Document translation, into and out of English
Documents translated by people who live in the language.
Certificates, contracts, medical records, transcripts and manuals, translated by professional linguists who are native speakers of the language your document is going into, and who usually live in the country it's headed for.
- Human translationEvery page is translated by a person, not a machine.
- Most major languagesPlus many less common ones, on request.
- Laid out like the originalSo every stamp and field is easy to find.
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What we translate
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Choose a document type and a language to see an example page. Drag across the page to compare it with the English original.
Personal & civil records
Usually needed for immigration and visa applications, dual citizenship, marriage abroad and school enrolment.
What we take care of: seals, stamps and handwritten notes in the margins are translated, or described in brackets where they aren't text.
Also: divorce decrees, adoption papers, driver's licences, police certificates, name-change orders.
Legal & contracts
Usually needed for cross-border agreements, litigation, property and estates abroad.
What we take care of: defined terms stay consistent from the first page to the last, and clause numbering matches the original so both versions can be cited side by side.
Also: affidavits, articles of incorporation, judgments, settlement agreements, terms and conditions.
Medical
Usually needed for treatment abroad, insurance claims, second opinions and patient communication.
What we take care of: drug names, doses and units are checked against the source, line by line.
Also: prescriptions, consent forms, patient leaflets, clinical study documents.
Academic
Usually needed for university admission, credential evaluation and professional licensing.
What we take care of: course titles and grading scales are rendered so an admissions officer or evaluator can follow them.
Also: letters of recommendation, school records, research papers, abstracts.
Business & corporate
Usually needed for setting up abroad, bids and tenders, and communicating with staff and partners.
What we take care of: company forms, numbers and dates are localised for the reader, without changing their legal meaning.
Also: financial statements, annual reports, employee handbooks, marketing materials.
Technical & manuals
Usually needed for exporting products, and training staff and customers in other countries.
What we take care of: terminology is kept in a glossary, so the same part has the same name in every manual you send.
Also: safety data sheets, specifications, training materials, software help text.
Example page. Your quote is based on your actual document.
Languages
Into and out of English, in most major languages and many less common ones.
We work through a worldwide network of professional linguists, and match every job to a native speaker of the target language, usually someone living in the country where the translation will be read. That is how dates, names, forms of address and official terms come out the way a local reader expects.
Translations between two languages other than English can be arranged too. Just ask in your quote request.
Some of the languages we're asked for most. Type to search.
Europe
- Albanian
- Bosnian
- Bulgarian
- Catalan
- Croatian
- Czech
- Danish
- Dutch
- Estonian
- Finnish
- French
- German
- Greek
- Hungarian
- Italian
- Latvian
- Lithuanian
- Norwegian
- Polish
- Portuguese (European)
- Romanian
- Russian
- Serbian
- Slovak
- Slovenian
- Spanish (Spain)
- Swedish
- Ukrainian
Asia & Pacific
- Bengali
- Burmese
- Chinese (Simplified)
- Chinese (Traditional)
- Gujarati
- Hindi
- Hmong
- Ilocano
- Indonesian
- Japanese
- Khmer
- Korean
- Lao
- Malay
- Marathi
- Mongolian
- Nepali
- Punjabi
- Samoan
- Tagalog / Filipino
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Thai
- Tongan
- Urdu
- Vietnamese
Middle East & Africa
- Afrikaans
- Amharic
- Arabic
- Armenian
- Azerbaijani
- Dari
- Farsi (Persian)
- Georgian
- Hausa
- Hebrew
- Igbo
- Kurdish
- Pashto
- Somali
- Swahili
- Tigrinya
- Turkish
- Yoruba
- Zulu
The Americas
- Spanish (Latin American)
- Portuguese (Brazilian)
- French (Canadian)
- Haitian Creole
- Mixtec
- Zapotec
- Quechua
How ordering works
You send the document. We handle the rest.
No account, no forms to print. Send what you have, and you'll see a quote before any work begins.
Your part
- Send a PDF, scan or clear phone photo of the whole document, backs of pages included.
- Tell us the language it needs to be in, and who will receive it.
- Approve the quote.
Our part
- Match your document to a native-speaking linguist who works in that subject.
- Translate it, and lay it out to mirror your original.
- Have the translation checked before it goes back to you.
- Deliver it digitally as a PDF, or in the editable format you sent.
What can I send?
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If you have the original PDF, send that rather than a printout that has been scanned again. The text is sharper and the page count is clear.
What goes into a quote
Every document is quoted individually, after we've seen it. The things that matter are its length, the language pair, the subject (a medical report needs a different specialist to a birth certificate), any layout work, and when you need it back.
Going to a court, a consulate or a university? Tell us who will receive it.
Offices differ in what they ask for. Translations for official submission can include a signed translator's statement of accuracy. Let us know where yours is going, and we'll check what that office requires before we start.
How is a translation priced?
By the job, once we've seen the document. Length, language pair, subject matter, layout work and deadline all play a part. You get a quote to accept before any work starts.
How long does it take?
That depends on the length and the language pair. A one-page certificate is a much smaller job than a technical manual. Your quote gives a delivery date, and if you're working to a deadline, tell us when you ask.
Do you use machine translation?
No. Every document is translated by a professional linguist who is a native speaker of the language it's being translated into.
Can you translate stamps, seals and handwriting?
Yes, as long as they're legible in the copy you send. Anything that can't be read is marked as illegible rather than guessed, and seals, signatures and emblems are described in brackets.
Will the translation look like my original?
We lay translations out to mirror the source, so each field, stamp and signature sits where the reader expects to find it. You get a PDF, or the editable format you sent us.
Can you translate into English as well?
Yes. We work in both directions: from English into other languages, and from other languages into English. Pairs that don't involve English can be arranged on request.
Who sees my documents?
Only the people working on your job. Personal records, medical files and contracts are routine for us, and they're handled with that in mind.
Get a quote
Tell us about the document.
A few details are enough to price most jobs: the languages, the kind of document and roughly how long it is.
- You see the quote before any work begins.
- Not sure of something? Choose "Not sure" and add a note.
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