Translated documents

The UK Border Agency (UKVI) requires a fully certified original translation for each document you provide that is not in English or Welsh.

If you're making an application in the UK, the translation must:

• be made by a professional translator or translation company
• include details of the translator or translation company credentials
• include confirmation from the translator that it is an accurate translation of the original document
• include the date of the translation
• include the original signature of the translator or an authorised official of the translation company 

If you're making an application outside of the UK, the translation must : 

• be made by a professional translator or translation company 
• include confirmation from the translator that it is an accurate translation of the original document 
• include the date of the translation
• include the translator's full name and signature, or the full name and signature of an authorised official of the translation company
• include the translator/translation company's contact details 

If your translation does not meet all the requirements, even if it is just one point, then you must have a new translation made. Your visa application can be refused if the translation does not meet the requirements.