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Certified Translation, Apostille & Transcription — UK

Official Translations is the UK's trusted provider for certified translation, standard translation, audio transcription, and apostille services. Every official translation is signed, stamped, and accepted by the Home Office, UKVI, HMCTS, UK ENIC, the DVLA, the NHS, and every UK university.

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From £29.95 per page · 24-hour turnaround on most documents · 100+ languages
15+
Years Trusted
100+
Languages
UKVI
& Home Office Accepted
24h
Standard Turnaround
Full Service Range

Translation Services for Every UK Need

Whether you are submitting documents to the Home Office, preparing court papers for HMCTS, applying to a UK university, or sending UK paperwork overseas, Official Translations covers the full range of official translation work the UK requires.

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Certified Translation

From £29.95 per page

Word-for-word translation paired with a signed Certificate of Accuracy in the exact format the Home Office, UKVI, HMCTS, UK ENIC, the DVLA, the NHS, and UK universities require. This is the certified translation standard most UK public bodies accept.

  • Home Office & UKVI accepted
  • Signed Certificate of Accuracy
  • Native, qualified translators
  • 24-hour turnaround on most short documents
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UK Apostille

From £149.95 e-delivery · £199.95 hard copy

Need your certified translation accepted abroad? We arrange UK apostille certification for documents going to any country in the Hague Apostille Convention. We handle the full apostille process from start to finish — bundled with your translation or stand-alone.

  • Apostille for translation or original
  • e-Apostille (digital PDF) £149.95
  • Hard copy posted to you £199.95
  • Bundle with certified translation
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Standard Translation

From £0.10 per word

Non-certified, business-grade translation for documents that do not need a Certificate of Accuracy — commercial contracts, marketing copy, internal reports, websites, manuals, and personal correspondence. Same professional translators, lighter process.

  • Business, commercial & personal use
  • 100+ language pairs
  • Volume discounts available
  • Fast turnaround on any length
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Audio & Video Transcription

Quoted per minute

Professional transcription — with optional translation — of interviews, tribunal hearings, depositions, recorded calls, voicemails, and meetings. Verbatim or clean transcripts, time-stamped, in any UK or foreign language.

  • Verbatim & clean read formats
  • Time-stamped on request
  • Multi-speaker labelling
  • Transcribe-and-translate in one job
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Why Choose Official Translations

The UK's Standard for Official Translation Work

Official Translations has delivered certified translation to UK clients since 2010 — immigrants, expats, students, solicitors, and businesses across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

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Accepted Everywhere It Matters

Our certified translations are accepted by the Home Office, UKVI, HMCTS, UK ENIC (formerly UK NARIC), the DVLA, the NHS, HMRC, and every Russell Group and modern UK university.

Fast, Predictable Turnaround

Most short documents — birth, marriage, divorce, qualifications — ship within 24 hours of order confirmation. Rush turnaround is available on request.

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Translator-Owned, Not a Marketplace

Every job is handled by a professional translator working to ITI-aligned standards. We are not a marketplace — the same team produces, proofs, and certifies each translation.

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100+ Languages, Native Translators

From Polish, Urdu, Romanian, and Arabic to Mandarin, Bengali, Pashto, and Tigrinya — every translation is produced by a native speaker of the source language.

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Instant, Word-Based Pricing

Upload your document for instant pricing. We charge by page only when the page count is the cleanest measure — otherwise our quotes reflect the actual word count, with no hidden fees.

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Fully Online — UK-Wide

Our service is fully digital. Delivery is by secure PDF, with hard-copy postal delivery available on request. Same service, same turnaround, anywhere in the United Kingdom.

Who We Serve

Where Our Official Translations Are Used

Every UK public body, court, and university has its own translation standard. Official Translations is built around those standards — our certified translations have been submitted successfully to every one of these.

FAQ

UK Translation Services — Common Questions

If your document is going to a UK public body (Home Office, UKVI, HMCTS, UK ENIC, DVLA, NHS, a UK university, HMRC), you need our certified translation. If your UK document is going abroad and the receiving country is in the Hague Convention, you also need a UK apostille. For business, internal, or personal use where no certification is required, our standard translation service is the right fit. For interviews, hearings, voicemails, and recorded calls, choose audio & video transcription, with optional translation.
Certified translation at Official Translations starts at £29.95 per page and includes a signed Certificate of Accuracy accepted by the Home Office, UKVI, HMCTS, UK ENIC, the DVLA, NHS bodies, and UK universities. Upload your document for instant pricing — the exact total is calculated from the document's word count in seconds, with no hidden fees.
We arrange UK apostille certification on your behalf. We offer two delivery options: e-apostille (digital PDF) at £149.95 or a hard-copy apostille posted to you at £199.95. The apostille can be applied to your original UK document, to the certified translation, or to both — tell us at order time which the receiving country requires and we will handle the full process.
No. The UK does not have a "notarised translation" concept the way some other countries do. A certified translation with a signed Certificate of Accuracy is the standard the Home Office, UKVI, HMCTS, UK ENIC, the DVLA, and UK universities accept. An apostille is a separate, optional step needed only when documents are going abroad.
Most short documents — birth certificates, marriage certificates, divorce decrees, academic transcripts, driving licences — are completed and delivered within 24 hours of order confirmation. Longer documents and large multi-document orders are quoted with a specific turnaround at order time. Rush handling is available on request.
Yes. Every Official Translations certified translation is produced to UKVI standards and bundled with a signed Certificate of Accuracy. We have delivered certified translations for Home Office and UKVI applications for over fifteen years and our translations have never been rejected. If your translation is ever queried by a UK public body, we will reissue it at no charge.
Yes. Order the certified translation and apostille together as a bundle — we handle the full UK apostille process start to finish and deliver the bundled document with translation, certification, and apostille in one parcel (or as one PDF for e-apostille). This is the simplest route when documents are going abroad.
Yes — we translate into and out of 100+ languages. Most UK clients need foreign-language documents translated into English for UK public bodies, but we also handle English-to-foreign translation for documents going abroad, including all major EU and Commonwealth languages.

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