Notary Public Dubai Power of Attorney: How the Notary Signs Yours

What the notary does in a notary public Dubai power of attorney

The notary does not write your wishes for you. The notary checks your identity, confirms you understand what you are signing, and notarises the document. That is what makes it usable in the UAE.

Notarial acts in the UAE are regulated by Federal Decree-Law No. 20 of 2022. In Dubai, notaries public are regulated by Dubai Law No. 4 of 2013. Dubai has a Government notary public at Dubai Courts and private notaries. A private notary in Dubai is a lawyer licensed by Dubai Courts to carry out notarial acts.

At Notary Services Dubai, we prepare and draft the power of attorney with you, translate it where needed, and notarise your document at our Business Bay office. You can also use our online notary public services or a home visit notary service. Read more about the notary public in Dubai and how the routes differ.

General or special: choose before you sign

The type of power of attorney decides what your agent can do. Under Federal Decree-Law No. 25 of 2025, which replaced the 1985 Civil Transactions Law from 1 June 2026, agency is covered in Articles 866 to 903. General and special agency are in Articles 869 to 871.

• A general power of attorney covers a wide range of acts.
• A special power of attorney covers one named act, such as selling a vehicle or collecting a document.

Use the shortest authority that does the job. Our page on the special power of attorney in Dubai shows what to name in it, and the power of attorney in Dubai and the UAE page covers the wider picture.

How to sign a personal power of attorney in Dubai

For a personal power of attorney, the person giving the authority signs in front of the notary. This is what people mean when they search for how to witness a personal POA in Dubai: the notary sees you sign.

1. Tell us what the agent will do and where the document will be used.
2. We prepare or check the draft and arrange translation if needed.
3. You bring your identity documents to our Business Bay office, or use the online or home visit route.
4. The notary checks your identity and that you understand the document.
5. You sign in front of the notary, and the notary notarises it.
6. We tell you whether the receiving office needs anything more.

For a signer who is outside the UAE, see how to make a UAE power of attorney from abroad. The Ministry of Justice also runs an E-Notary System for remote notarisation. We are a separate service.

When a notary is not enough

Some documents need one more step before another office accepts them.

• MOFAIC attestation. If the power of attorney will be used abroad, MOFAIC attests documents in the UAE. Its fee is AED 150 for personal documents and AED 2,000 for commercial documents. See power of attorney attestation in Dubai.
• No apostille. The UAE is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention. Foreign documents are attested in the issuing country, including at the UAE embassy there, then by MOFAIC in the UAE.
• DIFC matters. DIFC Courts runs its own notary service for DIFC matters. If your matter is a DIFC one, use that route.