Welcome back to the POA’s desk.

In the last episode we covered the Bank Account POA. In this episode we cover remote notarisation — one of the biggest changes to UAE POA services in recent years, allowing overseas clients to issue valid UAE POAs without travelling to Dubai.

Previously, issuing a UAE POA from abroad required the full consular attestation process. Documents had to be notarised in the home country, attested by local authorities, legalised by the UAE embassy, then processed again in the UAE through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and certified translation. The process often took weeks and cost several thousand dirhams.

Remote notarisation has simplified this significantly. Through Dubai Courts and licensed UAE notaries, principals can now join a secure video session, verify their identity, sign electronically, and h ...