# Certified Translator Edinburgh: Home Office Translations | Roxo

> Certified translator in Edinburgh: who can translate for the Home Office, how notarisation works in Scotland and how our translators work.

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## Certified Translator in Edinburgh

- A certified translator in Edinburgh is a professional translator who signs a statement that the translation is accurate, with the date, their contact details and credentials, for UK Visas and Immigration, the courts, universities and the register office. You do not need to visit an office: we translate online and send the certified translation by email.

## Certified translations for Edinburgh, signed by professional translators

- A translator native in the target language, and a second translator checking every page
- Roxo is a Corporate Member of the American Translators Association (ATA)
- The translator’s credentials on the certificate, as the Home Office asks for ILR

## Do you need a translator based in Edinburgh?

- No. The Home Office asks for a translation it can verify, signed by a professional translator or a translation company, and it does not ask for a translator in Edinburgh or anywhere in the UK. It does not approve or list translators either, so be wary of anyone who promises a ‘Home Office approved translator’.
- Edinburgh has two universities that train translators: the University of Edinburgh runs an MSc in Translation Studies, and Heriot-Watt University teaches interpreting and translating on its Edinburgh campus.
- Translation qualifications and membership of a professional association are a sign of quality, but the Immigration Rules do not require them. Our credential is membership of the American Translators Association (ATA).

## When an office in Edinburgh asks for a notary

- In Scotland, notaries public must be Scottish solicitors with a current practising certificate: they are admitted by petition to the Court of Session, and the Law Society of Scotland handles their admission and registration.
- The Home Office does not ask for a notary. A notarised translation is usually requested for documents going abroad, or by an organisation with a rule of its own. Our statement of accuracy is signed before a notary public in Florida, USA, at no extra cost; if an office in Edinburgh asks for a notary in the UK, check with them before you order.

## How to choose a certified translator in Edinburgh

- Whether the translator works in Edinburgh or online, check that:

- The certificate has the date, the statement of accuracy, the translator’s or company’s name, signature and contact details, and the credentials
- The translator is native in the target language and a second person reviews the translation
- You can see the price and the delivery date before you pay
- Nobody in your family translates the documents, and neither do you

## Your certified translator for Edinburgh, online

- Upload your documents, see the price and the delivery date in the instant quote and receive the certified translation by email as a PDF, with a printed copy by post to any Edinburgh address on request. See also our translation services in Edinburgh, the certified translator in the UK and the prices on our pricing page.

- Upload your documents and see the price and the delivery date before you pay
- Pay online by card
- Receive your certified translation by email as a PDF