Notary Public

Please note that ADJD’s fees are payable at the time of the appointment with the Notary Public.
A payment link will be provided via email for ADGM Courts’ fees.

Please note that ADJD’s fees are payable at the time of the appointment with the Notary Public.
A payment link will be provided via email for ADGM Courts’ fees.

The document must be in bilingual format (Arabic and English) certified by a legal translator licensed by the UAE Ministry of Justice unless there is a requirement for the document to be in Arabic.

The document must also include the following information:

For Entities’ document(s) for notarisation:

Personal information of the authorised signatory(ies)

• name as stated in the Emirates ID for UAE residents and/ passport for non-UAE residents;
• nationality;
• Emirates ID number for UAE residents and/ passport number for non-UAE residents; and
• capacity

Company information as stated in the commercial licence:

• name;
• legal entity type;
• name of the licensing authority;
• registration number; and
• company address.

For Individuals’ document(s) for notarisation

Personal information of the authorised signatory(ies):

• name as stated in the Emirates ID for UAE residents and/ passport for non-UAE residents;
• nationality;
• Emirates ID number for UAE residents and/ passport number for non-UAE residents; and
• capacity

The document must be signed by the authorised signatory(ies) in handwriting on all pages. DocuSign and electronic signatures are not accepted.

The fact that your name appears on the commercial licence does not authorise you to sign documents for notarisation on behalf of the company.

You may be authorised to sign documents for notarisation on behalf of the company if:

• you are a shareholder or director of a company and are granted this authority pursuant to the ADGM Companies Regulations 2020; or
• you hold a power of attorney or shareholders’/ board of directors’ resolution (authority document) granting you the authority to act and execute documents on behalf of the company. The authority document must be either notarised by a notary public, or if the applicant is an ADGM entity the authority document can be certified by the ADGM Registration Authority (RA) with a notary pack.

A notary pack is a service offered by the RA to certify an authority document of an ADGM registered entity for notarisation purposes, in which the RA provides the following two letters along with the certified authority document: (a) declaration letter which confirms the validity of the authority document, and (b) a directors’ powers letter which lists the directors and confirms their powers in accordance with the ADGM Companies Regulations. The Notary Public requires a notary pack certification only if the applicant selects to certify the authority document by RA. To apply for this service, please contact RA at: ra@adgm.com for further assistance.

Yes, all authorised signatories must attend the same appointment before the Notary Public to confirm their knowledge of the content of the document for notarisation.

No, the Notary Public will not notarise articles of association and its amendments for an Abu Dhabi based company because the notarisation for such document falls within the competency of another authority (for example, Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development).

Please tick the box to confirm you have the document required to submit a request.

Please tick the boxes to confirm you have all the documents required to submit a request.

The will must be in bilingual format (Arabic and English) certified by a legal translator licensed by the UAE Ministry of Justice.

The will must also include the following information:

The following personal information of the Testator:

• The following personal information of the Testator:
  ▪ name as stated in the Emirates ID
  ▪ Emirates ID number, (applicable for UAE residents only);
  ▪ Passport number;
  ▪ nationality;
  ▪ date of birth;
  ▪ place of birth; and
  ▪ address.
• Declaration of religion;
• Appointment of executor(s) and statement of their powers;
• Appointment of guardians (if applicable);
• Identification of the beneficiaries and succession of beneficiaries including their name, nationality, date of birth, place of birth and address or if the beneficiary is a body corporate, the name, place of incorporation and commercial licence number.
• Description of the estate to be distributed and the allocation amongst beneficiaries (if applicable); and
• The applicable law: You may select UAE law and add a specific reference to article (17) of Federal Law No. (5) of 1985 on the Civil Transactions Law, by inserting the following paragraph:

“It is expressly stipulated that this will is in accordance with Article 17 of Federal Law No. (5) of 1985 on the Civil Transactions Law of the United Arab Emirates and the amendments thereto and the substantive provisions governing testamentary disposition and other dispositions taking effect after my death shall be governed in accordance with the provisions of (e.g. this will). Shariah Law shall not apply in any circumstances.”

Yes, the Notary Public can notarise a will if the assets are located within the UAE.

Yes, the Notary Public can notarise a will if the assets are located outside the UAE. However, any grant of probate will be made in the jurisdiction in which the assets are located.

No, we do not provide a probate service. Probate applications must be registered with the ADJD’s Wills and Probate Office.