Certified Translation in the UK

Certified translation in the UK is a full translation of your document with a signed statement confirming that it is accurate, the date, the contact details of the translator or the translation company and the translator’s credentials. It is what the Home Office, UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI), courts, universities and banks ask for when a document is not in English.

One translation for visas, settlement and citizenship

• Statement of accuracy signed and dated, with the translator’s credentials
• Notarisation by a notary public included, at no extra cost
• Free revisions for 60 days after delivery

Our certificate covers all five points

Every certified translation we deliver for the UK includes the five points above, so the same translation serves an application made from abroad, an extension inside the UK, settlement and British citizenship. You cannot translate your own documents, and neither can a relative: the Home Office has to be able to verify the translation independently.

Certified, notarised, sworn or legalised?

Certified translation: the translator or the company signs the statement of accuracy. It is the standard for the Home Office, HM Passport Office, the DVLA and most universities and employers.

Notarised translation: a notary public confirms who signed the statement. Our statement is signed before a notary public in Florida, USA, at no extra cost (see notarised translation). If a UK organisation asks for a notary or a solicitor in the UK, check with them before you order.

Sworn and legalised translation: in the UK, a sworn translation is a statement sworn before a solicitor or a notary, and a legalised one also carries an apostille from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) for use abroad. The Home Office asks for neither.

How to order your certified translation

Upload your documents and you will see the price and the delivery date in the instant quote, before you pay. A native translator of the target language translates, a second translator checks names, dates and numbers, and you receive the certified translation by email as a PDF, with a printed copy by post if you ask for one. Prices are on our pricing page.

Who signs the translation

Every translation is done by a professional translator. To know who they are and what the Home Office means by a qualified translator, see our certified translator in the UK page.