Document translation
Translation and preparation of documents worldwide
We translate personal, corporate, banking and legal documents and certify the translation in the form the receiving country accepts: sworn, notarised or certified.
We work under a power of attorney: no need to travel to the country of issue.
Online check
Form of translation
The form of certification depends on the receiving country and the authority accepting the translation. Select the country to see which you need.
- We determine the form of certification by country and authority
- Names are checked against the passport
- Apostille and translation in the right order
Select the receiving country: we will suggest the form of translation.
30 languages
in our network of translators
3 forms
sworn, notarised, certified
A few days
for a standard document
One request
for the whole family's set
Situations
What we translatedocuments for
The form of translation depends on who receives it: a migration authority, a bank, a court or a university.
- Residency and citizenship
Certificates and extracts for migration authorities.
- Bank and compliance
Statements, tax returns, source of funds documents.
- Company
Articles, register extracts, resolutions and powers of attorney.
- Study and work
Diplomas, transcripts and references for a university or employer.
- Court and inheritance
Judgments, notarial documents and inheritance documents.
- Property transactions
Contracts, register extracts and powers of attorney for a transaction.
Forms of certification
Sworn, notarised andcertified translation
The recipient of the document determines which form is required.
- Sworn translation
- Done by a translator on the register of a court or ministry. Not every country has this institution; Spain, France, Germany and Poland do.
- Notarised translation
- A notary certifies the translator's signature, not the translation itself. The usual form in Russia and CIS countries.
- Certified translation
- An agency or translator confirms the accuracy of the translation. Accepted in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia.
Four steps
How we work
We fix the sequence of apostille and translation in advance: the wrong order means redoing the work.
- 01Format check
The country, the authority, the form of certification, the order with the apostille.
- 02Translation
Translation with names checked against the passport.
a few working days
- 03Certification
Sworn translator, notary or agency, apostille where needed.
- 04Check and delivery
A check of the set, an electronic copy and the original by courier.
Result
The translation is with youA translation in the form the receiving country accepts.
Cost
What the costdepends on
We send the estimate after checking the recipient's requirements.
- Language pair
- Rare languages and pairs via English cost more.
- Volume
- The number of pages and the complexity of the text.
- Form of certification
- Sworn, notarised or certified translation.
- Urgency
- Urgent translation is priced separately.
Itemised estimate
Translation, certification, apostille or legalisation and delivery are separate lines.
To get started
- A scan or photo of the document
- The receiving country and the authority accepting the translation
- The spelling of names as in the passport
TranslationThe essentials
Questions and answers
Did not find your answer? A lawyer will reply on your situation.
A sworn translation is done by a translator on the register of a court or ministry, an institution not every country has. A certified translation is confirmed by an agency or translator. With notarisation, the notary certifies the translator's signature, not the translation.
By the country and the authority. Select them in the check at the top of this page, and a lawyer will compare the requirements of the authority, bank or university and confirm the format before work starts.
It depends on the recipient: some accept an apostille on the original followed by translation, others require a translation and an apostille on a notarised copy. We fix the sequence in advance.
As in the passport: a difference of one letter often leads to a refusal. We check names and titles against passports and earlier documents.
A good scan is usually enough for the translation, but the form of certification may require the original or a notarised copy. We check this before starting.
A standard document takes a few working days; a family set or corporate package is estimated separately. Certification and apostille add the timing of their own authorities.
The translation does not, but recipients limit the age of the source certificates, often to three to six months. We plan filing dates with that in mind.
We request it in the country of issue, then translate and certify it as required. All in one request, without you travelling.
Updated 2 November 2026.
TeamWorking with documents
Your specialists
BRIDGES specialists who check the requirements, handle the filing and stay in touch with the authorities in the country of issue.
ServicesDocuments
All document services
Order any service on its own or combine several into one request.
Documents01 / 08ApostilleFor the 130 states of the Hague Convention. Issued in the country of the document, without you travelling.Details 
Documents02 / 08Consular legalisationFor countries outside the Hague Convention: notary, ministry and consulate in one chain.Details 
Documents03 / 08Police certificateFrom any country where you have lived, timed to your filing date.Details 
Documents04 / 08Civil status certificatesBirth, marriage, divorce, death and change of name: reissued documents and extracts.Details 
Documents05 / 08Document retrievalReissued copies and extracts in the country of issue when the original is gone.Details 
Documents06 / 08Archive researchBirth and marriage records of ancestors for citizenship by descent.Details 
Documents07 / 08Education recognitionDiplomas and transcripts prepared for recognition abroad.Details 
Documents08 / 08DocumentsOrder any service on its own or combine several into one request.Details What clients say
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