Certified Translation Services Chatham
Chatham 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 Chatham clients
Birth certificates
Birth certificates registered abroad, for Chatham visa, citizenship, school and passport applications.
Marriage certificates
Marriage certificates for spouse visas, name changes and register office corrections in Chatham.
Death certificates
Death certificates for probate, insurance claims and estate files handled in Chatham.
Divorce certificates
Divorce certificates and orders for remarriage, visa and immigration files in Chatham.
Passports and ID documents
Passport bio pages and identity cards sent from Chatham postcodes, for identity and right-to-work checks.
Degrees and diplomas
Degree and diploma certificates for Chatham applicants, for UK ENIC statements of comparability.
Academic transcripts
Mark sheets and transcripts for Chatham applicants, for university admissions and UK ENIC.
Police clearance certificates
Police clearance and criminal record certificates for Chatham visa and employment files.
Court documents
Court orders, judgments and bundles for Chatham proceedings, certified for filing.
Bank statements
Bank and salary statements for Chatham visa, mortgage and tenancy checks.
Medical reports
Medical reports, discharge summaries and test results for Chatham insurance, treatment and employment files.
All document types
Every document type we handle for Chatham 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 Chatham 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 Chatham and across Kent.
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 Chatham clients
These 10 languages account for most of the document work we receive from Kent, 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
- Medway County Court and Family Court
- Medway (Chatham) Magistrates Court and Family Court
- Medway Register Office
- Medway Council
- MidKent College and the University of Kent Medway campus
National bodies we prepare documents for
Local coverage
We work with clients across Kent, including Rochester, Gillingham, Strood, Rainham, Chatham Maritime. 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 Chatham
Chatham's dockyard heritage became a university campus and maritime regeneration at Chatham Maritime, and Medway's courts sit between Chatham and Rochester. Court bundles for Medway County Court and Family Court or Medway (Chatham) Magistrates Court and Family Court are certified with a signed Statement of Truth, so a Chatham exhibit can be filed without extra authentication.
Romanian, Polish and Nepali records are the largest groups, with Lithuanian, Tamil and Portuguese documents following and Bulgarian and Urdu certificates in family files. Census 2021 records 6.5% of Medway residents with a main language other than English, and the ten languages listed above are the ones that actually arrive with documents from Chatham postcodes.
Professional registration files for the GMC, NMC and HCPC, plus degree transcripts for MidKent College and the University of Kent Medway campus, make up another steady stream from Chatham, and secure upload means documents can be sent from Rochester, Gillingham or Strood without visiting an office.
Beyond certificates and transcripts, paperwork for Medway Council, filings at Medway County Court and Family Court or Medway (Chatham) Magistrates Court and Family Court and identity documents for the Home Office make up most of what leaves our office for Chatham, each carrying the translator's name and the date of translation.
Need something specific? Send the document for a fixed quote.
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.
“Top service, always efficient and quick to reply! Highly recommend if you need a document translated as soon as possible.”
Karim Loumi
“My MOI was issued in Lagos with a partly handwritten seal, and the translation was accepted for my MSc application.”
Grace O.
“My hukou and ID card were translated for a UK visa and accepted first time.”
Wei L.
Certified translation FAQs for Chatham
Ten questions clients in Kent ask before ordering a certified translation.
DHCTranslations handles certified translations for Chatham clients remotely, and every document is prepared to the requirements of Medway County Court and Family Court, Medway Council and UK ENIC. A Chatham 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 Chatham certificates start from £40 per document. Anything longer is priced from £0.09 per word after 400 words, so a Chatham transcript of 1,200 words is quoted on the extra 800. Send the pages and a Chatham client gets a fixed price, usually within 30 minutes.
Same-day completion is available for most Chatham documents and language pairs when the order and payment are confirmed before 4pm on a working day. Chatham 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 Medway County Court and Family Court 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 Chatham hearing.
Only if the Chatham document goes to HM Courts & Tribunals Service. It is added when you confirm the file is for Medway County Court and Family Court or Medway (Chatham) Magistrates Court and Family Court; a translation for Medway Council or a university normally needs certification without it.
Yes. Birth, marriage and death certificates presented to Medway Register Office, identity documents for Medway Council services and tenancy paperwork are translated and certified. A Chatham order of this kind can be completed the same day when it is confirmed before 4pm on a weekday.
Yes. Clients upload from Rochester, Gillingham, Strood and the rest of Kent, and receive certified PDFs by email. Printed copies can be sent to any Chatham or Kent address when a court or council asks for paper.
Census data for Medway puts the non-English main language share at 6.5%, and Romanian, Polish and Punjabi are the largest groups locally. Those three, plus Bulgarian, Lithuanian and Russian, account for most Chatham orders, and more than 200 pairs are covered overall.
Yes. Engineering records, apprenticeship certificates, safety documentation and contracts are translated for Chatham employers, with trade titles, grade levels and reference numbers kept exactly as printed.
Yes. Certified PDFs are standard, and printed copies can be posted to any Chatham address. A wet-signed hard copy is worth ordering when a Chatham court, embassy or overseas registry has specifically asked for paper rather than an emailed file.
The certification, the price and the turnaround are the same for documents sent from Chatham. Start with the page that matches what you are sending:
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