Certified Translations for the Home Office

DHCTranslations provides certified translations for UK visa and immigration applications, prepared for UK Visas and Immigration. Documents are translated by qualified human translators and issued with a signed certification page, translator credentials and the date, with same-day completion available when the order and cleared payment are confirmed before 4pm on a working day.

Birth, marriage and death certificates, police clearance certificates, bank statements, employment letters, academic degrees and transcripts, and court documents must be translated if they are not in English or Welsh. Each translation includes a signed certification page confirming accuracy.

Yes. Any foreign-language civil status, financial or identity document supporting a spouse visa, work visa or citizenship application must be translated by an independent translator and certified, with the translator credentials and a statement of accuracy.

No. Self-translations and translations by family members are not accepted by UK Visas and Immigration. The translation must come from an independent, professional translator or agency, with a signed certification page that caseworkers can verify.

No. Clear scans or photographs of every page are enough, including reverse sides, seals and handwritten notes. Originals stay with you, and the certified translation is returned as a PDF for upload to the UKVI portal.

Certified visa translations start at £40 per document for standard certificates, with longer files priced from £0.09 per word after 400 words. Notarisation is quoted separately because it depends on the document and the notary available at the time.

Most visa documents are returned the same day when the order and cleared payment are confirmed before 4pm on a working day, which covers biometric appointments and submission deadlines. Longer financial statements or bundles are given a delivery date before payment.

Yes. Translations include the company details, translator name and credentials, date of translation and a signed statement of accuracy, which is the format UK Visas and Immigration asks for on Home Office applications.

Yes. Tables, stamps, seals, signatures and marginal notes are translated where they carry wording and set out in the same order, so the caseworker can compare the translation with the original page by page.

Usually not for documents submitted inside the UK. Notarisation or an FCDO Apostille is needed when the document is used abroad or a foreign authority requires legalisation, and both are quoted separately.

No provider can be "Home Office approved": the Home Office sets requirements rather than approving companies. What it asks for is a complete translation into English, a signed statement of accuracy naming the translator, and contactable agency details a caseworker can check. Every order includes all three. If your caseworker wants anything else, tell us before you pay.

No. Courts accept certified translations that meet their requirements; they do not approve providers. In England and Wales, evidence filed in proceedings often needs a Statement of Truth as an extra layer, which is prepared on request and priced separately. Scotland and other jurisdictions set their own rules, so tell us what the court has asked for.