Al-Mamlakah al-Arabiyah as-Saudiyah
2 translation agencies compared · updated September 2026
For Saudi Arabia, certified translation and government attestation are two separate processes that are often confused. A certified translation is produced by a professional provider with a signed certification statement and provider details -- it is not automatically authenticated by any government body.
Attestation is handled separately by the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), which ratifies documents to give them legal validity for use across countries by verifying signatures and seals within an authentication chain; it does not translate documents itself. Saudi embassies abroad may also take part in this legalization chain for documents used outside the Kingdom.
The most common documents needing both certified translation and attestation are educational certificates, marriage certificates, commercial documents, powers of attorney, and personal-status records; some applications require both the authenticated original and its certified translation.
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2 of 2 providers in Al-Mamlakah al-Arabiyah as-Saudiyah
Day Translations is an international translation agency with a broad range of languages, active in legal, medical and business translation.
Translayte specialises in sworn and certified document translations for immigration, legal and business purposes, with translators active in multiple countries.
No, a certified translation is not automatically authenticated -- MOFA or embassy attestation is a separate process that verifies signatures and seals in an authentication chain.
Regulations in Al-Mamlakah al-Arabiyah as-Saudiyah
Two separate processes (translation + MOFA/embassy legalization) that can vary by receiving authority; no platform dependency, but visitors need more guidance on which process applies.