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- The topic of true copies in UAE is described really slimly on the internet. I have found that I had to go to Notary Public in Dubai, but the Al Barsha branch promptly shooed me off, telling me that they do not issue true copies of documents which have not been made by them. They told me to go to the company which issued the document and have it done by them.
(For the record, my documents are two property sales agreements and one Title Deed.)

- True Copies of Title Deeds issued by Dubai Land Department are really easy to make true copies of. Just go to the Land Dept and ask one of the people there. They'll slam a stamp there without any charge. You can then take it to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and then to the country's embassy of your choice.

- Some embassies will get true copy stamps on your documents, even if they are UAE-based. This is how I I am getting my property sales agreements from Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah stamped. Then they say I should go to the M. of. F.A. to attest them and return to the embassy. It was the Cyprus Trade Centre in Al Ghurair City)

- RAK sales agreements will have to be sent to the Chamber of Commerce in RAK. PM me, I know where it is located. There, they will try to compare the signatures on the documents with the one they have on file. If it doesn't match, you're probably out of luck, they'll ask for a letter of attorney from the owner of the company or its GM - whose signatures they will have on file. Tough luck trying to find those important guys.

Hope this helps.

Hi,

Thank you for the explanation. I am a bit lost as I have the same info from Al Barsha office saying that I have to contact Ministry of Justice which I think too much.
I just need to use Notary Public attestation of document to to attest my Driving License (issued in Slovakia), nothing more. I believe it can be done by some public Notary here in Dubai in case I will provide them with original and copy.
I am just lost whom should I contact. Can you please advise?
Many thanks!
Simona

SimonaM, the best way to attest your Slovakian driving license would be to go to the Slovakian embassy or consulate over here. Otherwise, if that doesn't work, you can also go one step back and go to Slovakia, where they will attest your photocopy, which you then take to the Slovakian embassy or consulate here, they attest it, and you take the document further to M. of F.A.

I was overseas, so I was unable to process my documents. I used this company Apostille Pros. I'm not sure if its the same situation as yours. Google Apostille Pros maybe they can help you.

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