Notary Attestation Services in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi’s notarial system: ADJD and TAMM

Abu Dhabi is administered by its own judicial authority, the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, rather than by Dubai Courts. That matters because Dubai’s private notary roll, kept by Dubai Courts under Dubai Law No. 4 of 2013, is a Dubai-specific arrangement. Abu Dhabi runs its notarial services through ADJD channels and through TAMM, the emirate’s digital services platform for government and judicial transactions. The federal law behind the notary profession is the same one that applies in Dubai, so the underlying role, a notary checking identity and witnessing a signature, is consistent across the country even though the local administration differs.

For a resident or visitor, the practical effect is that a document can usually be notarised wherever is convenient, whether that is Abu Dhabi, Dubai or another emirate, and it does not have to be notarised in Abu Dhabi just because the document will later be used there.

Notary public and private notary in Abu Dhabi

As in the rest of the UAE, notarial acts in Abu Dhabi can be carried out by a government notary public or by a licensed private notary, typically a lawyer authorised to perform notarial acts. The two routes generally differ in where the appointment is held and who staffs it, not in what a notarised document means once it is issued. If you are unsure which route fits your document, tell us what it is for and we confirm the right one.

For a fuller explanation of how the two routes differ in general, see public vs private notary.

What can be notarised in Abu Dhabi

The most common documents we help Abu Dhabi based and Abu Dhabi bound clients with are:

• Powers of attorney, general or special, for property, company matters, court cases or personal affairs.
• Affidavits and declarations, such as a declaration of residency or a sworn statement for use with a bank, employer or authority.
• Certified true copies, where a copy of an original document needs to be checked and stamped as a genuine match.
• Signature witnessing, where a document simply needs your signature verified before a notary rather than a full notarial act.

Each of these follows the same core steps: you sign in front of the notary, the notary confirms your identity and, where relevant, that you understand what you are signing, then applies the seal.

In person or online

The physical act of signing in front of a notary generally still requires you or your representative to be present, whether in Abu Dhabi, Dubai or wherever the appointment is booked. Some preparatory steps, drafting the document, confirming requirements and booking the appointment, can be handled remotely, and our online notary public services cover the signing itself for documents that qualify. If you are outside the UAE entirely, a UAE embassy or consulate in your country can usually notarise or attest documents intended for use here, which is a different route from ADJD or Dubai Courts.

Areas we cover: Abu Dhabi city, Mussafah and Al Ain

Clients contact us from across the emirate, including Abu Dhabi city, the Mussafah industrial and residential area, and Al Ain. We do not hold an Abu Dhabi office. Our in-house notary public works from our Business Bay office in Dubai, and we also offer online notary public services; ask us whether a home visit is possible at your location. Office open Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. WhatsApp and online requests answered 24/7.

Attesting a notarised document for use abroad

Notarisation in Abu Dhabi confirms your signature and identity. If the document is then going to another country, for example to support a visa application, a property matter or a company registration abroad, it usually needs MOFAIC attestation as a separate step afterwards. The UAE is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention, so there is no apostille for a document notarised in or intended for use in Abu Dhabi. If a document is coming into the UAE from abroad, it generally needs to be attested in its country of origin first, then attested again by MOFAIC once it arrives here.

Get help with notary attestation in Abu Dhabi

Tell us which document you need notarised and what it is for, and we confirm the route, the requirements and the cost before anything is booked.

Call or WhatsApp +971 54 380 1094, email support@notaryservicesdubai.com, or visit us at Empire Heights Tower B, Marasi Drive, Business Bay, Dubai. Office open Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. WhatsApp and online requests answered 24/7. For Sharjah and the northern emirates, see notary public in Sharjah. For home visit options, see notary services at home. If you would rather start with your document contact details, our contact page has every way to reach us, or return to the Notary Services Dubai home page for the full range of what we cover.