Medium of Instruction Translation
Medium of instruction translation into English for UK admissions and registration. An MOI letter is translated in full - letterhead, reference number, programme, dates of study, registrar signature and institutional seal - and issued with a signed certification page. From £40, with same-day options on most medium-of-instruction letters.
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Medium of Instruction Translation
An MOI letter is usually a single page, and almost all of its value sits in one sentence: the statement that the programme was taught and assessed in English. Universities, UK ENIC and regulators also need to see which programme that sentence applies to, the dates of study and the office that signed it, so the translation keeps the letter intact rather than extracting the sentence.
What the Translation Covers
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Full Letter: Letterhead, reference number, addressee, body text and signature block, in the order they appear.
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Programme Details: Course title, faculty, institution and the dates of study the statement refers to.
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Seals and Signatures: Registrar or controller of examinations signature, institutional seal and any stamp are translated and described.
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Certification Page: the translator's name, credentials, date and a signed statement of accuracy for medium-of-instruction letters.
Before You Order
An MOI is short, so the details around the sentence are what decide whether it is accepted.
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Who Will Receive It: An admissions office, UK ENIC and a regulator each look for different things in the same letter.
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The Wording That Matters: The sentence naming the medium of instruction and the programme it covers is translated exactly, not paraphrased.
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Not an English Test: An MOI is not a proficiency certificate, and a translation cannot turn it into one.
If your letter is a consolidated version covering a whole cohort, send it as issued.
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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 an MOI Letter
Academic Transcript
Grade transcripts that normally travel with an MOI letter.
Degree & Diploma
Degree and diploma certificates, translated alongside your MOI letter.
Passport & ID Documents
Passport and identity pages for admission and visa files.
All Document Services
Everything we translate, not just medium of instruction letters.
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 medium of instruction letter was translated with the registrar's signature and my university accepted it.”
Sana R.
“The reference number and letterhead were reproduced exactly, and the admissions office took it without a question.”
Ahmed T.
“My MOI was issued in Lagos with a partly handwritten seal, and the translation was accepted for my MSc application.”
Grace O.
Frequently asked questions
DHCTranslations translates MOI letters and medium of instruction certificates into certified English for UK admissions, UK ENIC and professional registration. Each letter is translated in full and returned with a signed certification page, usually the next working day.
An MOI letter is priced from £40 per document. Letters that run past 400 words are charged from £0.09 per word, and notarisation is quoted separately if the receiving body asks for it.
Most MOI letters can be completed the same day when the order and cleared payment are confirmed before 4pm on a working day because they are short. If an admissions deadline is close, tell us the date when you request the quote and we will confirm whether it can be met.
That depends on the university, which sets its own evidence rules, and on whether the translation is independent and carries a signed accuracy statement. We provide the certified translation; the admissions office decides whether an MOI is acceptable evidence. Check its guidance before you apply.
It is a letter from a school, college or university confirming that a programme was taught and assessed in a particular language, usually English. It is normally issued by the registrar or controller of examinations and carries a reference number, the dates of study and an institutional seal.
The letterhead and institution name, the reference number, the addressee, the statement naming the medium of instruction, the programme and dates it covers, the signature block and the seal. We keep them in the original order so a caseworker can read the two documents side by side.
Yes. MOI letters reach us in Arabic, Urdu, Hindi, Chinese, Turkish, French and Portuguese among others, and some are issued bilingually with English. Where a letter is partly in English already, the non-English content is still translated and the whole letter is certified.
No. A translation confirms what the letter says; it does not test your English and cannot substitute for a SELT or a degree-taught-in-English assessment. Whether an MOI satisfies an English requirement is a decision for the university, UK ENIC or the regulator, not for the translator.
No. A clear scan or photograph of the page, including the letterhead, the signature and the seal, is enough. Keep the paper original and we will return the certified English version as a PDF.
Yes, if the receiving body asks. Notarisation is arranged on the English version, and the FCDO then legalises that copy. The FCDO acts only on UK documents or those a UK notary has certified, so an overseas original is normally legalised in the country that issued it.
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