Certified Translation Services London

TS24 in London is a leading UK-accredited provider of certified translation services in 200+ languages for business and private clients. Our official translators guarantee the highest quality & competitive prices.

TS24 Certified Translations are trusted by thousands of clients and official authorities globally. To discuss your certified translation needs, call 0208 677 3775, email info@translationservices24.com or get a free price quote online. Our professional translators offer official document translations starting at just £30 + VAT, ready in 24 hours or faster!

We offer affordable professional translations in London, the UK, and globally. Our services cover all official document translations, such as birth certificates, marriage certificates, passports, legal papers, and bank statements. To help you with the translation process, TS24 offers a bespoke portal that allows you to track the progress of your translation in real time!

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Why choose TS24 to translate and certify your documents? TS24 is a leading translation agency in London, UK, specialising in providing professional, certified translation services in English and over 200 different languages. Our professional translators translate and certify all documents, such as birth, marriage, and divorce certificates, academic papers, passports, and bank statements. Our Certified Team produces official and sworn translations faster and cheaper than most other providers.

Since 2011, we have helped thousands of customers translate and certify their documents. We produce certified & sworn translations in all languages, including English, French, German, Polish, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, and Hindi.

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Why Choose Our Certified Translation Services?

TS24 provides professional certified translation services with exceptional quality, high accuracy, fast delivery and guaranteed customer satisfaction. Our professional translators work with all documents and cover 200 languages, helping you easily translate and certify your documents at low prices. Choose our certified translation services to rest assured that your translations are produced by the top professional translators with international standards & expertise.

What is an Official Translation?

To certify a translation, a professional translator must attest that it is a true, complete, and accurate translation of the original document you presented. An official translation should be stamped, dated, and signed by the translator and/or certifying authority.

An official translation needs a dated statement of truth with the translator's signature and stamp or that of a representative of an accredited translation agency.

The type of certified translations you need may depend on where your official application takes place, which authority requested it, and the purpose of your official application.

TS24 provides certified, sworn, notarised and apostilled translations that are accepted globally. We explain the key differences below.

• Certified Translation

A certified translation is an official translation of documents, such as birth certificates, marriage certificates, visa applications, or academic papers, accompanied by a certification. The certification must be legalised by a stamp & signature and/or sworn statement of truth from an accredited provider.

Authorities in the United Kingdom and other European countries often require certified translations. Official translations produced by TS24 are completed on our stamped, signed and dated letterhead and contain all details required to make your translation legalised.

• Notarised Translation

A notarised translation is simply a translation accompanied by a notarised signature verifying the translator's identity.

• Sworn Translation

This type of certification involves an official translator or linguist verifying that they have personally carried out the translation and accurately conveyed the meaning of your document. This must be done in the presence of a lawyer or accredited notary public.

• Legalised Translation (Apostilled)

A legalised, or Apostilled, translation is one that has been 'legalised' by the Government Ministry. This makes your translation accepted in foreign countries that are part of the Hague Convention. The translation will be affixed with an official Apostille.

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Official Translation Services for Your Documents

A certified translation is the official translation of documents, including certificates, Government documentation, statements, or passports. Your documents must be translated and certified by a professional & accredited translator.

A translation is certified when it includes a statement of truth with a signature, stamp, and date. Foreign-issued documents that are non-English and for official purposes within the UK require a Certified Translation.

A certified translation must include the following elements:

• Confirmation from the translator or translation company that it is an accurate translation of the original document
• The date of the translation
• The full name and signature of the translator or an authorised official of the translation company
• The translator or translation company's contact details

If your original certificates or documents are not in English, UK authorities, such as Gov UK or the Home Office, can ask you to provide a certified translation. You must present your documents in the country's official language if your application is abroad.

Read the latest guidelines for certified translations.

Certified Translations in the UK

A certified translation is usually used for official and legal matters but may also be requested in other situations. If you require the documents translated for legal purposes, you would have to present a certified translation of the original documentation.

To certify a translation, the translator must legally attest that the translation is a true, complete and accurate translation of the original document. There are 4 main types of certified translations:

1. Certified Translations
2. Sworn Translations
3. Apostilled Translations
4. Notarised Translations

• Certified Translations

A certified translation is a translation accompanied by an official certification from your chosen provider. Generally, this certification is in the form of a statement of truth, with a signature, stamp and date from the translator or a representative of an accredited translation agency.

Certified translations are required by UK authorities & organisations abroad. The certified translations produced by TS24 (see example) are completed on our letterhead and officially signed, stamped and dated, making them fully certified and legally recognised by authorities.

• Sworn Translations

Sworn translations are certified translations that can only be provided by officially appointed translators in the country to which you submit your application. This type of certification involves an official translator or linguist verifying that they have personally carried out the translation and accurately conveyed the meaning of your document.

• Apostilled Translations

If you intend to use your documents abroad, your documents may require an official apostille. For example, this certification may need an apostille from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to be officially validated.

• Notarised (Legalised) Translations

The Government or other legal entities often require notarised translations. TS24 can provide notarised documents signed and stamped by an authorised notary. To do this, our team member will visit the notary's Office to sign and stamp the document legally. You can learn more about the differences between certified and notarised translations here.

More for Professional Translators

As a professional translator, you may be asked to provide a certified translation. Unlike other European countries, such as France, Poland or Spain, the UK does not have a 'sworn' system which requires translators to be registered in Government bodies.

Translations needed for official purposes, such as birth certificates, marriage certificates, academic transcripts, passports or bank statements, can be, however, certified directly by a practising translator registered with official translation bodies, such as CIOL or ITI.

The UK Government states that a certified translation must be done by a translator registered by a professional body. You can see government's guidelines on certifying translated documents here.

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