Spain's Representation in the UAE, and Spanish Document Attestation in Dubai

No. Spain's own foreign ministry confirms it is represented in the UAE by its Embassy in Abu Dhabi, with an economic and commercial office — not a consular office — in Dubai at Emirates Towers, Sheikh Zayed Road.

Consular services for Spanish nationals — passport renewal, birth and marriage registration, notarial acts — are handled through the Embassy in Abu Dhabi, by appointment.

If you've been told a "Spain Consulate in Dubai" handles document attestation directly, that's incorrect; no such office exists.

Spain is a Hague Apostille Convention member, but since the UAE is not a Hague member, Spanish documents for UAE use still need the full legalisation chain: notarisation, the correct Spanish ministry (Ministerio de Educación for títulos, Ministerio de Justicia for judicial and notarial documents, or the Cámara de Comercio for commercial documents), UAE Embassy Madrid attestation, and MOFA Dubai.

Benchmark manages this route end-to-end — see our Spain Document Attestation service for the full process, fees and document checklist.

Passport renewal, civil registry matters and notarial acts for Spanish nationals go through the Embassy of Spain in Abu Dhabi, by appointment.

Document attestation for UAE use — degrees, police clearance, civil registry certificates, corporate documents — is a separate legalisation process that Benchmark coordinates, and doesn't involve the embassy or any Dubai consular office at all.