Power of Attorney Cost in Dubai: Build the Quote in Four Parts

The cost of a power of attorney in Dubai is not one number. A complete quote may include the professional fee for preparing the instrument, the court or notary’s fee, translation or cross-border authentication, and charges belonging to the transaction itself.

Combining those figures under “POA cost” makes comparisons look simple but hides who charges what. Use four separate columns instead.

What are the four parts of a Dubai POA quote?

Cost component	Who charges it?	What it covers
Document preparation	The Deedbox or another provider	Instructions, drafting, revisions and coordination
Ratification or notarisation	The competent court or notary	The authority’s execution or ratification step
Translation and cross-border steps	Translator, foreign ministry, mission, MOFA or courier	Only where the route requires them
Transaction charges	DLD, RTA, bank, court or another receiver	The property, vehicle, banking or other service itself

The last row is frequently mistaken for a POA fee. For example, an RTA vehicle ownership-transfer charge belongs to the vehicle transaction, not to drafting or notarising the power of attorney.

What does The Deedbox charge to prepare a POA?

Current published professional fees include:

• Vehicle POA: AED 790
• General POA: AED 990
• Property POA: AED 1,290
• Business POA: AED 1,490
• Litigation POA: AED 1,590

These are preparation and coordination fees. Government, court, registry, notary, translation, attestation and courier charges are separate unless a written quote expressly includes them.

The applicable service page is the current source for The Deedbox’s price. Start at the UAE POA service index.

What does Dubai Courts publish for POA ratification?

Dubai Courts’ Power of Attorneys Ratification service publishes AED 100 for each party to the power of attorney, plus AED 20 in Knowledge and Innovation fees. The number of parties therefore matters.

The same page also distinguishes between online and personal routes through its conditions. A quoted court fee does not establish that a particular customer qualifies for online completion.

Official source: Dubai Courts Power of Attorneys Ratification.

Is the federal Digital Power of Attorney also AED 100?

The UAE Ministry of Justice currently publishes a service fee of AED 100 for its contracts-and-deeds service, which includes a Digital Power of Attorney option using UAE Pass and system templates.

That is a separate federal service, not a universal UAE POA tariff. The available template, identity route and receiving authority still have to match the case.

Official source: MOJ writing and authentication of contracts and deeds.

When do translation and attestation add cost?

Translation may be required because of the court, notary or department receiving the document. Dubai Courts states that a non-Arabic document needs legal translation certified by the UAE Ministry of Justice.

Cross-border cases may add home-country notarisation, foreign-ministry authentication, UAE mission attestation, UAE MOFA processing and courier charges. Those stages depend on the country and document. UAE MOFA does not publish one universal attestation price on its main service page; its application determines the route and applicable amount.

Official source: UAE MOFA document attestation.

Three example cost structures

These examples show how to structure a quote; they are not promised totals.

A Dubai vehicle POA

1. Vehicle POA preparation fee.
2. The applicable court or notary fee.
3. Translation, if required by the route.
4. RTA ownership-transfer charges when the vehicle transaction happens.

A Dubai property POA for an owner abroad

1. Property POA preparation fee.
2. The execution route: eligible UAE digital route or overseas signing chain.
3. Translation and authentication required by that route.
4. DLD or trustee charges for the actual property transaction.

A company POA with several principals

1. Business POA preparation fee.
2. Authority fee calculated under the chosen route, including any per-party element.
3. Corporate evidence or translation required for the company documents.
4. Charges for the underlying licence, bank or corporate transaction.

Why can two Dubai POA quotes differ?

First check whether they cover the same document, number of parties, authority, translation direction and transaction. Then ask each provider to identify:

• its own professional fee;
• the authority fee and official source;
• what is excluded;
• whether revisions are included;
• whether the quote assumes UAE Pass or personal attendance; and
• how long the quote remains valid.

The UAE Will and POA fees guide keeps provider prices separate from official charges and records the date each authority figure was checked.

Can anyone guarantee the final total immediately?

Not responsibly without knowing the transaction, parties, signing location and receiving authority. A useful first quote can show a preparation fee, but the final written breakdown should follow route confirmation.

The Deedbox confirms the known route and separates its fee from external charges before payment. Authority fees can change, and the authority’s current page controls.

Sources and published prices reviewed: 1 October 2026.