A. Legal company documents certification for use in the UAE
All types of legal documents excluding documents issued by a federal entity, invoices, and certificates of origin.
Examples: Articles of Incorporation, Certificate of Good Standing, Agreements, Contracts, Certificate of Status, Certificate of Formation, Certificate of Free Sale, Certificate to Foreign Government, ..etc.
Starting February 1st, there is no longer a requirement to obtain the authentication from the U.S. Department of State.
OUR PROCESSING
Documents must be signed and notarized and mailed to the US Chamber of Commerce.
The chamber will do the following:
- Certify the document from the court and secretary state of Maryland.
- Affix the stamp of the US Arab Chamber of Commerce.
- Pay $573 to cover the fee of the embassy of UAE.
- Send the document to the embassy of UAE to be legalized.
- Return the document to the customer.
The processing time is 7 business days.
The total fee for this service is $673 Per document (this fee is to cover the following fees):
Fee can be pre-paid by a company check. Please click here if you want to pre-pay by company check.
To pre-pay by credit card, you will be charged an extra handling fee of 5%.
Mailing
Please send your document to:
US Arab Chamber of Commerce
Legalization Department
1615 Bay Head Rd.
Annapolis MD 21409
Tel: (202) 468-4200
Email: consular@uaeembassy.net
B. Federal issued documents to be certified by the UAE
All types of documents issued by the federal government.
Examples: FDA documents, USDA documents ..etc.
These types of documents still require the certification of the U.S. Department of State.
OUR PROCESSING
Documents must be sent the same way as they were received.
The chamber will do the following:
- Send the document to the US department of State for authentication.
- Affix the stamp of the US Arab Chamber of Commerce.
- Pay $573 to cover the fee of the embassy of UAE.
- Send the document to the embassy of UAE to be legalized.
- Return the document to the customer.
The processing time is 66 business days.
The total fee for this service is $678 Per document (this fee is to cover the following fees):
Fee can be pre-paid by a company check. Please click here if you want to pre-pay by company check.
To pre-pay by credit card, you will be charged an extra handling fee of 5%.
Mailing
Please send your document to:
US Arab Chamber of Commerce
Legalization Department
1615 Bay Head Rd.
Annapolis MD 21409
Tel: (202) 468-4200
Email: consular@uaeembassy.net
C. Commercial Documents to be used for shipping
Invoices, Certificates of Origin, & Packing Lists
Starting February 1st, 2023 there will be no added fee based on the value of the invoice.
OUR PROCESSING
Documents must be signed and notarized and mailed to the US Chamber of Commerce.
The chamber will do the following:
- Courier the documents from Aking Gump by hand.
- Send the document to the embassy of UAE to be legalized.
- Return the document to the customer.
The processing time is 9 business days.
The total fee for this service is $256 (this fee is to cover the following fees):
Fee can be pre-paid by a company check. Please click here if you want to pre-pay by company check.
To pre-pay by credit card, you will be charged an extra handling fee of 5%.
Freight forwarders are welcome to participate in our online digital system, which will allow them to enroll in our billing system.
Mailing
Please send your document to:
US Arab Chamber of Commerce
Legalization Department
1615 Bay Head Rd.
Annapolis MD 21409
Tel: (202) 468-4200
Email: consular@uaeembassy.net