Certified Translation Services Portsmouth
Portsmouth clients use our certified translation service for Home Office applications, court filings and university admissions, with every document handled by a qualified human translator and returned as a signed, stamped PDF.
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Filing in court? HM Courts & Tribunals Service requires a Statement of Truth as an additional certification layer. Courts outside England set their own requirements, so check what your court or authority has asked for before you order.
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Documents we translate for Portsmouth clients
Birth certificates
Birth certificates registered abroad, for Portsmouth visa, citizenship, school and passport applications.
Marriage certificates
Marriage certificates for spouse visas, name changes and register office corrections in Portsmouth.
Death certificates
Death certificates for probate, insurance claims and estate files handled in Portsmouth.
Divorce certificates
Divorce certificates and orders for remarriage, visa and immigration files in Portsmouth.
Passports and ID documents
Passport bio pages and identity cards sent from Portsmouth postcodes, for identity and right-to-work checks.
Degrees and diplomas
Degree and diploma certificates for Portsmouth applicants, for UK ENIC statements of comparability.
Academic transcripts
Mark sheets and transcripts for Portsmouth applicants, for university admissions and UK ENIC.
Police clearance certificates
Police clearance and criminal record certificates for Portsmouth visa and employment files.
Court documents
Court orders, judgments and bundles for Portsmouth proceedings, certified for filing.
Bank statements
Bank and salary statements for Portsmouth visa, mortgage and tenancy checks.
Medical reports
Medical reports, discharge summaries and test results for Portsmouth insurance, treatment and employment files.
All document types
Every document type we handle for Portsmouth clients, from certificates to commercial contracts.
Can't find your specific document type?
We translate document types that are not listed here. Send us the document and we will confirm the price before you order: [email protected].
Beyond these, we translate tenancy agreements, employment contracts, company records, medical reports and name-change deeds every week for Portsmouth clients. See pricing or request a quote.
Home Office and High Court Certified Translations
The same certification standards we apply UK-wide, delivered to clients in Portsmouth and across Hampshire.
Home Office & Visa Certification
Mandatory for UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) spouse visas, work permits, citizenship applications, and university registrations. Each certified dossier includes official company credentials, translator accreditation codes, and a formal signed declaration of accuracy.
- Official company stamp, translation date, and verified seal of accuracy.
- Professional translator credentials and CIOL / ITI membership details.
- Signed formal statement confirming complete fidelity to the original source text.
Court-Ready & Statement of Truth
Essential for UK County Courts, High Courts, family tribunals, and probate registries where document exhibits form binding legal evidence. The Statement of Truth is an additional certification layerAdditional Layer - Please Tell Us: A Statement of Truth sits on top of standard certification and is not issued automatically. If the translation is for HM Courts & Tribunals Service, say so at quote stage so we prepare and sign the correct declaration. on top of standard certification, prepared when you tell us the translation will be filed with HM Courts & Tribunals Service in England or Wales, or when another court asks for an equivalent signed declaration.
- Statement of Truth: Formally drawn up and signed by our accredited court translators as a separate declaration.
- Fully compliant with Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) for evidentiary courtroom submissions.
- Optional solicitor notarisation and FCDO Apostille legalisation for international proceedings.
Using this document outside the UK?
We arrange FCDO apostilles with our Express Service or Urgent Service , including notarisation where the receiving authority requires it.
Most frequently requested languages for Portsmouth clients
These 10 languages account for most of the document work we receive from Hampshire, but they are only a fraction of what we cover. We translate 200+ language pairs, so if yours is not listed, just ask.
Institutions we prepare documents for
- Portsmouth Combined Court Centre
- Portsmouth Register Office at the Guildhall
- Portsmouth City Council
- The University of Portsmouth
National bodies we prepare documents for
Local coverage
We work with clients across Hampshire, including Southsea, Gosport, Fareham, Havant, Waterlooville. Documents are collected by secure upload, so there is no need to travel or post originals.
Local sources & official guidance
Other locations in South East England
The same certified service, priced the same way, with the local courts and offices named on each page.
Certified translations in Portsmouth
The naval dockyard, defence contractors and the university give Portsmouth a document profile weighted towards security clearances, engineering qualifications and student admissions. Court bundles for Portsmouth Combined Court Centre are certified with a signed Statement of Truth, so a Portsmouth exhibit can be filed without extra authentication.
Romanian and Polish certificates lead, with Bengali, Portuguese and Kurdish records following and Bulgarian, Arabic and Chinese documents appearing in defence supply chain and university files. Census 2021 records 9.2% of Portsmouth residents with a main language other than English, and the ten languages listed above are the ones that actually arrive with documents from Portsmouth postcodes.
Professional registration files for the GMC, NMC and HCPC, plus degree transcripts for the University of Portsmouth, make up another steady stream from Portsmouth, and secure upload means documents can be sent from Southsea, Gosport or Fareham without visiting an office.
Beyond certificates and transcripts, paperwork for Portsmouth City Council, filings at Portsmouth Combined Court Centre and identity documents for the Home Office make up most of what leaves our office for Portsmouth, each carrying the translator's name and the date of translation.
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What our clients say
Rated 4.9/5 from 314 verified reviews for Home Office applications, court-ready Statements of Truth and UK ENIC submissions.
“Roman numerals in the marks column were converted with the originals printed alongside, which is what the university registrar asked for.”
Peter L.
“The birth certificate was translated with the registry number and the registrar's seal in place, and the registration was accepted first time.”
Zuzana M.
“The declaration and the gazette notice were translated together and the passport office accepted both.”
Nadia H.
Certified translation FAQs for Portsmouth
Ten questions clients in Hampshire ask before ordering a certified translation.
DHCTranslations handles certified translations for Portsmouth clients remotely, and every document is prepared to the requirements of Portsmouth Combined Court Centre, Portsmouth City Council and UK ENIC. A Portsmouth document is uploaded through the secure portal and returned as a certified PDF, with same-day completion available when the order and payment are confirmed before 4pm on a working day.
Standard Portsmouth certificates start from £40 per document. Anything longer is priced from £0.09 per word after 400 words, so a Portsmouth transcript of 1,200 words is quoted on the extra 800. Send the pages and a Portsmouth client gets a fixed price, usually within 30 minutes.
Same-day completion is available for most Portsmouth documents and language pairs when the order and payment are confirmed before 4pm on a working day. Portsmouth orders confirmed later, or on a weekend or bank holiday, start the next working day, and notarisation adds 1–2 working days after the translation is finished.
Yes. Evidence for Portsmouth Combined Court Centre is translated by qualified human translators and supplied with a signed Statement of Truth, the translator name and the date of translation. That is the format HMCTS expects when a document is filed for a Portsmouth hearing.
Only if the Portsmouth document goes to HM Courts & Tribunals Service. It is added when you confirm the file is for Portsmouth Combined Court Centre; a translation for Portsmouth City Council or a university normally needs certification without it.
Yes. Birth, marriage and death certificates presented to Portsmouth Register Office at the Guildhall, identity documents for Portsmouth City Council services and tenancy paperwork are translated and certified. A Portsmouth order of this kind can be completed the same day when it is confirmed before 4pm on a weekday.
Yes. Clients upload from Southsea, Gosport, Fareham and the rest of Hampshire, and receive certified PDFs by email. Printed copies can be sent to any Portsmouth or Hampshire address when a court or council asks for paper.
Census data for Portsmouth puts the non-English main language share at 9.2%, and Romanian, Polish and Bengali are the largest groups locally. Those three, plus Portuguese, Kurdish and Arabic, account for most Portsmouth orders, and more than 200 pairs are covered overall.
Yes. Employment history statements, police clearance certificates, qualification evidence and identity documents are translated for contractors working in the Portsmouth naval base supply chain, with a clear audit trail of translator identity and date of translation.
Both formats are available to Portsmouth clients. The certified PDF arrives by email and is usually enough for the Home Office, universities and Portsmouth City Council; tracked printed copies can follow to Southsea or Gosport if the receiving office insists on a physical document.
The certification, the price and the turnaround are the same for documents sent from Portsmouth. Start with the page that matches what you are sending:
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