Quick Answer
A Power of Attorney is a notarised legal document that authorises one person to act on another's behalf in the UAE — signing contracts, opening bank accounts, or completing government transactions without the principal being physically present.
A Power of Attorney (POA) lets an absent or busy individual delegate specific legal acts to a trusted agent. In a company-formation context, founders living abroad commonly grant a POA so a local partner or PRO can sign the MOA, lease an office, register the trade licence, and open a corporate bank account on their behalf.
To be valid in the UAE, a POA must be notarised. If executed inside the country it is notarised at a UAE notary public (often with Arabic and English versions). If executed abroad, it must be notarised in the home country, attested up the chain, legalised by the UAE embassy, and MOFA-attested in the UAE — and usually legally translated into Arabic.
POAs can be 'general' (broad authority) or 'special' (limited to named tasks). Banks and many government bodies prefer a narrowly scoped special POA. ZETUP PRO drafts the correct POA wording, arranges notarisation, and where needed coordinates the overseas attestation chain.
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