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When you get your translated document certified by an accredited translation agency, such as Absolute Translations, they will state that this UK-certified translation is an accurate and ‘true’ translation and attest their membership to the relevant professional body.

A Notarised translation differs in that this is a translation that has an official notarial certificate issued by a notary public, notaries are legally recognised to officially stamp documents.

An apostille (from the Greek apostille, a note of the secretary in Apostolic Chancelleries) is an international certificate that is attached to a document for the purpose of legalisation.

It serves to certify the origin and authenticity of a document. In other words, it certifies the validity of a signature or seal.

An Apostille translation is an official translation that a government of a country confirms is authentic and allows it to be used in any country which recognises the Apostille.

In the UK, apostille documents are granted by the Foreign Office and Commonwealth Office.

An Apostille is commonly required for translated documents that are for official use.

You may require an Apostille to confirm the authenticity of an official document, birth certificate, marriage certificate, visa application, and personal documents for foreign job applications.

An Apostille will require the translated document and original document to be able to confirm the accurate translation and to file the documents for stamping.

The UK passport office, the home office, or foreign government bodies may require your translations to be apostilled before they accept your certified translation for official use.

You may be asked to provide a certified translation for legal paperwork, such as the documentation used in trials or hearings, this could be transcriptions of interviews or translations of official documentation.

You may also be asked to provide certified translations for government paperwork or other official documentation such as medical documents.

Our certified translation services can help you when you need to provide certified translations, notarised translations, or legalised translations.

Some countries require what is known as a sworn translation, for example in France, a 'traduction assermentée' is used in situations in which official certification is required.

A Sworn document is very similar to a notarised document in that the document has had official translation services provide a 'Sworn' translator to translate the documents.

Academic institutions and professional organisations abroad typically issue their qualifications in the native language where that certification was obtained.

Therefore, if you have achieved a degree or diploma in another language, the original documents will most likely need to be translated if you plan on studying or working abroad.

Absolute Translations can not only offer you the translation of your academic document, but we can get a notary public to officially stamp your document to confirm the authenticity of your document too.

Certified translation services or more complex translations tend to take slightly longer to complete than standard document translations.

This additional processing time is due to the legal processes these types of documents are required to undergo.

At Absolute Translations, thanks to our extensive in-house translation team plus our on-hand notary public, we can offer official translations, certified documents, and notarised translations at a very fast turnaround.

For a free quote fill in the simple contact form above and find out how quick and economical our certified translation service could be.

Translation services can help your business grow and succeed by helping you to internationalise your products and services, enabling you to reach wider audiences and connect with your customers globally.

Whether you need marketing collateral translated into another language, pitches provided in multiple languages to attract investors based in a foreign country, or are required to translate documents for legal purposes - our translation services have you covered.

Communicate and trade freely with other nations by making sure all your documents are professionally translated and certified for official purposes.

Make communicating with your customers around the globe easier by ensuring your website, marketing collateral, and promotional material speaks to them in their language.

Ensure your product documentation and service manuals are also translated clearly and accurately.

Ensure the letterhead paper you use and contact details provided to your international customers are accurately and professionally translated into any language you require.

Whatever your translation requirements Absolute Translations can help.

We are committed to putting you first, meaning we can provide translations in a file format that suits you.

If you require digital copies we are more than happy to accommodate this and are happy to work from physical or scanned documentation or images that you require translating.

If you require our certified translation services, officials usually require certified translations to be submitted as physical legal documents which we are happy to post out on the same day service.

Whatever your translation needs are, Absolute Translations are committed to being flexible and easy to work with.

When looking at the cost of using a translation agency, it can be tempting to use the free alternatives that use purely machine translation (such as Google Translate).

If you are looking for accurate translations of your original document then we would always advise you to use a translation service that uses real people to offer quality assurance as machines are never as accurate as a native speaker offering expert translation work.

When you translate one language to another it is important that your translation is not just a direct word-for-word translation but instead has a degree of interpretation of the words that can come out making no sense.

Translation into other languages requires real skill to make grammatical sense and come across as professionally written.

Computer software is just not capable of replicating the skills of an expert translator.

While we do not believe in automated machine translations, we do believe in using technology in addition to having a team of expert native speakers.

We make use of the latest CAT tools, to create a translation memory specific to your documents, available to you whenever you need it.

Your dedicated project manager will use this to create glossaries, keep track of terminology, ensure consistency and update content that has already been translated.

This will ensure consistent terminology but also allow for faster updates. By not having to re-translate duplicated content, you can reduce the word count that needs to be translated saving as much as 70% on translation services!

Our document translation services are carried out by professional, highly experienced, and talented linguists, hand-picked for their combination of foreign language skills and expertise in particular sectors.

Absolute Translations translates documents for a large number of businesses, government agencies, legal entities, educational institutions as well as individuals, offering vital language solutions and certified translation services.

Surprisingly there is no globally or legally recognised standard for certified document translations.

As such, when you are putting your trust in a translation company you should double-check that the certification they are providing is accurate.

Many translation companies offer a certified translation service, but we would always recommend using a certified translation service that is open about their accreditations and the experience of their translators.

Our language teams consist of translation experts with a minimum of 5 years experience, able to translate any type of document, in more than 200 language combinations.

Our ISO 17100:2015 accreditation guarantees that all our management procedures are up to the highest standards in the translation industry.