Certified French
Translation Services
French-language documents reach us from far more places than France. Belgian, Swiss, Canadian and West and Central African records are all in French and all come from different administrations, with different forms and different names for the same events.
Documents are assigned on where they were issued rather than on the language alone, and certified with a signed declaration of accuracy on company letterhead, dated, with our wet stamp.
WHAT THE HOME OFFICE actually asks for
Where documents provided are not in English or Welsh, you must provide a full dated and signed translation in English that can be verified. This must be dated and include the full name and signature of the translator or an authorised official of the translation company and their contact details.
gov.uk guidance on documents in support of an application
Every French translation we issue carries all four elements – a full translation, a date, the translator named and signed, and contact details that can be checked – on company letterhead with our wet stamp. That is what acceptance actually turns on, and it is why we can guarantee it.
BOTH DIRECTIONS, one certified standard
French to English
- Home Office, UKVI and settlement applications
- Civil records and livret de famille
- Diplomas, baccalauréat and transcripts
- Criminal-record extracts
- Driving licences for the DVLA
- Company, contract and tender documents
English to French
- Marriage, property and residence abroad
- Documents for consulates and mairies
- Powers of attorney and notarial acts
- Company formation and contracts
- School and university files
- Apostilled translations for use overseas
Working between French and a third language is fine too – tell us both and we will confirm the pairing before you order.
FRENCH DOCUMENTS we translate every week
- Birth records (acte de naissance)
- Marriage certificates and livret de famille
- Death certificates
- Divorce judgments
- Baccalauréat and school certificates
- University diplomas and transcripts
- Criminal-record extracts
- Identity cards and passports
- Driving licences
- Notarial acts and powers of attorney
- Bank statements and payslips
- Company registration and contracts
Not on the list? We translate it anyway. The certified translation page carries the full range, and there are individual pages for the documents people ask about most.
WHY EKO 4 for French
Anyone can say they translate French. These are the three things that actually decide whether a French file is accepted.
The marginal notes are usually the point
A French acte de naissance records later events – a marriage, a divorce, a name change, sometimes a death – as notes in the margin rather than by issuing a new document. A summary extract may not show them; the full copy does. If your case turns on one of those events, obtaining the full copy first is worth more than translating the wrong version quickly.
Marks out of twenty, and the mention that goes with them
French grading runs to twenty, and a result that looks low to a UK reader can be a strong one, while the accompanying mention carries meaning of its own. Marks and mentions are reproduced exactly as awarded with the scale alongside. Deciding what a French qualification is worth here is UK ENIC’s job or the institution’s.
French does not mean France
A Belgian composition de ménage, a Swiss cantonal record, a Québécois certificate and a Senegalese extrait d’acte are all French-language documents from systems that name and structure things differently. Tell us where yours was issued and it goes to someone who works with that paperwork.
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At EKO 4 Translations we guarantee 100%
- Document Acceptance
- Accuracy and Quality
- Delivery on Time
- Free Corrections
WHAT YOU GET with every French translation
- Accredited and sworn, fully bilingual philologist and linguist human translators
- An additional native-speaking proofreader on every project for quality assurance
- Professional DTP editing and formatting, so the translation mirrors your original
- A signed affidavit and declaration of translation accuracy
- The company wet stamp for authenticity
- Official certification on company letterhead
- Full compliance with the ISO 17100 quality standard
- A physical copy with wet stamps and company letterhead where one is needed
- Nothing of yours has to travel – a scan is enough, and hard copies come to you
- Any iterations, corrections and editing free of charge, same day or next day
CERTIFIED, SWORN or apostilled – which do you need?
These are three different things and ordering the wrong one is the most common and most expensive mistake in the process. Which you need is decided entirely by who is receiving the document, and it is the first thing we check when you ask for a quote.
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Certified translation
A signed declaration of accuracy on company letterhead, dated, with the translator named and our wet stamp applied – what the Home Office, UKVI, HMCTS, universities and employers ask for.
Certified translation →2
Sworn or notarised
Where an authority wants the declaration sworn before a solicitor acting as Commissioner for Oaths, or witnessed and sealed by a notary public. Usually asked for by a body outside the UK.
Sworn & notarised translation →3
Apostille or legalisation
An FCDO apostille for countries in the Hague Convention, and embassy legalisation on top for those outside it. We confirm which route your country needs before you order.
Apostille & legalisation →Some of our clients
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FRENCH translation – questions, answered
Will the Home Office accept a French translation from you?
Yes, and we guarantee acceptance. It is complete and word for word, including seals, stamps and marginal notes, and issued dated on company letterhead with the translator named and signed and our contact details on it.
Should I send an extract or the full copy of my birth record?
If your case depends on something that happened after the birth – a marriage, a divorce, a name change – the full copy is the one carrying it in the margin. Send what you have and we will tell you free of charge whether it will do.
Do you convert French marks to a UK grade?
No. They are reproduced exactly as awarded with the scale and the mention alongside. Comparability is UK ENIC’s judgement or the institution’s.
My documents are Belgian, Swiss, Canadian or African.
All fine, and worth saying when you send them. Those systems use different forms and terminology, so the document is assigned to a linguist who works with the right one.
Will you translate my driving licence for the DVLA?
Yes, including the category and restriction codes on the reverse.
Do you need my original documents?
No. Clear scans of both sides are enough for the whole job including certification.
Send your French document
A scan or a phone photograph is enough. You will have an itemised written quote, a delivery date and an honest answer on what certification the receiving body actually wants – free, with no obligation, and handled confidentially under UK GDPR.
Or talk to a person: 0333 772 1444 · info@translationsuk.com
FRENCH TRANSLATION wherever you are in the UK
The whole service runs digitally, so where you are makes no difference to the work, the timing or the price. Send a scan, approve the quote, and the finished translation comes back by email – with a wet-stamped hard copy posted to your address when you need one.
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