Polish Translation Services
Certified Polish translation for UK official use, from £40 per document. DHCTranslations translates birth, marriage and death certificates and register extracts from the civil registry, criminal record certificates, school certificates, diplomas and medical records into certified English with a signed statement of accuracy. Notarisation is quoted separately where the receiving body requires it.
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Certified Translations
For UK Home Office, courts, UK ENIC and global enterprises.
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Same-day certified PDF delivery available for most documents ordered before 4pm.
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Compliant With Standards Set By Leading UK Authorities & Professional Bodies
*Authority names are referenced as industry benchmarks of compliance. All official translation orders are processed directly through DHCTranslations.
Polish documents we translate
Birth certificate
The birth certificate, with the registry office stamp and any note written in the margin.
Marriage certificate
The marriage certificate, with the registry stamps and the annotations it carries.
Academic transcript
Diplomas, certificates and transcripts for UK ENIC.
Police clearance
The criminal record certificate from the national criminal register.
Court judgement
Court rulings and judicial records from Polish courts for UK proceedings or enforcement.
Divorce certificate
The divorce record and the judgments, for a remarriage or an immigration file.
Passport & ID
Passport bio pages, identity card and identity number records.
Bank statement
Bank and salary statements from Polish banks for visa, mortgage and income verification.
School-leaving certificate
The school-leaving certificate, with the subject results and the scores carried across as the school recorded them.
Medical report
Medical certificates and discharge summaries translated in full, with the treatment codes as the hospital recorded them.
Registration certificate
The registration confirmation and identity number record for address evidence.
All document types
Browse all Polish document types, from certificates to 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].
What a certified Polish translation costs
Certified translations start at £40 per document: from £0.09 per word after the first 400 words into English, and from £0.10 per word for English into another language, with some pairs quoted higher.
Notarisation, where the receiving body asks for it, is quoted separately because it depends on the document and on notary availability.
FCDO apostille is available with our Express Service (usually 6-7 working days) or Urgent Service (usually 3-4 working days). Both are estimates: the real time depends on the document, the language pair and the level of certification, and is confirmed in your quote.
£40
From, per document
£0.09+
Per word after 400, into English
How It Works: 3 Steps to a Certified Translation
A simple route from a phone photo to a certified PDF prepared for the receiving authority.
Send Your Document
Upload a clear scan or photo of every page, including seals and reverse sides.
- The complete document
- Language pair and deadline
- Who will receive it
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- Major credit/debit cards accepted worldwide
- Secure global payment gateway integration
- Instant invoice and receipt generation
Receive Your Certified Translation
Certified PDF, often the same day when ordered before 4pm, with printed copies available on request.
- Certification page and translator credentials
- Layout, stamps and seals mirrored
- Statement of Truth when requested
What comes with a certified Polish translation
A Polish order arrives with a signed statement of accuracy naming the translator, with their signature, the date and contact details.
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.
- Seals and signatures: round registry stamps, the notariusz seal and handwritten entries are set where they sit on the page, so the English can be read against the copy.
- Marginal notes: a full extract carries the notes written in the margin and a short one does not. Where they exist they are translated, and where the extract is the short form the English does not pretend otherwise.
- PDF and post: the certified PDF is emailed at no extra cost; printed copies are optional, by first class or tracked post.
Certified for
Prices are per document and start at £40 — see what a translation costs.
Full and short Polish extracts
Polish has one written standard, and the registry issues each record in two forms: the full extract, which carries everything written in the act, and the short extract, which carries only the statutory minimum. UK bodies differ over which one they will take, so the table on this page sets the two side by side.
Everything written in the act
- Odpis zupełny
- included
- Odpis skrócony
- not included
Marginal notes and adnotacje
- Odpis zupełny
- included
- Odpis skrócony
- not shown
A divorce or name change after the record
- Odpis zupełny
- noted in the margin
- Odpis skrócony
- not shown
Both forms come from the same act at the Urząd Stanu Cywilnego, so the English does not change between them. What changes is how much of the record there is to translate, and a UK body that wants the full history will send a short extract back.
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.
“My akt urodzenia was translated with the USC stamp and marginal notes and accepted by the Home Office first time.”
Katarzyna W.
“The zaświadczenie o niekaralności was translated for a work visa and accepted without a query.”
Piotr M.
“My diploma and transcript were certified for UK ENIC and accepted without a follow-up question.”
Magda S.
The certification, the price and the turnaround are the same for Polish documents sent from anywhere in the UK. Start with the page that matches what you need:
Frequently asked questions
DHCTranslations turns Polish documents into certified English for UK visas, court files, universities and regulators. Each order is translated by a qualified human translator and returned with a signed certification page, with same-day completion available when the order and cleared payment are confirmed before 4pm on a working day.
Polish certificates are quoted from £40 per document, and longer files are charged from £0.09 per word once 400 words are exceeded. Notarisation is added separately, as the notary's fee depends on the document.
Most Polish documents are back the same day when the order and cleared payment are confirmed before 4pm on a working day, and we can prioritise a visa or court deadline. The delivery date is fixed in your quote before you pay.
Yes. A Polish order arrives with an independent translation, a signed statement of accuracy and the translator's contact details. The caseworker decides whether the file is accepted, and each route asks for its own evidence. No UK body has returned a Polish translation of ours over its certification.
Both forms come from the same record at the registry office, so the English does not change between them. What changes is how much of the record there is to translate, and a UK body that wants the full history will send a short extract back.
Polish names decline by case, so the same person can appear as Kowalski, Kowalskiego or Kowalskiemu. We keep one English spelling across your file and render ł, ą, ę, ś and ż in a way the receiving authority can match to the passport.
Yes. The certificate from the national criminal register is the Polish police clearance, and we translate it in full, including the record number, the issuing office and any stamp.
No. A clear scan or photo of each page is enough, including the reverse and any stamp. The originals stay with you; we send back a certified PDF.
Yes. We translate Polish records issued by the Urząd Stanu Cywilnego, the Urząd Gminy or Miasta, the Krajowy Rejestr Karny and Polish consulates abroad. Tell us where the document was issued so the translation matches the headings.
Not the Polish original. An FCDO apostille covers a UK-issued document or our own translation once a notary has certified it, which is the service we can provide. A Polish original is legalised in Poland.
Yes. Polish documents are translated into English as certified translations for UK authorities, signed with a statement of accuracy, or as straightforward translation for commercial use. Certificates, contracts and academic papers are all covered, from £40 per document, or from £0.09 per word past 400 words.
Yes. English documents are translated into Polish for Polish employers, institutions and companies, with certification added when the recipient accepts a UK certificate. Contracts, manuals, correspondence and personal records are quoted from £40 per document, and from £0.10 per word beyond 400 words.
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