Foreign embassies, consulates, courts and civil registries often ask for a notarised translation of UK documents. Common examples are registering a marriage in Spain, recording a UK birth in Italy, applying for a visa to China, or sending papers to a court in another country.
We translate your document into the language the office needs, and a UK notary public notarises it. If the country is part of the Hague Convention, we can then add an FCDO apostille. For other countries, we can arrange embassy legalisation.
Some countries only accept translations made by their own sworn translators. Send us the instructions you received, and we will check the right route with you before you pay, so your document is not rejected.
When you buy a home in the UK with money from abroad, your solicitor or mortgage lender must check where the money came from. This is called an anti-money laundering (AML) check. If your bank statements, sale papers or gift letters are not in English, they will ask for a translation.
Many solicitors accept a certified translation, but some ask for a notarised one. We translate bank statements, proof of funds, sale and purchase agreements and property deeds, and notarise them when your solicitor asks for it.
We also help with property abroad. If you are selling or buying a home in Spain, Greece, Pakistan or another country, we can translate UK papers for the local notary and add an apostille.
When someone passes away, their papers are often needed in more than one country. You may need to translate a foreign death certificate for a UK probate case, a pension claim or a bank. Or you may need a UK death certificate or will translated for an estate abroad.
We translate death certificates, wills, grants of probate and cremation papers. We can notarise them, add an apostille, and prepare several copies at once when banks, courts and pension offices each need their own.
We know this is a hard time. Our team keeps the process simple, explains each step, and tells you clearly what each office needs.
A power of attorney lets someone act for you in another country, for example to sell a property, deal with a bank or handle a court case. Offices abroad usually need it in their own language, with a notary seal and an apostille.
We translate UK powers of attorney into the language you need, and get them notarised and apostilled for use abroad. We also translate foreign powers of attorney into English for UK banks, pension providers and solicitors.
Tell us which country and office will receive the document. We will make sure the translation, notarisation and apostille are done in the right order.
Car hire companies, insurers and some employers may ask for an official translation of a foreign driving licence. If you plan to drive abroad, a notarised translation of your licence can also help with car hire and police checks.
We translate driving licences from any country, including China, Japan, the Middle East and Europe, and notarise them when needed. Names are spelled to match your passport.
Exchanging your licence with the DVLA? A certified translation is usually enough for that. We will tell you which one you need, so you only pay for what the office asks for.
Doctors, dentists and nurses who trained abroad often need their degrees, transcripts and registration papers translated. Bodies such as the NMC, GDC, GMC, the Irish Medical Council and ECFMG in the USA each have their own rules.
We also translate UK certificates and transcripts for universities and study programmes abroad, where a notarised translation or apostille is often needed.
For UK universities, UCAS and ECCTIS, a certified translation is usually enough. We check the rules of the body you are applying to, so your documents are right the first time.
