A traducteur assermenté is a translator sworn before a French Court of Appeal (Cour d’appel). Their translations carry a unique registration number, an official stamp, and a signature. This makes the document legally valid for use in French courts, prefectures, universities, and consulates.
A translation certified by the UAE Ministry of Justice is fully valid within the UAE, but it is not the same as a sworn French translation. Only a translator sworn before a French Court of Appeal can produce that.
Because these translators are sworn in by the regional court where they’re based, they operate within France’s jurisdiction. That’s why we deliver sworn French translation for UAE-based clients either directly from a France-based sworn translator or through an approved assermenté partner, depending on your submission’s requirements.
Some of our most requested documents for legal translations in Dubai:
There are two situations for this:
Here’s how the process works;
The UAE is not a member of the Hague Apostille Convention. This means an apostille alone does not meet French standards. Your documents will undergo full consular legalization to be valid for use in France.
France is a member of the Hague Apostille Convention. So your document undergoes an apostille process rather than full embassy legalization. Here are the steps involved:
We handle sworn French translation directly through our approved sworn translator network. Every translation undergoes a multi-step review by a proofreader and is guaranteed 100% acceptance by authorities in France and the UAE.
Here’s why our over 100,000 customers trust us;
Sworn translations in France are delivered within 24-48 hours, starting at €39 ($41.28) per page. The final cost and timeline vary by document length, language pair, and urgency. Pricing for sworn French translation can differ from standard UAE MOJ translation rates. This is because it involves a separately regulated professional working under French rules.