Certificates
Birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates, and academic records.
Professional Tagalog translation in Dubai and the UAE
The paperwork of working abroad
The Filipino community is among the largest in the UAE, and its translation needs follow the shape of overseas employment: contracts, clearances, certificates, educational records and the family documents needed for visas and schooling.
All of them require certified Arabic translation before a UAE authority will accept them. We also translate UAE-issued documents into English or Filipino for use back home.
See birth and marriage certificate translation for the documents most often needed, and application letters for employment applications.
Language pairs we cover
Our most requested Tagalog pairs are:
- Tagalog to Arabic
- Arabic to Tagalog
- Tagalog to English
- English to Tagalog
Other pairs are available too — see all 120+ languages we translate.
About the language
Tagalog, Filipino, and the difference
Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken mainly in the Philippines. It is not the country’s only official language: English and Filipino are the two official languages, and Filipino is recognised as the standard form of Tagalog.
In practice people use the two names interchangeably, and for most documents it makes no difference which you ask for. Tagalog is written in the Latin script, which keeps layout straightforward, and it is spoken as a minority language in Pampanga, Tarlac and parts of Mindanao.
With around 83 million speakers, Tagalog is among the more widely spoken languages in the world, and in the United States, research in 2018 found 1.7 million people speaking it at home, making it the fourth most spoken language there, after English, Spanish and Chinese.
Documents
What we translate to and from Tagalog
Personal, legal, corporate and technical — handled by translators who know the subject as well as the language.
Legal documents
Contracts, powers of attorney, court judgments and filings, certified for UAE courts and ministries.
Business documents
Trade licences, proposals, tenders, reports, manuals and corporate filings.
Medical records
Reports, prescriptions, discharge summaries and healthcare licensing documents.
Websites
Localised for the market rather than translated word for word, on any CMS.
Software and apps
Interfaces, strings and help content, tested in language before release.
Video and audio
Subtitles, captions, transcription and voice over.
Personal documents
Driving licences, passports, ID documents and application letters.
Industries
Sectors we serve in Tagalog
A translator is matched to the subject, not only the language pair.
Need an interpreter rather than a translator? See interpretation services for on-site, remote and telephone interpreting in Tagalog.
How it works
From your document to a certified translation
Five steps, with the price and the delivery time confirmed before we start.
Send your document
Upload a scan or photo, email it, or send it on WhatsApp.
Get a quote
We confirm the certification needed, the fixed price and the delivery time.
Translation
A native Tagalog translator with the right subject background does the work.
Review
A second linguist checks names, dates, numbers and terminology.
Delivery
A certified PDF by email, with a stamped hard copy on request.
Why AGATO
Certified, and accepted where it counts
FAQ
Tagalog translation questions, answered
Should I ask for Tagalog or Filipino?
Either. Filipino is the standardised national form of Tagalog, and for almost every document the distinction makes no practical difference. If the receiving authority has specified one by name, tell us and we will label the certification accordingly.
Do you provide certified Tagalog translation in Dubai?
Yes. Where the document is going to a UAE court, ministry or government department, we provide a Ministry of Justice certified translation, stamped and signed by a licensed translator. For universities, employers, banks and embassies, a certified translation on our company letterhead is normally what is required. Tell us the destination and we will issue the right one.
How long does a Tagalog translation take?
Short documents such as a certificate are typically ready in about four hours when we receive them during office hours, Monday to Saturday, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. Longer documents and rarer subject areas are usually returned within 24 to 48 hours. We confirm the timeline with your quote.
How much does Tagalog translation cost?
Price depends on the length of the document, the language pair, the subject and whether you need certification, notarisation or a hard copy. Send us a scan and you will get a fixed price rather than an estimate that moves later.
Are your Tagalog translators native speakers?
Yes. Tagalog work is done by native speakers of the target language who also have a background in the subject — legal, medical, technical or commercial — because terminology is where a fluent but non-specialist translation comes apart.
Do you need the original document?
A clear scan or photograph is enough for the translation itself. If the authority receiving it requires a stamped hard copy, we produce one for collection at our office on Sheikh Zayed Road or for courier.
Will names be spelled the way they are in my passport?
They will if you send us the passport spelling. Transliterating a name into or out of Arabic has more than one valid answer, and a translation that disagrees with the passport is the most common reason a document is sent back. Send both together and we match them exactly.
Can you provide a Tagalog interpreter as well?
Yes. We provide Tagalog interpreters for meetings, hearings, medical appointments and conferences, on site across the UAE or remotely. See interpretation services for the modes available.
Is my document kept confidential?
Yes. Access is restricted, handling is secure, and your document is used only for your translation. An NDA is available on request, and it is signed as a matter of course for corporate and legal work.
Related
Other languages and services
English translationEnglish to Arabic and back, certified.
Arabic translationEnglish and Arabic in both directions.
Hindi translationCertified Hindi for personal and legal documents.
Bengali translationCertified Bengali for personal and legal documents.
Korean translationCertified Korean for business and personal use.
All 120+ languagesEvery language we translate, in one place.