Translations of official documents may need to be notarized or certified or both. Many notarized translation services may offer a certified translation service as well. If you have a document that has some official character and it is written in any other language apart from English, you will soon be told whether it should be…
In an increasingly globalized world, it is now far more common for students to select the college or university course they wish to follow, wherever it is in the world. Many U.S. universities are chosen by students all round the world. In addition to this huge movement of students, there is the movement of people…
There are certain specific occasions when you might need a certified translation professional. Whereas you should almost always seek a professional translator or translation agency if the document or text you need translating is important, certified translations may be needed if you are applying for a job, a college or university course, visa or citizenship.…
Translations have become part of the way of life for many individuals, organizations and businesses. It is a fact of life in an increasingly globalized and interconnected world that at some stage or another one has to communicate with someone else, a business in another country, or an official body in a language that is…
If you have been married and divorced, it is likely that you have kept copies of both your marriage certificate and divorce certificate. These may not seem to have any real significance until you decide to move to another country. Most countries require copies of official documents to determine who you are and who your…
There are a number of different documents that are important whenever you move from one country to another to get an education a job, migrate or take up citizenship. It is understandable that if any of these documents is not printed in the language where it is needed, it must be translated before it can…
There are few places in the world where deaths are not documented officially. Just like births and marriages, successful completion of educational and training courses and awards and prizes, there is always some kind of official document that is printed and held by the person that it is meant for or, in the case of…
Even though there are computers available with all the various tools this doesn’t mean that everything can be done using this type of technology. If you see a webpage, Facebook link, or product description in a language you don’t understand it’s not too difficult to translate the document using an online tool such as Google…
A legal translation could be undertaken for a number of reasons, including translating employee contracts if your business has opened a branch overseas and you need to provide contract documents in both the 2nd country’s language as well as your own. It could be translating other legal documents, like wills, marriage certificates, birth certificates, company…
If you have a birth certificate, marriage certificate or any other document that is not originally in English, and you need to submit that document for immigration purposes to an authority like the United States Immigration and Citizenship Service, anyone who is fluent both in English and that language can do the translation. However, if…