Translations with a signed statement of accuracy, accepted by the Home Office, HM Passport Office, courts, universities and banks.
In the United Kingdom there is no state register of sworn translators. Instead, UK authorities ask for a certified translation: a complete translation accompanied by a signed statement from the translation company confirming that it is a true and accurate translation of the original, with the date and the translator's full name and contact details. This is the format the Home Office asks for in visa and immigration applications, and it is widely accepted by HM Passport Office, courts, universities, the NHS, banks and employers.
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We prepare your documents and obtain the apostille from the FCDO Legalisation Office for use in Hague Convention countries.
An apostille is a certificate attached to a public document that confirms the signature, seal or stamp on it is genuine. Countries that have signed the 1961 Hague Apostille Convention accept an apostilled UK document without any further embassy legalisation. In the UK, apostilles are issued by the Legalisation Office of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), for documents from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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For countries outside the Apostille Convention, we take your documents through every step up to the embassy or consulate stamp.
Countries that have not joined the Hague Apostille Convention, such as the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Egypt and Vietnam, require full legalisation. The usual chain is: certification by a UK solicitor or notary where needed, an apostille from the FCDO, and then legalisation by the country's embassy or consulate in London. Some embassies also require a translation into their official language, or a prior stamp from a chamber of commerce for commercial documents.
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We order the official documents you need from UK and foreign registries, so they arrive ready for translation and legalisation.
An apostille or a translation is only as good as the document underneath it. Authorities abroad often want a recently issued certificate, a specific format or an original certified copy rather than a photocopy. Ordering the right document from the right office is where many applications lose weeks.
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Face-to-face, telephone and video interpreters for legal, medical, civil and business appointments.
When a signature, a diagnosis or a court decision depends on what is understood in the room, a professional interpreter makes the difference. We provide consecutive and liaison interpreters for one-to-one and small-group settings, and simultaneous interpreters for conferences and larger meetings.
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