Certified Translation Services Cardiff
Cardiff 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 Cardiff clients
Birth certificates
Birth certificates registered abroad, for Cardiff visa, citizenship, school and passport applications.
Marriage certificates
Marriage certificates for spouse visas, name changes and register office corrections in Cardiff.
Death certificates
Death certificates for probate, insurance claims and estate files handled in Cardiff.
Divorce certificates
Divorce certificates and orders for remarriage, visa and immigration files in Cardiff.
Passports and ID documents
Passport bio pages and identity cards sent from Cardiff postcodes, for identity and right-to-work checks.
Degrees and diplomas
Degree and diploma certificates for Cardiff applicants, for UK ENIC statements of comparability.
Academic transcripts
Mark sheets and transcripts for Cardiff applicants, for university admissions and UK ENIC.
Police clearance certificates
Police clearance and criminal record certificates for Cardiff visa and employment files.
Court documents
Court orders, judgments and bundles for Cardiff proceedings, certified for filing.
Bank statements
Bank and salary statements for Cardiff visa, mortgage and tenancy checks.
Medical reports
Medical reports, discharge summaries and test results for Cardiff insurance, treatment and employment files.
All document types
Every document type we handle for Cardiff 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 Cardiff 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 Cardiff and across South Glamorgan.
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 Cardiff clients
These 10 languages account for most of the document work we receive from South Glamorgan, 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
- Cardiff Crown Court at Cathays Park
- Cardiff Civil and Family Justice Centre
- Cardiff Register Office at City Hall
- Cardiff Council
- Cardiff University and the University of South Wales
National bodies we prepare documents for
Local coverage
We work with clients across South Glamorgan, including Penarth, Llanishen, Whitchurch, Canton, Barry. Documents are collected by secure upload, so there is no need to travel or post originals.
Local sources & official guidance
Other locations in Wales
The same certified service, priced the same way, with the local courts and offices named on each page.
Certified translations in Cardiff
As the seat of the Welsh Government, Cardiff generates a steady volume of policy, public-sector and third-sector documents, while the university and its large international cohort drive admissions work. Work heading to Cardiff Crown Court at Cathays Park or Cardiff Civil and Family Justice Centre is returned with a signed Statement of Truth, translator credentials and the date of translation, ready for a Cardiff filing.
Arabic records lead, followed by Polish, Bengali and Chinese documents, with Spanish, Portuguese, Urdu and Romanian certificates appearing in family, employment and student applications. Census 2021 records 8.9% of Cardiff residents with a main language other than English, and the ten languages listed above are the ones that actually arrive with documents from Cardiff postcodes.
Degree transcripts for Cardiff University and the University of South Wales and registration files for the GMC, NMC and HCPC are certified for Cardiff applicants, who upload from Penarth, Llanishen or Canton and receive the finished PDF by email.
Away from certificates, Cardiff clients mostly send Cardiff Council correspondence, documents for Cardiff Crown Court at Cathays Park or Cardiff Civil and Family Justice Centre and Home Office identity evidence, and every item is certified the same way.
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.
“The 1-to-5 grades were explained and the award title kept in Bosnian beside the English, so the university could match it to its own list.”
Lejla M.
“The birth registration certificate was translated with the registry number and municipal seal, and the passport application was accepted first time.”
Eleni P.
“The degree certificate and the transcript were translated together with the marking system explained, and UK ENIC accepted them first time.”
Mirela H.
Certified translation FAQs for Cardiff
Ten questions clients in South Glamorgan ask before ordering a certified translation.
DHCTranslations handles certified translations for Cardiff clients remotely, and every document is prepared to the requirements of Cardiff Crown Court at Cathays Park, Cardiff Council and UK ENIC. A Cardiff 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.
A single Cardiff certificate costs from £40 per document. Multi-page files are priced from £0.09 per word after 400 words, which is how a Cardiff academic transcript or court bundle is costed. Every Cardiff quote is confirmed in writing before translation starts.
A Cardiff certificate can be completed the same day when the order and payment are confirmed before 4pm on a working day. Larger Cardiff bundles receive a staged delivery plan with dates confirmed on the quote, and notarisation takes a further 1–2 working days.
Yes. Filings for Cardiff Crown Court at Cathays Park are prepared in the format HMCTS asks for: a complete translation, a signed Statement of Truth and the translator details. If the Cardiff court office has requested something additional, send that instruction with the document and it is built into the pack.
Yes, for filings at Cardiff Crown Court at Cathays Park or Cardiff Civil and Family Justice Centre: a signed Statement of Truth is added to every Cardiff exhibit. If the Cardiff translation is for an overseas authority instead, the certification wording is adjusted to what that authority has requested.
Yes. Documents for Cardiff Council departments and certificates used at Cardiff Register Office are handled routinely. That includes Cardiff correction applications where a name has been recorded differently in two records.
Yes. Penarth, Llanishen, Whitchurch and every other South Glamorgan postcode are served remotely. Tracked post is available for any Cardiff client who needs a wet-signed copy.
The Cardiff caseload is led by Arabic, Polish and Bengali, with Chinese and Spanish close behind. Cardiff recorded an 8.9% non-English main language share at the last census, and the Cardiff language list on this page reflects it.
Yes. Where a document already carries Welsh and English, the English text is treated as the source and the translation is certified against the document as issued, which keeps the Welsh-language provisions of the original visible in the certified copy.
Both formats are available to Cardiff clients. The certified PDF arrives by email and is usually enough for the Home Office, universities and Cardiff Council; tracked printed copies can follow to Penarth or Llanishen if the receiving office insists on a physical document.
The certification, the price and the turnaround are the same for documents sent from Cardiff. Start with the page that matches what you are sending:
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