Polish Translation Services
A Polish record is translated into English at DHCTranslations for $54, which covers the signed certificate and the PDF; past 400 words the charge is $0.12 per word. The certificate is signed and dated, and it states which registry issued the copy and whether it was the full or the short extract.
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For USCIS, US courts, WES, ECFMG and CGFNS.
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Polish documents we translate most often
Birth certificate
The akt urodzenia, full or short extract, with the registry office and the act number kept.
Marriage certificate
The marriage record, with the registry office, the entry number and any margin notes added since.
Divorce decree
The wyrok rozwodowy, with the court, the case signature and the date the marriage ended.
Police record
The police record from the national criminal register, translated complete.
Academic transcript
Indeks entries and transcripts, with the 1-6 or 2-5 scale explained for a WES or NACES file.
Degree or diploma
The university diploma and its supplement, with the institution and title as issued.
Driving license
The prawo jazdy, with the categories and the expiry date, for a state DMV or an exchange.
Passport
The photo page and the two lines of machine-readable code, reproduced as printed.
Medical records
Karta wypisu, clinic notes and specialist letters, handled confidentially.
Court documents
Wyroki and postanowienia, laid out so a US court can follow the original page.
Powers of attorney
Powers of attorney and sworn declarations, with the certifying officer's reference kept beside the text.
Bank statements
Bank statements and income letters from Polish banks, with every figure and date intact.
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What a certified Polish translation costs
Certified translations start at $54 per document: from $0.12 per word after the first 400 words into English, and from $0.14 per word for English into another language, with some pairs quoted higher.
Certification is the translator's signed statement, and it is included in the price.
A translation for USCIS, a US court or a US university is certified by the translator's signed statement, and nothing further is added to the quote.
$54
From, per document
$0.12+
Per word after 400, into English
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A simple route from a phone photo to a certified PDF prepared for the receiving authority.
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Certified PDF, often the same day when ordered before 4pm ET, with printed copies available on request.
- Certification page and translator credentials
- Layout, stamps and seals mirrored
- Certification wording the receiving body asks for
What comes with a certified Polish translation
Polish orders are returned with a signed statement of accuracy, and the registry, the act number and the extract type are named on the certificate rather than left to the translation.
What the certification includes
- Signed statement of accuracy: the translator's name, signature and date, their CIOL or ITI membership number, our company stamp and our contact details.
- Surnames by gender: a Polish surname takes a feminine form, so -ski becomes -ska and an older record may write Nowakowa for a married woman. Both forms are reproduced as printed, with the masculine form noted in brackets so a US form can be matched to the passport.
- Wzmianki: the notes written in the margin of a Polish act record a later marriage, a divorce or a death, and they are read as part of the certificate. They are translated where they sit rather than gathered at the end.
- Certified PDF: the certified file is emailed at no extra cost, which is what a US filing accepts. A printed set can be arranged if a receiving body insists on paper, and is quoted per order.
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Full and short Polish extracts
A Polish registry issues each record in two forms: the full extract, which carries everything written in the act, and the short extract, which carries the statutory minimum and can leave out the parents' names. The table below sets the two against the English, and the certificate names the form we worked from.
Birth or marriage record
- What usually appears
- Odpis zupełny or odpis skrócony, with the USC office and the act number
- What we do with it
- Translated in full, with the extract type named on the certificate
Police record
- What usually appears
- Zaświadczenie o niekaralności from the Krajowy Rejestr Karny
- What we do with it
- Translated complete, with the register, the issue date and the stated purpose
Academic record
- What usually appears
- Świadectwo or indeks, marks on a 1-6 or a 2-5 scale, plus the diploma supplement
- What we do with it
- Each subject and mark carried across, with the 1-6 and 2-5 scales explained
Court document
- What usually appears
- Wyrok with the court, the case signature and the date it became final
- What we do with it
- Set out as the sąd set it out, with the case signature where it was printed
A US office normally wants the record that carries the content, so a short extract is sent back with a note when it leaves out the parents' names. The choice belongs to the office receiving the translation, and the certificate we sign says which form was in hand.
What our clients say
Rated 4.9/5 from 314 verified reviews for USCIS submissions, court filings and credential evaluations.
“The zaświadczenie o niekaralności was translated for a work visa and accepted without a query.”
Piotr M.
“The Polish name-change decision was translated in full, including the office stamp, and my bank accepted it.”
Tomasz K.
“Very professional service. This company quoted me a much more reasonable price for my Polish - English legal document. Very pleased with the quality.”
Ilona Dul
The certification, the price and the turnaround are the same for Polish documents sent from anywhere in the United States. Start with the page that matches what you need:
Frequently asked questions
DHCTranslations translates Polish records into English in the US, and the certificate that goes with the work is signed by the translator who did it. Send a scan of every page and name the office that will read the translation, and the price is confirmed in writing before we start.
One document is $54, and the translation, the signed certificate and the PDF are all included at that price. Beyond 400 words the rate is $0.12 per word into English, and a US document translated into Polish is $0.14 per word. Several records are quoted on their total word count.
A one-page record paid for before 4pm ET on a weekday is usually emailed the same day. A set of registry records is normally ready the next business day, and a court file or a full academic folder is given a firm date in the quote.
Yes. 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) asks for a complete English translation with a certificate signed by the translator, confirming their competence and giving the date and contact details. Every order leaves with that certificate, and no page of the original is left out of the English.
The full extract repeats everything written in the act, including the parents' names and any margin notes. The short extract carries only the statutory facts. We translate the copy you send and record on the certificate which of the two it was.
Yes. The certificate from the Krajowy Rejestr Karny is translated in full, with the register named, the date of issue and the purpose it was issued for, which is printed on the page. Any stamp or handwritten entry is described in brackets where it appears.
The Polish letters with diacritics are kept as the record prints them, and the English beside them shows how the name is read. A US form asks for Latin letters, so a transliteration is supplied in brackets, following the spelling on the passport where one is included.
It marks a woman's maiden name, the name she was born with, placed after the married name on the certificate. Both names are translated as printed, and the English makes clear which is which, because a US form asking for a maiden name expects the second one.
No. A flat scan or a photograph of every page, including any reverse side that carries a stamp or a note, is enough to work from. The certified PDF is emailed back, and it can be printed once for each copy of the filing.
Yes. That is the direction nearly every US filing needs, charged at $0.12 per word past the 400-word allowance, with a single-page record at the $54 floor. The English is written as a US reader expects it, not as a word-for-word rendering of Polish syntax.
Yes, at $0.14 per word. Certificates, diplomas and powers of attorney are the usual orders, and the Polish is set with the same punctuation and figure conventions the US original uses, so the two documents can be read side by side without confusion.
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