Certified & Sworn Translation
in the UK

A standard document is priced per document and includes the translation, the signed certificate of accuracy, our company stamp and the sealed digital PDF; a posted hard copy is priced per page. We quote each job rather than publish one figure, because the language pair, the length and the certification the receiving body wants all move it. Send the file and the quote is free, itemised and fixed.

Yes. Our certified translations meet UK requirements: a complete translation of the document, a signed statement confirming it is a true and accurate translation, the date, and our company name and contact details on official letterhead with a wet stamp. They are accepted by the Home Office, UKVI, HM Passport Office, HM Courts & Tribunals, universities and register offices, and we back that with a 100% acceptance guarantee.

A certified translation carries a signed declaration of accuracy from the translation company – that is what UK authorities normally ask for. A notarised translation adds a Notary Public witnessing that signature. An apostille is a government stamp confirming a UK document is genuine, needed when the document is going abroad. "Sworn" translation is a continental European concept with no direct UK equivalent; in the UK a certified translation is normally what is meant.

No. UK authorities require the translation to come from a professional translator or translation company independent of the applicant, precisely so the declaration of accuracy carries weight. A translation you produced yourself will be rejected even if it is perfectly accurate.

Most standard certificates are returned as a sealed PDF within 24 to 72 hours, and expedited 24-hour service is available on request. Hard copies are posted to your address the same working day the translation is approved.

No. A clear scan or photograph of the whole document is enough for the translation and certification – every edge and stamp needs to be visible and legible. If the receiving authority has asked to see the original alongside the translation, keep it safe and submit the two together.

A complete translation of the document formatted to match the original layout, a signed certificate of translation accuracy on company letterhead, our company wet stamp, and the translator's details. You receive it as a sealed digital PDF, and as a printed hard copy by post or in-person collection if you need one.

The translation itself does not expire, but some authorities want a recently issued document – a police certificate or a bank statement, for example – and will judge the age of the underlying document rather than the translation. If you are reapplying with an older set, tell us and we will reissue the certification at no charge.

Yes. Names, dates, reference numbers, stamps, seals and handwritten annotations are transcribed exactly as they appear, and anything illegible is marked as such rather than guessed. Getting a name or a date wrong is the single most common cause of a rejected application, which is why every certified document is proofread by a second native-speaking linguist.

Over 114 document types across 76 languages – birth, marriage and death certificates, police and criminal record checks, passports and ID cards, diplomas, transcripts and academic records, driving licences, bank statements, medical records, court judgments, contracts, company records and more. If your document is not on the list, ask.

Certified and official documents are translated by accredited, sworn, fully bilingual human linguists and proofread by a second native speaker. We never put a document destined for the Home Office, a court, a university or an employer through machine translation, whatever the deadline.

Yes. Documents are handled under UK GDPR by linguists bound by confidentiality agreements, and your content is never used for anything other than your translation. If your matter needs a specific non-disclosure agreement in place first, send it over and we will sign it.

Tell us and we fix it immediately. Any iteration, correction or edit is free of charge and turned around the same day or next day, and certified work is covered by our 100% acceptance guarantee and money-back promise.

No. The service is handled digitally from end to end: you upload a scan, we translate and certify, and the sealed PDF comes back by email. Where you need the wet-stamped hard copy, it is posted to your address with tracking. Your original documents stay with you throughout – there is nothing to bring in and nothing to risk in the post.

No. The UK has no state register of sworn translators and no official body that swears translators in, unlike France, Spain, Italy, Poland or Germany. When a UK company offers a "sworn translation" what is normally meant is a translation whose declaration of accuracy has been sworn before a solicitor acting as a Commissioner for Oaths, which is the closest UK equivalent.

Our translator signs a statutory declaration stating that the translation is a true and complete rendering of the original, and swears it in person before an independent solicitor. Every practising solicitor in England and Wales is automatically a Commissioner for Oaths, so the finished document carries the signature of an officer of the court who has no interest in your case.

For anything inside the UK a certified translation is normally enough, including Home Office and UKVI applications, passport applications, courts, universities, employers and register offices. The sworn and notarised levels are, in practice, an export product. Tell us the destination country and the receiving body and we will confirm the level before you order.

No. UK government guidance asks for a certified translation with a statement of accuracy, the date, and the translator's or company's name and contact details, and states that it does not need to be notarised or certified by a solicitor. If someone has told you the Home Office requires notarisation, they are selling you something you do not need.

Often, but not always, and nobody can honestly promise otherwise. The FCDO recognises a solicitor's signature, so a solicitor-sworn document can carry an apostille and be used abroad. However, a receiving authority is entitled to insist on a notary's seal, and some do. We check the destination country's requirements before we quote so the question is settled before you pay.

The translator. The declaration being sworn is a statement about the accuracy of the translation, so it is the person who made the translation who swears it. You do not need to attend an appointment, take time off work or travel.