Certified translations and legalised documents, ready for any authority
ABC Translation UK translates, certifies, apostilles and legalises your documents, retrieves the certificates you are missing and provides interpreters, for clients in every part of the United Kingdom.
What we do
One contact for the whole chain: translation, certification, legalisation and delivery.
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Certified translation
Translations with a signed statement of accuracy, accepted by the Home Office, HM Passport Office, courts, universities and banks.
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Apostille
We prepare your documents and obtain the apostille from the FCDO Legalisation Office for use in Hague Convention countries.
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Embassy and consulate legalisation
For countries outside the Apostille Convention, we take your documents through every step up to the embassy or consulate stamp.
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Document retrieval
We order the official documents you need from UK and foreign registries, so they arrive ready for translation and legalisation.
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Interpreting
Face-to-face, telephone and video interpreters for legal, medical, civil and business appointments.
How it works
No office visit needed. Everything can be handled by email and tracked post.
Send your document
Upload a scan or a clear photo through the form, or email it to us.
Receive your quote
We confirm the price, the deadline and any legalisation the destination requires.
We translate and certify
A qualified translator translates; a second linguist checks; we certify.
Delivery
Certified PDF by email, and signed originals by tracked post when needed.
Why clients choose ABC Translation
Accepted by UK authorities
Our certified translations follow the format required by the Home Office, HM Passport Office, courts, universities and banks.
Legalisation handled end to end
Apostille, embassy and consulate legalisation, chamber of commerce: we know the order of the steps and do them for you.
An international network
Our offices and partner translators abroad let us deliver sworn translations and retrieve documents in other countries.
Confidential by default
Your documents are seen only by the people working on them and handled under UK GDPR.
Serving the whole United Kingdom
Clients in every nation and county work with us remotely, and we send interpreters on site.
Frequently asked questions
Why don't you publish prices?
Prices depend on the language pair, the type and length of the document, the deadline and any certification or legalisation required. Rather than a price list that rarely matches your case, we send a fixed quote for your actual documents, free of charge.
What is a certified translation in the UK?
A complete translation accompanied by a signed statement from the translation company confirming it is a true and accurate translation of the original, with the date and the translator's full name and contact details. It is the format required by the Home Office and accepted by most UK institutions.
What is the difference between a certified and a sworn translation?
A certified translation is certified by a translation company, which is the UK practice. A sworn translation is made by a translator appointed by a court or ministry in countries such as France, Poland, Spain or Italy. We provide both, depending on where the document will be used.
Do you need my original documents?
For translation, a clear scan or photo is almost always enough. For apostilles and embassy legalisation, we usually need the original or a certified copy; we tell you exactly what to send.
What is an apostille and who issues it in the UK?
An apostille is a certificate confirming the signature or seal on a public document. In the UK it is issued by the FCDO Legalisation Office, and it is accepted in all countries that are party to the Hague Apostille Convention.
Request a free quote
Prices depend on the language, the document and the deadline, so every quote is prepared individually. Attach your document and we will reply by email with a fixed price and a delivery date.