We provide certified birth certificate translations accepted by the UK Home Office, UKVI, HM Passport Office, courts, and universities. Our translations are completed by professional, native-speaking translators who are members of ATC, ITI or CIOL, and include a signed certificate of accuracy — meeting all official requirements for visa, passport, immigration, citizenship and legal applications.
We cover 200+ languages including Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Arabic, Polish, Ukrainian, Italian, Chinese, Hindi and Russian, with turnaround times of 24–48 hours. Prices start from £25 per document, with same-day and urgent options available. Both digital and posted certified copies provided, in the UK and worldwide. Looking for birth cert translation near you? We work fully online, so there is no need to search for birth certificate translation near me — we serve every town and city in the UK.
Not sure — certified or notarised? We check it free.
Check us anytime — ATC, ITI and CIOL members.
Refused by any UK office? We fix it free.
Two or more papers to translate? One simple bundle price.
Need a printed copy? Posted to you, UK or abroad.
Name spelt differently? We match your passport exactly.
We help you with UKVI-compliant translation of birth certificate in one simple place. No need to search anywhere else. Our highly qualified translators provide official birth certificate translation services UK. Whether it’s for a small task or a big need, we make sure your translation is correct and ready on time. If this is your first time translating a birth certificate, do not worry — we guide you at every step and tell you exactly what each office wants to see. You can order a translation for birth certificate use in any of the situations below.
Need help with translating birth certificate into English for your UK visa? We provide certified birth certificate translation for visa that meet rules and help you avoid delays. This works for visitor visas, student visas, spouse visas and visa extensions.
Moving abroad? We translate birth certificate to English for immigration so UKVI officers can check your details easily.
Applying for a UK or foreign passport? We give you birth certificate translation for passport with the right stamp—ready to submit. Our passport translation services also cover the other papers HM Passport Office asks for, and every job comes as a certified translation for Passport Office use.
Was your baby born in Spain, Brazil, Germany, France or Portugal? This is our most common job. We do certified translation of birth certificate for a child born abroad, so you can apply for their first British passport with HM Passport Office.
Applying for British citizenship, naturalisation, an MN1 form or Indefinite Leave to Remain? We give you a birth certificate translation for British citizenship worded exactly as the Home Office asks.
Need your UK birth certificate in another language? We translate it for the Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, German, French, Greek, Egyptian and Iraqi embassies and consulates in London.
Many UK colleges ask for your birth proof. We translate your certificate into English so your admission goes smoothly.
Getting married in the UK? We translate birth certificate to English to confirm your name and age for marriage documents.
Planning a wedding in Italy, Greece, Spain, France or Mexico? We translate your birth certificate, Certificate of No Impediment, single status certificate and affidavit into the language you need.
Need to register with a hospital? We translate birth certificate into English for medical records or insurance.
Schools in the UK want birth certificates in English. We translate them properly to help your child’s admission.
Starting a new job? We do birth certificate translation for DBS check, right to work checks, and professional bodies like the GPhC, NMC and exam boards.
UK courts only accept English documents. We translate your birth certificate correctly for legal use in court, including family court and probate.
We translate birth certificate into English for Child Benefit claims, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), council housing forms and pension claims.
Home Office won’t accept free translations. We offer certified ones done by experts—perfect for official use.
This is the question we get asked the most. Many people are not sure which type they need. Here is the simple answer in plain words. If you are still not sure, just send us your document and tell us where you will use it — we will tell you for free.
This is what most people need. The translation comes with a signed statement that says it is true and correct. It is accepted by the Home Office, UKVI, HM Passport Office, DBS, NHS, councils and UK universities. Choose this for visa, passport and citizenship applications.
A notary public signs and stamps the translation as well. You normally need a notarized translation of birth certificate only when a foreign embassy, a foreign court or an overseas office asks for it. The Home Office and Passport Office do not ask for this.
Some countries such as Spain, France, Italy, Poland and Germany ask for a sworn translation done by a translator listed by their own government. If you are sending papers to a country in Europe, ask them first and then tell us.
An apostille is a stamp put on the original paper by the government, not by us. If your birth certificate already has an apostille, we translate that page too. We can also guide you on how to get one before we start.
The UK government has clear rules about what a certified English translation of your birth certificate must show. Every job we send out already has all of these points, so your birth certificate translation certification is complete on day one. You do not need to ask for them or pay extra. This is what makes a birth certificate translated into English valid for official use.
Every page says in writing that this is a “true and accurate translation of the original document”. This is the exact wording the Home Office and HM Passport Office look for. Some offices call this a statement of truth or a birth certificate English translation affidavit — our certificate of accuracy covers all of these names.
The date of the translation, the full name of the translator and a real signature are added to the document. Without these three things, offices can reject your paper.
Our professional body membership number is printed on the document itself, not just claimed on this website. An officer can look it up while your file is open in front of them.
Our company name, UK address, phone number and email are printed on the certificate of accuracy, so any office can check us if they want to.
We keep the same layout as your original paper — stamps, seals, back pages, side notes and handwriting are all shown. Nothing is left out or shortened.
If your name is in Arabic, Persian, Chinese, Urdu, Thai or Ukrainian script, just tell us the exact English spelling you use on your passport. We will match it, so your papers agree with each other.
We make sure your birth certificate translation to English Online is correct, certified, and accepted by all UK offices — from the Home Office to Passport and NHS. Our experts work fast, keep your data safe, and deliver on time. No worries, no repeats — just trusted service you can rely on.
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Our easy process to order a certified English translation of your birth certificate makes your life simple. We provide official translation of birth certificate quickly and correctly. If you are wondering how to get a certified translation of a birth certificate, our simple steps below will guide you. Follow these easy three steps:
Find your language below and we will turn your document into English that UK offices accept. We translate birth certificates into English from 200+ languages, and our native translators understand both your original language and English very well. Our busiest jobs are birth certificate translation from Spanish to English, French to English, Portuguese to English and German to English. We also do Arabic birth certificate translation, full Indian birth certificate translation from Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Telugu, Bengali and Tamil, plus Ukrainian, Persian (Farsi), Urdu, Turkish, Hungarian, Czech, Danish, Thai, Chinese and Italian. Whatever your paper says, we copy every word across and keep the same layout, so the office can compare the two side by side.
Many of our customers are British or dual nationals who need a translation of UK birth certificate papers for another country. We work the other way round too — English to Arabic, English to French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, German, Portuguese, Greek, Dutch, Czech and Japanese. So whether you want your birth certificate translated to Spanish for a consulate, or a simple birth certificate language change online into any other language, you are in the right place. We know what each embassy and consulate in London asks for, and here are the jobs we do most often.
Portuguese Consulate — Registering a Child’s Birth
Wondering where to get your birth certificate translated? You are in the right place. We make the process simple, fast, and reliable. Translate birth certificate UK documents with us and get accurate, official translations of birth certificates accepted by all UK authorities. You do not have to live in the UK to use us — we also help customers in Spain, France, Germany, Portugal, Brazil, Italy, Switzerland, Canada, India, the UAE and many other countries, and we post the printed copy to them. Start your translation today without any hassle.
Hear from real customers who got their birth certificates translated by us for UK use. For cases that need extra verification, we also offer notarized translation of birth certificate accepted by authorities. Trusted by many for fast, correct, and widely accepted translations.
People often ask how much to translate a birth certificate. Our birth certificate translation UK prices start from £25, depending on the language, word count, formatting needs, and urgency. Complex layouts or rare languages may cost slightly more. We always look at your document before quoting, so the figure we give you is the figure you pay. Nothing is added later for certification, stamps or standard UK postage.
You can do it right here, online, in a few minutes. Many people search for where to get birth certificate translated or where can I translate my birth certificate, and then try to find a local office. You do not need one. Upload a photo of your paper, we send you a price, and you get the translation by email and post. Because everything is done online, our birth certificate translation services near me work the same whether you live in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Cardiff, Belfast or a small village.
Not just anyone. You cannot translate your own birth certificate, and a friend or family member cannot do it either, even if they speak the language well. UK offices only accept work from a translator who is registered with an official translation body, or who works for a recognised translation company. That is exactly what we are, and our registration details go on your document so the office can check them. So when you ask who can translate a birth certificate for an official UK application, the answer is a registered translation company, not a friend and not yourself.
You can, but no UK office will accept it. A free birth certificate translation or a birth certificate translation online free tool does not come with a signed statement of accuracy, a date, a translator’s name or any credentials — and those four things are what the Home Office, UKVI and HM Passport Office actually check. People who try this usually lose weeks and end up paying for a proper one anyway, after their application has already been sent back.
For almost all UK uses, a certified translation is enough. The Home Office, UKVI, HM Passport Office, DBS, NHS, councils and UK universities all accept our certified translation as it comes. The extra step is only worth paying for when an overseas office has asked for it in writing. If yours has, we can translate and notarise your birth certificate together in one order, so you deal with one company and one invoice.
Yes. We are an ATC accredited translation company, and our translators are members of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI) or the Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL). This is exactly what HM Passport Office and the Home Office ask for — they want the translation done by someone registered with an official translation body or employed by a recognised translation company. Our registration details are printed on every translation we issue, so the office can check them.
It depends on the office. Online portals such as UKVI visa forms, university applications and DBS checks take the PDF, and you may print it yourself. Paper applications, especially HM Passport Office ones you send by post, want the copy that carries our wet ink signature. If you are unsure which route you are on, tell us and we will say which one to order.
Yes. If your document already has an apostille, a Hague stamp or a legalisation page, we translate that page as well and include it in the same certified set. Please send us every page, including the back of the paper, so nothing is missed. We do not put the apostille on your original — that is done by the government of the country that issued it, and we can explain how to get one.
Yes, and we ask you to tell us. If your name is written in Arabic, Persian, Chinese, Urdu, Bengali, Thai or Ukrainian script, there can be more than one correct English spelling. Send us the exact spelling that appears on your passport or visa, and we will use it. This keeps all your papers matching, which stops delays at the Home Office and Passport Office.
Most UK offices want the long or full version, because it shows your parents’ names. The short version often gets refused. If your country calls it a Certificado Literal, Certidão de Nascimento Inteiro Teor, Copie Intégrale or Odpis Zupełny, that is the full one. If you only have the short one, we can still translate it, but we will tell you if we think the office may ask for more.
This is the job we do most. Send us your child’s full foreign birth certificate — for example from Spain, Brazil, Germany, France, Portugal or Italy — and we will give you a certified English translation that HM Passport Office accepts. You then send our translation together with the original certificate in your passport application. Send us the long version of the certificate, the one that names both parents, because that is what the Passport Office checks against your own papers.
Yes, and it is cheaper this way. Many customers send a birth certificate along with a marriage certificate, divorce decree, single status certificate, name change deed, utility bill or bank letter for a visa or wedding file. Upload them all at once and we will give you one bundle price and one delivery date.
Some certificates are bilingual — for example Spanish with Basque or Catalan, or a UK certificate in English and Welsh. We only charge you for the part that actually needs translating, and we add a clear note explaining the other language. Just tell us which part you need.
The translation of a birth certificate in the UK usually takes 24–48 hours after we confirm your order. The exact timing depends on the language, any special formatting, and how quickly you can provide the required details. Longer records with many handwritten notes take a little more time than a single printed page.
Yes. Our certified birth certificate translation UK service posts to any address you give us. First class UK post is included in your quote and normally arrives within two working days. If you want proof of delivery, we can send it tracked for a small extra cost and give you the tracking number. Just put the full address on your order.
Yes. The soft copy is a searchable PDF you can upload, forward or store, and it never expires. The hard copy is printed on our headed paper, signed in ink and stamped, with the translation and the certificate page attached together so they cannot be separated. Most people keep the PDF and send the printed set to the office.
A certified translation does not have an expiry date, because it simply shows what your original paper says. Some offices, though, prefer a recent one and may ask for a translation made in the last three to six months. If an office refuses your translation for any reason that is our fault, we will correct it free of charge.
Yes. Solicitors, immigration advisers, recruitment agencies, schools and HR teams use us for their clients and staff. We can work on account, take bulk orders, and give one invoice for many documents. Contact us with your usual volumes and we will set up trade pricing for you.
We answer all translation of birth certificate UK enquiries within a few working hours, and almost always on the same working day. Your reply comes from a real person who has already looked at your document, not an automatic message. If you send your enquiry over a weekend or a bank holiday, you will hear from us first thing the next working morning.
Yes, our official birth certificate translation service offers express options, including same-day delivery, for urgent cases. This depends on the language and complexity of your document. Contact us with your deadline, and we will confirm availability and cost immediately so you can plan without stress.
Yes, when you translate a birth certificate in the UK with us, your privacy is a top priority. All documents are handled securely, and we never share your information with anyone else. Your files are only accessed by professional translators and necessary staff to complete your order.
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