Apostille or embassy legalisation for the Emirates?
Here is the short answer. The Emirates is a member of the Hague Convention, so a paper from Verona needs one apostille and no second set of consular stamps. An apostille is a small printed page that an Italian office attaches to your record. It says the signature and seal on that record are real. It does not say the words are true, and it does not turn them into another language.
What Convention membership changes for you
Membership means the Emirates takes the apostille that a fellow member state issues. In plain terms, you deal with one Italian desk instead of two offices in a row. What the Convention does not do is tell the Emirates which records to ask for, or in what language. People still call the whole thing document legalisation for United Arab Emirates, and the old name sticks even though the route is now shorter.
Which desk in Verona signs it
Two offices share this work in Italy, and the split is by the kind of paper, not by where you live. The Prefettura (Prefecture) is the state office in the province, and it stamps papers made by public bodies, such as a birth record from the comune. The Procura della Repubblica sits at the court and stamps what comes from a judge or a notary, such as a deed. A Verona apostille United Arab Emirates file often holds both kinds, so sort by who signed each paper before you queue.
Cost, timing and the hop to the Gulf
The Italian side has one cost you can plan around: a €16 tax stamp for each paper, with some papers exempt. Nothing here fixes how long the office needs, so ask when you hand the paper over. Then add the post. Verona to the Gulf is a long trip, and a tracked courier is worth more than a cheap rate when a start date is booked. An apostille from Italy to United Arab Emirates does not expire as a stamp, yet the record under it can go stale.
What the Emirates side may want
Ask three things before you post anything. Does the desk want the paper itself, or will a scan hold your place? In which language do they want to read it? How recent must the record be? Nothing on this page names a language or a form for the Gulf, so a written answer from that desk is your only safe guide. The rules for an apostille for United Arab Emirates can differ between a company registry, a school and an employer.