate the correct commercial tariff for these alongside any personal documents in the same request, so nothing is quoted or processed at the wrong rate.