Degree & Diploma Translation
Degree and diploma translation into English for UK admissions and registration. The institution, the exact award title, classification or grade, date of award and the signatures and seal are translated in full, with a signed certification page. From £40, with same-day options on most academic certificates.
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Degree & Diploma Translation
A degree certificate or diploma confirms that an award was conferred, and UK ENIC, universities and employers compare it against the original. The translation therefore keeps the award title exactly as the institution wrote it - Diplom-Ingenieur, Licenciatura, Maîtrise and their equivalents are rendered, not converted into a UK degree name - because the receiving body performs the comparison from a faithful text, not from our interpretation.
What the Translation Covers
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Award Title: The exact degree or diploma title, kept as issued rather than mapped to a UK name.
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Institution and Dates: Institution name, faculty, and the date the award was conferred.
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Classification and Seals: Final classification or grade, the seal, and the signatories.
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Certification Page: the translator's name, credentials, date and a signed statement of accuracy for academic certificates.
Before You Order
The award title is the part that must survive translation unchanged, because comparability is decided from it.
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Diploma vs Transcript: The diploma confirms the award; the transcript shows the grades. They are different documents.
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The Award Title: Titles such as Diplom-Ingenieur or Licenciatura are translated, not converted into a UK equivalent.
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UK ENIC Comparison: UK ENIC decides comparability; the translation just has to be faithful and complete.
If the diploma was issued in Latin, the Latin wording is translated into English, and the Latin title is given as it appears on the diploma so a reader can match it.
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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.
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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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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
Documents Often Translated With a Degree or Diploma
Academic Transcript
Grade transcripts that accompany the degree certificate.
School-Leaving Certificate
School certificates and exam results, translated alongside your degree paperwork.
Medium of Instruction
Medium of instruction letters for admissions and language evidence.
All Document Services
Everything we translate, not just academic certificates.
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].
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 we translate
These are the languages our clients ask for most often, but they are only a fraction of what we cover. We translate 200+ language pairs, so if yours is not listed, just ask.
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 degree was translated with the award title kept as issued, and UK ENIC accepted it for comparison.”
Priya M.
“The Diplom-Ingenieur title was rendered faithfully and my employer accepted the translation.”
Andreas B.
“The diploma and transcript were certified together and the university accepted both.”
Fatima Z.
Frequently asked questions
DHCTranslations translates degree certificates and diplomas into certified English for UK ENIC, university admissions, employers and regulators. The certified file arrives with a signed statement, typically the next working day.
A degree certificate is priced from £40 per document. Longer documents are charged from £0.09 per word after 400 words, and notarisation is priced separately only if it is asked for.
A single-page diploma can be completed the same day when the order and cleared payment are confirmed before 4pm on a working day. If UK ENIC or an admissions deadline is close, give us the date with your quote and we will confirm the turnaround.
Yes. UK ENIC accepts certified translations that are complete and carry a signed accuracy statement. Comparability itself is UK ENIC's decision, based on the award title and institution, not on the translation. Check the current guidance for the statement type you need.
Yes. Titles such as Diplom-Ingenieur, Licenciatura and Maîtrise are rendered as issued and not converted into UK degree names, because UK ENIC compares the original title. An English gloss can be set beside the award title.
The diploma or degree certificate confirms the award was conferred; the transcript lists the modules and grades. They are separate documents and are often submitted together.
Yes. Many European diplomas carry a Latin wording such as a testamur, and we translate the Latin into English and give the Latin title as it appears where a reader has to match it.
Yes. Employers use certified degree translations for right-to-work and qualification checks. The same certification page that works for UK ENIC and universities is supplied for employment files.
Yes. The degree title appears in the English as the awarding institution wrote it, with the institution and the year beside it, because UK ENIC compares the qualification against the original award rather than against a translated name. Where the title is unfamiliar to a UK reader, a short English gloss is added beside it.
Yes, where the receiving body requires legalisation. The notary certifies the English version first, and the FCDO then attaches the apostille to that certified copy. Only a UK document, or our translation once a UK notary has certified it, can be legalised here, so an overseas diploma is usually legalised in the issuing country.
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