Certified Punjabi
Translation Services
Punjabi reaches us from both sides of the border and the two are not the same job. Documents from Indian Punjab are written in Gurmukhi; documents from Pakistani Punjab are written in Shahmukhi, which uses the Arabic script. Same language, two alphabets, and a translator who reads one does not automatically read the other.
Tell us where the document was issued and it goes to a linguist who reads that script. Everything is certified with a signed declaration of accuracy on company letterhead, dated, with our wet stamp. Send a scan and you will have a fixed price and a delivery date before anything starts.
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 Punjabi 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
Punjabi to English
- Spouse, settlement and family reunion applications
- Birth, marriage and death records
- Marriage registration certificates
- Degrees, matriculation and board certificates
- Police character certificates
- Land, property and affidavit documents
English to Punjabi
- Documents for Indian and Pakistani consulates
- Marriage, property and inheritance matters
- Powers of attorney for use abroad
- Company and contract paperwork
- School and university files
- Attested translations for use overseas
Working between Punjabi and a third language is fine too – tell us both and we will confirm the pairing before you order.
PUNJABI DOCUMENTS we translate every week
- Birth certificates
- Marriage certificates and registration entries
- Death certificates
- Divorce decrees and deeds
- Matriculation and board certificates
- University degrees and transcripts
- Police character certificates
- Identity documents and family records
- Affidavits and notarial documents
- Land and property records
- Bank statements and salary certificates
- Employment and reference letters
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 Punjabi
Anyone can say they translate Punjabi. These are the three things that actually decide whether a Punjabi file is accepted.
Gurmukhi or Shahmukhi – we ask before we start
Punjabi is written in two entirely different alphabets: Gurmukhi east of the border and Shahmukhi, an Arabic-based script, west of it. A document in one is unreadable to a linguist trained only in the other. We ask where the document was issued before assigning it, which sounds obvious and is the single most common reason a Punjabi job goes wrong elsewhere.
A “Punjabi” document is often not in Punjabi
Records from Indian Punjab arrive in Punjabi, Hindi or English, and frequently in a mixture of all three on one page – a printed English form, a Hindi stamp and a handwritten Punjabi entry. Pakistani Punjab adds Urdu to the same picture. We read the document rather than the label on it, and translate every element whatever language it happens to be in.
Singh and Kaur, and why the name order matters
Singh and Kaur appear on a great many records, sometimes as a middle name, sometimes as the surname, and sometimes in a different position on two documents belonging to the same person. That is exactly what a caseworker stops on. Every name is reproduced in the order the source document gives it, and where two of your documents disagree we tell you before delivery rather than harmonising them for you.
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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 Punjabi 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.
Certified & sworn 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.
Notarised translation & apostille →Some of our clients
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PUNJABI translation – questions, answered
Will UKVI accept a Punjabi translation from you?
Yes, and we guarantee acceptance. Every translation is complete and word for word, including seals, stamps and handwritten entries, and it is issued dated, on company letterhead, with the translator named and signed and our contact details on it.
My document is from India. Does that change anything?
It changes who translates it. Indian Punjab uses the Gurmukhi script and Pakistani Punjab uses Shahmukhi, so the document goes to a linguist who reads the right one. Tell us where it was issued when you send it and there is nothing else for you to do.
Part of my document is in Hindi or Urdu, not Punjabi.
That is normal and it is not a problem. Punjab records routinely mix languages on one page. We translate the whole document, every language on it, so the certified version is complete.
My name is written differently on two documents. What happens?
We reproduce each document exactly as issued and flag the difference to you before delivery, so you can explain it in your application. What we will not do is quietly make them match – a translation that disagrees with its own source is worse than an inconsistency you can account for.
Do you need my original documents?
No. A clear scan or photograph of both sides is enough for the entire job, certification included. Your originals stay with you and a wet-stamped hard copy is posted to your address when you need one.
How long does it take?
A standard certificate is normally back within 24 to 72 hours, and expedited delivers as fast as 24 hours. A full family bundle for a settlement application is quoted as one job with one delivery date rather than document by document.
Send your Punjabi 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
PUNJABI 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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