Legalised Translation UK

Certified and legalised for use abroad, including consular legalisation for non-Hague countries. From £29 including VAT.

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Certified and legalised translation

A legalised translation is a certified translation that has also been legalised for official use abroad, either with an apostille for countries in the Hague Convention or through full consular legalisation for countries that are not. At Absolute Translations we translate and certify your document and manage the legalisation chain, notarisation, the FCDO and, where needed, the destination country’s embassy, so it is accepted by the authority abroad. Certified translation starts from £29 for a standard document or first page including VAT; legalisation is quoted for the destination, with an apostille from £85.

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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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What’s included in your certified translation

Every certified legalised translation includes the translation itself and a signed, dated statement confirming it is a true and accurate translation, carrying our name and contact details, together with our official company stamp on our letterhead. That signed statement, not the stamp alone, is what UK authorities look for. We are an established UK translation company, the first in the UK to achieve ISO 17100, with over twenty years of experience translating official 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.

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Accepted in the destination country, guaranteed

A legalised translation is what most overseas authorities require when a UK document is used abroad, and the exact route depends on the destination country. For Hague Convention countries an apostille is usually enough; for others, the document needs full consular legalisation through that country’s embassy after notarisation and FCDO legalisation. We advise which route your destination requires and manage it end to end, backed by our money-back guarantee on the certification level we recommend.

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ISO17100, ISO9001
ISO18841 & ISO18587

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

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

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20 Years’ Expertise

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

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Legalisation for a non-Hague country is a chain, the document is typically notarised, then legalised by the FCDO, then legalised by the destination country’s embassy, and the translation must be introduced at the correct point in that chain. Getting the order wrong means paying twice or having the document rejected, so we confirm the exact sequence for your country and document before we start and manage each step, so you are not left coordinating a notary, the FCDO and an embassy yourself.

Apostille or consular legalisation, we advise which

The most common mistake is arranging the wrong kind of legalisation. An apostille only works for Hague Convention countries; a country outside the Convention will reject an apostille and require consular legalisation instead. Tell us the destination country and the document and we confirm which route it needs, arrange an apostille, from £85, where that is enough, and handle the full consular route where it is not.

Certified translation starts from £29 for a standard document or first page, including the translation, the certification and VAT; an apostille is from £85, which covers the FCDO legalisation fee and secure courier, and full consular legalisation is quoted per document and embassy. Your exact price depends on the document, the language pair and the destination country’s requirements. Upload your document for a fixed quote, or see our certified translation prices for a full breakdown.

The certified translation is usually ready within one to two working days; legalisation timing depends on the route, an apostille depends on FCDO processing, and consular legalisation depends on the embassy, so we confirm a realistic completion date for the whole chain before you order. When you upload your document, tell us the destination country and your deadline.

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 translation at Absolute Translations starts from £29 for a standard document or first page, including the translation, the certification and VAT. Legalisation is quoted for the destination: an apostille is from £85, which covers the FCDO fee and secure courier, while full consular legalisation is quoted per document and embassy. Upload your document for a fixed quote, or first see how our certified pricing works.

An apostille legalises a document for countries in the Hague Convention and is a single certificate. A legalised translation for a country outside the Convention needs full consular legalisation, a longer chain through a notary, the FCDO and the destination country's embassy. We confirm which route your destination requires and manage it for you.

Countries that are not part of the Hague Apostille Convention require full consular legalisation through their embassy rather than an apostille. The list changes over time, so tell us the destination country and we confirm which route applies before we begin, and manage the correct process.

The certified translation is usually ready within one to two working days. Legalisation timing depends on the route: an apostille depends on FCDO processing, and consular legalisation depends on the embassy involved. Because we manage the whole chain, we confirm a realistic completion date before you order.

Yes. We translate and certify the document, arrange notarisation by our in-house notary, submit for the FCDO apostille and, for non-Hague countries, handle consular legalisation through the embassy, keeping the whole chain in one managed process and confirming the correct order before we start.

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