Certified French Translation UK | From £29 incl VAT

French documents translated and certified for the UK Home Office, courts and universities. From £29 including VAT, with same-day options.

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Certified French translation

A certified French translation is an official English translation of your French-language document, accompanied by a signed statement confirming it is a true and accurate rendering of the original. At Absolute Translations we translate and certify French documents, from France and other French-speaking countries, for use with UK authorities including the Home Office and UKVI, HM Courts, UK universities and UK ENIC. We also translate UK documents into French for use in France. Prices start from £29 per document, including the translation, the certification and VAT, and many short documents can be certified the same day.

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Upload your document or tell us about it to see prices and options.
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Order online, or reply to our email to confirm requirements.
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Receive your certified translation within one to two working days, or the same day on request.

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Certified French translation with signed statement and official company stamp

What's included in your certified french certificate translation

Every certified French translation includes the translation itself, a signed and dated statement on our letterhead confirming it is a true and accurate translation and giving our name and contact details, and our official company stamp. That signed statement, not the stamp alone, is what UK authorities look for in a certified translation. We are an established UK translation company, the first in the UK to achieve ISO 17100, with over twenty years of experience translating French civil, academic and legal documents. You receive a copy by email, and we can also send a posted certified copy where the receiving authority does not accept a digital certification. Every document is handled securely and in line with GDPR.

Money-back guarantee on professionally translated birth certificates accepted by UK authorities.

Accepted by UK authorities, guaranteed

Our certified French translations are produced to be accepted by UK authorities and by many overseas bodies. Clients rely on us for French documents going to the Home Office and UKVI for immigration and visa applications, HM Courts, UK universities and UK ENIC for recognising French qualifications, the DVLA and the Passport Office. Tell us which body will receive the translation and we recommend and set the right level of certification. We then back that recommendation with a money-back guarantee: if you take the option we recommend and the receiving authority does not accept it, or later changes what it requires, we will either put it right at no cost or refund you in full, provided we have the authority's decision in writing.

ISO

ISO17100, ISO9001
ISO18841 & ISO18587

Pioneering UK translation company, first to achieve ISO 17100 accreditation, among many industry quality certifications.

10KSB

Goldman Sachs
10KSB Member

Selected by Goldman Sachs to be an exclusive member of its £500 million innovation programme for better customer experiences!

GDPR

Information Security
Systems Certified

Absolute Translations is ISO 27001 certified, with independently assessed information security systems designed to protect your data.

20+

20 Years’ Expertise

Celebrating 20+ years, Absolute Translations has mastered the art of providing quality translations at transparent, low prices to meet your language needs.

ATC

ATC & EUATC Member

As ATC and EUATC members, we prioritise your satisfaction by upholding the highest standards in business ethics and translation quality.

Very confident and professional…

Very confident and professional translation service.Highly recommend.

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Absolute Translations is an efficient

Absolute Translations is an efficient, reliable partner. Their translations are accurate and well-informed, delivered on time and their communication is clear and professional throughout.

Joy Kezia

Always so quick

Always so quick, thank you!

Nikki De Prey

Excellent service

Excellent service. Very professional, helpful and reliable. I had a great experience and would highly recommend this company.

Saleban

Fast, efficient and accurate

Fast, efficient and accurate service for a one-page solicitors letter.

Anna

Efficient…

Easy to do it and quick response thank you

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Very quick in their response

Very quick in their response, completely professional and reliable

Victoria Kennedy

Wedding certificate translation.

Quick process from start to finish Great communication along the way. Got to preview the documents so if anything needed changing this could be sorted and highlighted. Luckily we didn’t need to do...

Faye

Delivered professionally accurately and…

Delivered professionally accurately and on time.

HMHS

Excellent service

Excellent service. Translation arrived within the time frame. Very professional.

Frank Clark

Absolute Translations are always prompt…

Absolute Translations are always prompt and clients report they are accurate in their translations.

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Very happy with the service I received

Very happy with the service I received. My documents were sent the next day and they were accepted by hm passport office. Thank you.

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French civil-status documents have their own structure, and reproducing it correctly is what makes the translation accepted. A French birth certificate is issued as an acte de naissance, usually as a recent copie intégrale, the full copy showing parentage, or a shorter extrait, and it carries mentions marginales, the marginal notes that record a later marriage, divorce or death. We translate the whole document exactly, including those marginal notes, the livret de famille where you have one, and every official stamp and signature, and we flag anything illegible rather than guess at it. Tell us which authority will receive it and we will confirm you have the right version, the full copy or the extract, before we translate.

Using UK documents in France

If you need a UK document accepted in France, as a civil-law country, often asks for a sworn translation, known as a traduction assermentée and produced by a translator sworn before a French Court of Appeal. Separately, the UK original may need an apostille, which authenticates the UK signature or seal on the document, since both the UK and France belong to the Hague Apostille Convention. An apostille does not replace the translation, and some authorities ask for both. The right combination depends on the receiving authority, so tell us the French body and what it has asked for, and we will confirm exactly what is required and arrange the apostille, from £85, where it is needed.

Certified French translation starts from £29 for a standard document or first page, including the translation, the certification and VAT, and £26 for each additional page. Because certificates are short, we price per document or per page rather than per word. If notarisation is required, our in-house notary usually completes this the same day; an apostille, from £85, legalises the document for use in France or another Hague Convention country. Your exact price depends on the number of pages and the level of certification. Upload your French document for a fixed quote, or see our certified translation prices for a full breakdown.

Most certified French translations are ready within one to two working days, with same-day certification available on request for short documents such as a birth or marriage certificate. We offer both a standard and an express service; the turnaround reflects the length of the document, whether it also needs notarisation or an apostille, and how quickly you need it. When you upload your document, tell us your deadline and we will confirm a delivery date before you order.

We were the first UK translation company to achieve ISO 17100 accreditation, and we also hold ISO 9001, ISO 18841 and ISO 18587. We are members of the ATC and EUATC, GDPR-compliant with independently regulated security systems, and a Goldman Sachs 10KSB member. We have worked for organisations including the UK government and the NHS, and we are rated Excellent on Trustpilot, with 2,500+ reviews. We are also carbon negative, a step beyond carbon neutral.

Certified French translation at Absolute Translations starts from £29 for a standard document or first page, including the translation, the certification and VAT, and £26 for each additional page. Because French certificates and records are short, we price per document or per page rather than per word. Your final figure depends on the number of pages and whether you also need notarisation or an apostille. Upload your French document for a fixed quote, or first see how our certified pricing works.

Most certified French translations are ready within one to two working days, and a short document such as a French birth or marriage certificate can often be certified the same day on request. Turnaround depends on the length of the document, the certification level, and whether an apostille or notarisation is also needed, which adds a step. Tell us your deadline when you upload the document and we will confirm a delivery date before you order, so an immigration or university cut-off is never left to chance.

Yes. Our certified French translations are produced to be accepted by UK authorities including the Home Office and UKVI, HM Courts, UK universities and UK ENIC for recognising French qualifications, the DVLA and the Passport Office. Each carries our signed certification statement and official company stamp. We back it with a money-back guarantee: take the certification level we recommend and, if the receiving authority does not accept it in writing, we will put it right at no cost or refund you in full. Tell us the receiving body and we set the certification to the level it expects.

Yes, this is one of the French documents we translate most. We produce a certified English translation of your acte de naissance, reproducing every name, date and place exactly, along with the mentions marginales, the marginal notes recording any later marriage, divorce or death. French birth certificates come as a full copie intégrale showing parentage or a shorter extrait, and some UK applications need the full version, so tell us which you have and which authority it is for and we will confirm it is the right one before we translate and certify it.

It depends on the French authority. France often asks for a sworn translation, a traduction assermentée produced by a translator sworn before a French Court of Appeal, and, because France is a member of the Hague Apostille Convention, the underlying document may also need an apostille. The two are not the same, and some authorities want both. Tell us the French body the document is going to and exactly what it has requested, and we will confirm the correct route and arrange the apostille, from £85, where it is required.

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