Accepted UK-wide

Certificate translation
certified for the UK

Birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates for the Home Office, a register office, a university or a court — with the signed statement of accuracy those bodies actually ask for.

  • Accepted by the Home Office, UKVI and HM Courts
  • Signed certificate of accuracy on every job
  • Birth, marriage, divorce, death, civil partnership
  • A phone photo is enough to get a price
  • Digital delivery, with a posted copy if needed
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    Certificates UK bodies ask for

    Short documents, every one of them dense with names, dates, places and stamps. If yours is not listed, send it anyway.

    Who accepts these certified translations

    The certification requirement is broadly the same across all of these. What differs is how fussy they are about the document underneath.

    • The Home Office and UKVI

      Spouse and family visas, settlement, citizenship. Guidance asks for a full translation carrying a confirmation that it is accurate, the date, and the translator or company’s contact details — all of which we include as standard.

    • Giving notice of marriage

      A register office will want your birth certificate and, if you were married before, evidence that the earlier marriage ended. Foreign documents need certified translations before notice can be given, which is a step people discover late.

    • Universities and admissions

      Certificates supporting an application alongside the academic documents themselves. If the university or the recognition body asks for a particular format, tell us and we will match it.

    • Probate and inheritance

      Death certificates, marriage certificates and proof of relationship, usually needed at speed and usually while the family has other things on their mind.

    • Employers and background checks

      Right-to-work files and pre-employment screening frequently need a foreign criminal record certificate or identity document translated and certified.

    • Courts and family proceedings

      A foreign divorce being recognised here, or a UK order being used abroad. Decrees and accompanying orders are translated in full, including the annexes.

    Which version of the certificate does the UK require?

    Almost every UK certificate job we see that goes wrong goes wrong before we are involved. The translation is straightforward; what trips people up is sending the wrong version of the certificate, or a version that the receiving body will not look at.

    Short form or full certificate?

    Several countries, the UK included, issue more than one kind of birth certificate: a short extract giving only the essentials, and a full version showing parents’ details. Applications that need to establish a relationship generally want the full one. A perfect certified translation of a short-form certificate is still a short-form certificate, and it will still be sent back — so check which version you have been asked for before paying for a translation of it.

    Does it need legalising first?

    Some UK uses require the foreign document to be legalised or apostilled in its country of origin. Where that applies, it happens to the original first and the translation then covers everything on it. Translating first means paying twice.

    And sometimes it needs nothing at all

    Many European countries issue civil status certificates on a standard multilingual form intended to cross borders without a translator. Send us a photo before you order and we will tell you if that is what you are holding.

    When a translation is needed, what we produce is a certified translation with a signed statement of accuracy — complete, dated, and carrying our details, which is what UK bodies actually ask for. Reports and agreements are a different job with a different set of questions; those live on our page for medical reports and contracts.

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    Four simple steps

    1. 1

      Send a photo

      A clear photo from your phone is enough — no scanner needed. Photograph the whole page, edges included, so stamps stay legible.

    2. 2

      Tell us who is asking

      Home Office, register office, university, court. It tells us what form the certification should take, and sometimes that you need a different version of the certificate first.

    3. 3

      Approve the fixed price

      One price, agreed before we start. Pay securely and we begin.

    4. 4

      Receive the certified translation

      A PDF with the signed certificate of accuracy, ready to upload, plus a posted paper copy if you need one.

    Frequently asked questions

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    What has to be on a certified translation for the UK?
    A complete translation of the document, a signed statement confirming it is an accurate translation of the original, the date, and the name and contact details of the translator or translation company. There is no government stamp involved, because the UK has no sworn translator register. Every UK job we deliver carries all of it.
    Will the Home Office accept it?
    Yes. Home Office guidance sets out exactly the elements above, and that is what we supply as standard. If a caseworker has queried a translation you already have, send us their wording along with the document and we will tell you what is missing from it.
    Do I need it notarised as well?
    Usually not for UK use — a certified translation is normally sufficient. Notarisation tends to come up when the document is going on somewhere else afterwards. Tell us the full journey the document is making and we will confirm before you spend anything extra.
    Do you need the original certificate posted to you?
    No. A clear photo or scan is enough for us to produce and certify the translation. What matters is legibility: every stamp, seal and handwritten entry has to be readable in the image.
    My divorce document says "decree absolute" and the form asks for a "final order". Is that a problem?
    Not for the translation — we render what your document says, faithfully, and do not substitute a term the original does not use. Which document the receiving body requires is a question for them, and it is worth asking before you order. Send us what you have and we will tell you what it is.
    How much does one certificate cost?
    It depends on the document and the language pair, so we quote each one rather than publishing a rate that would be wrong for most people. Certificates are short and priced accordingly, and several together cost less than the same ones ordered one by one. Send a photo and you will have the price the same day.
    How quickly will I get it?
    You receive the quote within 24 hours. Once approved and paid, most standard certificates are delivered within 24 to 48 hours, plus postal time if you need paper. If you have a deadline, give us the date and we will confirm before you commit.

    Send us a photo of the certificate

    A fixed price the same day — and a warning if you are holding the wrong version of the document.

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