We'll translate and certify, notarise or legalise any document for use at most official authorities, including the UK Passport and Home Offices - from just £33 and same day delivery.
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Our consulate or embassy certified translation services make it easy to prepare your translated documents for presentation to foreign authorities. Our mother-tongue translators ensure that your documents are accurately translated, using the proper forms of address or writing style for the authority in question. Then, our in-house team prepares your translated documents for legalisation, ensuring suitability for official use in more than 200 languages. We provide certified consulate translation services for individuals, independent businesses, and both public and private-sector organisations. We translate and certify all forms of documents required by consulates and embassies, including birth certificates, passports, marriage certificates, death certificates, articles of incorporation, and memoranda of understanding.
We understand you're worried about whom to trust. For over 20 years, we have been certifying documents for official UK authorities and abroad. We've translated and certified thousands of documents for official use, from marriage, birth and academic certificates to contracts, wills and company incorporation documents.
You need consulate or embassy certified translation services if you have been asked to provide official documents in support of an application, business transaction, personal matter, or other action in a country in which you are not a resident. For official purposes, your documents must be translated and then certified to attest to their authenticity. Our certification is a guarantee that the contents of the document are accurate and faithfully translated, and that the person or people to whom the document refers are who they claim to be. You may also hear consulate and embassy certified translation services referred to as ‘legalisation’, ‘notarisation’, or ‘apostille’. Apostilles in particular may be requested for documents that need to be presented at a consulate or embassy. The ‘apostille’ is a certificate affixed to your translation, which turns it into a naturalised document of the country in question. Our consulate and embassy certified translation services include an Apostille.
We offer our consulate and embassy certified translation services in standard and fast-track form. Our notarial department keeps extended office hours to accommodate urgent requests, and we deliver certified consulate and embassy translations safely to destinations around the world, always using the quickest and most secure forms of postage and courier delivery to ensure your translated documents are delivered quickly.
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We've translated and certified thousands of documents for official use—from marriage, birth and academic certificates to contracts and company incorporation documents.
Our team are experts, and will make sure your documents are correctly certified for your intended purpose. Simply email us at main@absolutetranslation.com with questions or complete the form for pricing and options.
Our experience is that having your documents correctly certified can be confusing. At Absolute Translations we have a dedicated team organising certified, sworn, notarised and legalised/apostilled translations on a daily basis. We have over a decade of experience in certifying legal translations and our own dedicated Solicitor and Notary Public. By using our translation and certification services, you can save both time and money.
We offer both a standard and express service. However, for both these options the turnaround time will be based on the number of words and level of certification required. Despite the fact that we offer a faster service, we always advise our customers to certify their documents as far in advance as possible. You may use our calculator tool, to calculate the price & turnaround time.
Each authority and country have different requirements. These requirements also change at times. We always advise customers to check with the authority requesting the translation which level of certification will be required, prior to placing the order.
We do not need the original documents for most circumstances. Photocopies can be scanned and sent by email, posted or alternatively handed into one of local offices. Documents may also be uploaded by using the certification calculator here on the right. The originals of some documents that are being Legalised/Apostilled may be required. Originals are normally required for Criminal Record Disclosures, Court documents or any document that is issued by a UK Registry Office, if they need to be Legalised/Apostilled.
Certified translations can either be collected or will be posted back to our customers. Email copies will not normally be valid for official use.
The price is calculated based on the number of words and level of certification required. You may also use our calculator tool, to calculate the price & turnaround time.
We are unable to make a declaration for certification on any translation that we have not carried out ourselves. Therefore, before we can certify the translation we would need to re-translate the document. If however the original document is already in the required language and you only need the service of a Solicitor or Notary Public, please contact us and discuss your requirements directly.
Translated document certified and presented in a securely-fastened folder. This type of translation is normally accepted in the UK by most authorities.
For the purpose of translation authentication, some jurisdictions require commercial or personal documents that have been translated, or that were issued in another country, to be notarised before they can be legally recognised. In this case, a Notary Public will affix a notarial certificate to attest the validity of the translation. Notarisation is normally carried out on the same day. However, this may vary depending on the number of documents and their complexity. We offer a full range of notary translation services both to individual customers and businesses, and provide a high quality, fast and efficient service.
British documents being used for business or personal use overseas may need to be legalised or contain an Apostille (stamp of authenticity) before they can be officially recognised and accepted. The Foreign & Commonwealth Office legalisation or Apostille guarantees that the translated document is genuine. The term ‘Apostille’ is also commonly used in English to refer to the legalisation of a document for international use. Currently, most documents from the United Kingdom can be legalised, providing they bear the original signature, stamp or seal of an official UK public body. Photocopies of certain documents may be accepted. Please ask us for more information.
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Great job
Great job, great staff and quickly done. I’d repeat if I need a translation again.
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Very professional
Very professional! had the documents translated and sent back to me in no time.
1 week ago
The servive was super fast well done…
The servive was super fast well done and they answer right away. I translated with them some diplomas. I do recommend, price was better than some other places for this service.
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Very quick and accurate
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Very prompt service
Reasonably priced compared to their competitors and a very prompt service.
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Quick and efficient service
Quick and efficient service. Very helpful staff. Thank you
2 weeks ago
Excellent service
Mattia Piersanti was the project manager, very quick and very helpful.
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2 weeks ago
Excellent customer service
Excellent customer service. Prompt responses to all inquiries. Excellent turnaround and quality transcriptions!!
2 weeks ago
Agustin Pungitore was fantastic
Agustin Pungitore was a great help! very friendly, gave great advice, and very quick in responding. Overall, a fantastic service! Definitely recommended!
2 weeks ago
Great communication throughout
Great communication throughout
3 weeks ago
Great communication and response time
Great communication and response time. All requests dealt with promptly. Highly recommended !
3 weeks ago
good company
good customer service helpful in any time
3 weeks ago
Everything went smoothly
Everything went smoothly. Hiring them for the right translation service was easy, their communication was good, they were quick and efficient. I am very happy with their service.
3 weeks ago
100% recommend
100% recommend. I needed to have a form translated asap. The time was quick, communication was easy. Brilliant company!
4 weeks ago
They are a wonderful and helpful people.
They need more than five star, because all the time when a request to them some good stuff (translation and notarised of my documents) they do their best to send me on time. The price are very accessible for all people. I really recommend you to them and ended the day you’ll be happy and comfortable. More than five stars for them.
4 weeks ago
The service was professional and…
The service was professional and prompt. Submitting documents was made easy. Having both the electronic and hard copy translated documents is a bonus. I have used AT in the past and will not hesitate to do so again.
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Great!
Fast and accurate.
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