The deed, not the application
Power of attorney for golden visa paperwork in the UAE
A power of attorney for golden visa paperwork is a deed that names someone to act for you. We draft it, name each act inside it, prepare the Arabic text and attend the notary with you.
- Ask the authority first
- Drafted around named acts
- Arabic text and translation
Power of attorney for golden visa, the first question to ask
Before anything else, ask the authority handling your application whether it will deal with a representative at all and what wording it wants to see, because that authority sets its own rules on representation and nobody outside it can answer for it. Once you have that answer, we can draft a deed that names the acts you were told to cover.
What this page covers
The deed, not the application
Ask this first
The authority handling your application
Law on the deed
Federal Decree-Law 25/2025, Articles 866 to 903
The document is ours, the decision is not
A residency application is decided by an authority that sets its own rules on whether it will deal with a representative, and on what it wants to see if it does. We cannot answer that for you and we will not pretend otherwise. What we can be exact about is the deed itself: what it says, what it therefore allows, and how long it runs.
Federal Decree-Law 25/2025, Article 871(1)
If the agency is expressed in general terms without specifying what is intended, it shall only grant the agent the power to perform acts of management.
What UAE law settles about the deed itself
Agency sits in Federal Decree-Law 25/2025, at Articles 866 to 903. Article 869 says an agency may be general, special, conditional, or deferred to a future time, and those four are the statutory categories. Article 870 then requires a special agency specifying the type of act for anything that is not management and preservation, and it names donations, sale, settlement, mortgage, acknowledgment, arbitration and pleading before the court among them.
Article 897 extinguishes an agency on completion of the work entrusted to the agent, expiry of the term specified for it, or the death or loss of capacity of either party. Article 898 lets you revoke or restrict the agent at any time, unless the agency involves a right of a third party or was issued in the agent’s interest. Note the law moved: the 1985 Civil Code is repealed.
Six things a deed like this has to spell out
These are drafting decisions, not residency requirements. Which of them your matter actually needs is for the authority receiving the deed to tell you, so bring us its answer rather than a guess.
- The principal, named as the identity document spells the name
- The agent, named as a person and not by job title
- Each act by type, which Article 870 requires in terms
- Signing an acknowledgment or declaration, if the agent is to hold it
- Whether a sub-agent may be appointed, or may not
- The term, since Article 897 ends the agency when it expires
How a residency authority gets used for something else
The authority you hand over is defined by the words in the deed, not by the reason you signed it. Article 870 turns on what the wording names, so a broad deed signed for one purpose can reach acts you never had in mind. Do not give a general authority to an agent you met through an application.
- Donations and sale, the first two acts Article 870 names
- Settlement, mortgage and acknowledgment, named in the same line
- Arbitration, and pleading before the court, named there too
- A special agency naming only the acts you were asked to cover
- A term written into the deed, so Article 897 closes it
- Article 898, which lets you revoke, subject to its two exceptions
The order we work in
Four steps. The first belongs to you and to the authority, and skipping it is what wastes money.
1
Ask the authority, and get the answer in writing
Ask whether a representative is accepted at all, in whose name, and what the wording has to cover. Whatever comes back is what we draft to.
2
We draft the deed around the acts you name
Article 870 requires a special agency specifying the type of act, so we name each one. Article 871 limits wording left general to acts of management.
3
Arabic text, and a registered legal translator
The instrument is in Arabic. Dubai Law 4/2013 requires a foreign language document to carry a certified translation, both versions signed. Dubai Courts asks for Ministry of Justice legal translation.
4
The notary ratifies, we attend
The ratification is carried out before a notary public. A notary verifies identity, capacity and consent, reads the content of the transaction out to the parties, and ratifies it. We attend with you.
Items the notary checks, and details the drafting needs
None of this comes from any residency rule. These are the items Federal Decree-Law 20/2022 has the notary verify, and the details the Arabic text cannot be written without.
From the principal
Identity, capacity, consent
- Passport, ID card, or another official document issued by the State
- Emirates ID card, where you hold one
- The spelling of your name exactly as that document carries it
- Whatever the receiving authority told you the deed must cover
The agent’s details
Named, not assumed
- The Emirates ID number, or the card itself
- A passport copy, which the Dubai Courts service accepts in its place
- How the name should read in the Arabic text
- Confirmation that the person is willing to act
Signing while you are still overseas
The chain in, in order
- The issuing country’s foreign ministry attests it first
- Then the UAE embassy or consulate in that country
- Then MOFAIC in the UAE, AED 150 for individual affairs documents
- An original in Arabic or English, or a certified translation, not laminated
Frequently asked questions
The questions we are asked most often on this one.
Will a power of attorney be accepted for my golden visa application?
We cannot tell you, and no provider honestly can. Whether a representative is accepted, in whose name, and on what wording is decided by the authority handling the application under its own rules. Ask that authority directly, in writing if you can, before you pay anyone to draft anything.
Do you handle the application itself?
No. We are lawyers and legal consultants who draft the deed, prepare the Arabic text, check it against what you were asked to provide, and attend the notary appointment with you. We provide notary services. We are not immigration advisers and not a visa or PRO service. Questions about the application go to the authority or to your own adviser.
Would a general power of attorney be enough here?
Do not assume it. Article 871 of Federal Decree-Law 25/2025 says an agency expressed in general terms, without specifying what is intended, grants only acts of management. Article 870 requires a special agency specifying the type of act for anything beyond management and preservation. Which acts yours has to name is for the receiving authority to tell you.
Who is allowed to translate the deed into Arabic?
Federal Decree-Law 20/2022 says the instrument drafted by the notary shall be in Arabic, with a foreign language permitted only on conditions set by a ministerial resolution. Dubai Law 4/2013 requires a foreign language document to have a certified translation, with both versions signed, and the Dubai Courts service asks for legal translation approved by the UAE Ministry of Justice.
Which notary fees are published, and by whom?
Cabinet Resolution 19/2024 is a federal schedule. It sets AED 100 per party for executing or notarising a general or special power of attorney, AED 50 per page for notarising a translation in the instrument, AED 200 per party for authenticating signatures of unspecified value, and AED 300 for an affidavit. A private notary adds 30 percent, so AED 130. Dubai Courts sits outside that schedule under Dubai Law 4/2013.
Can I use an apostille instead of the embassy stamps?
No. The UAE is not a contracting party to the Apostille Convention, so there is no apostille route in. A document issued abroad is attested by that country’s foreign ministry, then by the UAE embassy or consulate there, then by MOFAIC in the UAE. MOFAIC publishes AED 150 for individual affairs documents and AED 2,000 for commercial ones.
Is there a point at which the deed stops working?
There is no general statutory validity period in UAE law. Article 897 extinguishes an agency on completion of the work, expiry of the term specified for it, or death or loss of capacity of either party, so the term is whatever the deed says. Any authority receiving a deed can still set its own acceptance rules, so ask the one that will receive yours.
A draft I was sent cites the 1985 Civil Code. Is that current?
No. Federal Decree-Law 25/2025 repealed Federal Law 5 of 1985 and is the law in force. Agency now sits at Articles 866 to 903, and revocation is Article 898. The widely copied Article 955 citation points at a repealed statute. If a draft still carries it, the drafter has not updated the template.
Start here
Bring us the answer, and we will draft to it
Send us whatever the authority gives you, a message, a checklist, or the wording someone has asked you to use. We will tell you what a deed can carry, what it cannot, and what still needs confirming before anyone drafts. We provide notary services. We are not immigration advisers and not a visa or PRO service, and if a power of attorney is the wrong tool here we will say so.
Tell us what the document has to do
Say who will receive it and what you need it to allow, and you will get a straight answer on the wording, the government fees and what to bring. You can also send it through the contact form.
Call us
Speak to the person who will handle your file and get an answer on the same call.
Send photographs of your passport, your Emirates ID and anything the matter attaches to.
Best for a company matter, or anything that runs to several documents.
Visit the office
Jebel Ali area, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai. Come in, or have it handled remotely and only turn up to sign.
Opening hours. Monday to Thursday, 9:00 to 18:00. Friday, 9:00 to 12:00. Saturday, 9:00 to 18:00. Sunday, closed.