Birth Certificate Translation for UK Schools and Universities

The same certified format UK government bodies use. Every page we issue shows:

• A line stating it is a true and accurate translation of the original
• The date the work was done
• The translator's full name and signature
• Our ATC, ITI or CIOL membership details
• Our UK address, phone number and email

That last item matters more than people expect. A registrar who wants to check the page can simply pick up the phone.

No. Schools, colleges and councils follow the same rule as government offices: the translation has to come from an independent translator with a professional registration.

It does not matter how well you speak both languages. A parent translating their own child's certificate has an obvious interest in what it says, and that is exactly what the rule is there to avoid.

Yes, send the long version. It names both parents, and a council compares those names against whoever is applying for the school place.

The short version leaves the parents out, which is the most common reason a school place form comes back.

• Certificado Literal de Nacimiento — Spain and Latin America
• Certidão de Nascimento Inteiro Teor — Brazil and Portugal
• Copie Intégrale d'Acte de Naissance — France
• Odpis Zupełny Aktu Urodzenia — Poland

If the short one is all you have, send it and we will tell you honestly whether we think it will pass.

Expect £25 to £45 a page normally, or £50 to £70 if you need it the same day. The language and the amount of writing on the certificate are what move the figure.

Certification, the stamp and UK postage are already covered by your quote.

Enrolling two or three children? Send every certificate in one order. You pay a single bundle price rather than one per child, and that is where most families save.

Yes, and this is worth reading twice.

School years run to a 1 September cut-off, so a single day can move a child up or down a year. Many countries write the day before the month, and a school reading 03/04 the wrong way round can place a child in the wrong class.

We write the date in UK order and print the original underneath it, so nobody has to interpret anything.

Yes. Give us their address when you order and the signed copy goes there instead of to you.

Most institutions are happy with the PDF by email or upload. Ask for the paper copy if the council wants it with a school place form, if you are enrolling in person, or if the school keeps signed records. We post anywhere in the UK, and overseas if you have not moved yet.

Usually yes. A university, UK ENIC, student finance and a scholarship or bursary form all want the same thing certified the same way, so one translation normally covers the lot.

Your finished translation stays on our system. If a second body asks for its own signed copy months later, one email is enough and you never dig out the certificate again.

If one office has given you a written requirement that looks different from the usual, send it over and we will tell you whether anything extra is needed.

Most certificates are ready in 24 to 48 hours, and same-day is possible when an offer deadline or registration week is right on top of you.

A clean printed certificate is quick. An older one with handwriting across it, or extra registry stamps, takes a few hours more.

Tell us the date when you send the photo. We confirm before taking payment rather than after.

Yes, and it is cheaper that way. Families rarely move one child at a time.

Send every certificate in one order, along with a marriage certificate or deed poll if the surnames differ, and you get one price and one delivery for the whole set. Ordering them one by one over three weeks is how an admission deadline slips.