UKVI forms, done properly
Home Office Certified Translation: Clear, Complete Papers For Your Caseworker
Every UKVI form asks for foreign documents in English. Our Home Office certified translation gives the caseworker a full, signed English copy with the translator's details, so your visa, ILR or citizenship file is not held up.
- Translator name, signature, date and contact details on each translation
- From £24.99 per page, with a fixed quote within one hour
- Same-day option for a close biometric appointment
Quote For Your Visa Or Citizenship Documents
Add every document in one go. We reply with one fixed price.
Prepared For Applications To
- UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI)
- Home Office nationality casework
- Visa application centres abroad
- Tribunal judges hearing immigration appeals
- Immigration solicitors and advisers
- HM Passport Office
- Council Nationality Checking Services
- EU Settlement Scheme caseworkers
Visa Routes
Certified Translation For UK Visa And Immigration Routes
Each route asks for different proof, but the rule on language is the same. Anything not in English needs a certified visa translation. These are the applications our translation for immigration work supports most.
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Spouse And Partner Visas
Couples prove a real relationship with certificates, photos and messages. We usually begin with a marriage certificate translation for a partner visa, then add earlier divorce papers and chat evidence in date order.
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Indefinite Leave To Remain
Settlement means showing years of life in the UK. For settlement visa translation we cover foreign payslips, tax letters, tenancy papers and absence records in full, so every date lines up with your timeline.
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British Citizenship
Naturalisation and registration forms ask you to prove birth, name changes and family links. We translate old registers, margin notes and stamps, so nothing on the record is left unexplained.
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Student And Graduate Visas
Course fees and living costs are often held in a parent's account abroad. A bank statement translation for visa funds shows each balance and date clearly, next to translated degrees and transcripts.
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Skilled Worker And Care Roles
Some jobs need a criminal record certificate from every country where you have lived. Our overseas police certificate translation is laid out so the officer can match names, dates and the issuing force.
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EU Settlement Scheme
Most settled and pre-settled status applications rely on ID and records, but family members often add birth or marriage certificates. Polish, Romanian or Bulgarian records are translated so names match the identity document you used.
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Children And Dependants
Adding a child to a parent's visa means proving the family link and, sometimes, who holds parental responsibility. Birth records, custody orders and consent letters are translated as one set, with each child's name spelt consistently.
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First British Passport
After naturalisation, HM Passport Office may ask for foreign birth or name change records again. The same certified format that worked for your citizenship file can be reused or refreshed for the passport form.
On Each Translation
Home Office Certified Translation Requirements Met On Every Page
UKVI guidance lists what a translation must show. Every page of certified translation for UK applicants that we send carries five items, set out below. Together they cover the UKVI certified translation requirements.
- 01Statement Of AccuracyA short signed sentence stating that the English version matches the original document fully and faithfully.
- 02Translator Name And SignatureThe full name of the translator or a company official, with a signature, exactly as the guidance asks.
- 03Date Of TranslationThe date the work was finished, so the reader can see it was prepared for this application.
- 04Contact DetailsOur phone number, email and postal address, so UKVI can check the translation with us directly.
- 05Reference Number And StampA unique reference ties the translation to our records. Our stamp is added too, although the guidance does not insist on one.
EXAMPLETranslator's Certificate
I certify that the English text below fully and correctly translates the attached Urdu nikah nama.
Translated by: [translator name] · Date: [date]
Contact: info@ukcertifiedtranslators.co.uk · +44 7482 545337
Reference: UKCT-0000 · Company stamp
Signed, translator
Ref · date · contact details
TRANSLATORS
Illustration of the layout only.
Supporting Records
Immigration Document Translation For Every Supporting Record
A visa bundle is rarely just one certificate. It mixes identity, family, money and personal history. We handle immigration document translations for each part, so the whole file reads in one consistent English voice.
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Identity And Travel
- Current and old passports
- National ID cards
- Residence permits
- Entry and exit stamps
- Name change records
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Family Links
- Birth certificates
- Marriage and nikah certificates
- Divorce decrees
- Adoption orders
- Death certificate of a former spouse
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Money And Work
- Bank statements
- Payslips and tax letters
- Employer letters
- Business registration papers
- Property or tenancy deeds
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Relationship And Life Evidence
- WhatsApp and text messages
- Letters and emails
- Utility bills
- Children's school records
- Medical letters
Biometric Appointment Coming Up Soon?
Mention your appointment date in the upload form. If a same-day slot is possible, we say so and fix it before payment, so the PDF is ready for your online form.
Which Level
UKVI Translation Requirements Compared Across Certification Levels
Most visa files need certified work only. Paying for a notary or apostille rarely helps a UK application. This table shows when each level of UKVI translation services fits, seen from the caseworker's desk.
| Feature | CertifiedThis page | Notarised | Apostilled |
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| Matches the UKVI translation guidance | Yes, this is the format the guidance describes | Yes, but the notary adds nothing UKVI asks for | Yes, but it is built for offices abroad |
| Who signs it | Translator or company official | Translator, then a notary public | Translator, notary, then the FCDO |
| When a caseworker sees it | Almost every visa, ILR and citizenship file | Rarely, and only when a third party wanted a notary | Hardly ever, as apostilles serve offices abroad |
| Online upload | Signed PDF, ready to upload | Paper set, scanned by you | Paper set, scanned by you |
| Price from | £24.99 per page | Page cost plus £69.99 for the notary, per document | Page cost plus £129.99 a document, covering the notary and FCDO |
| Our advice for a UK visa | Choose this | Skip unless told in writing | Skip unless told in writing |
Ordering
UKVI Certified Translation Order Process, Fully Online
Nothing needs posting and there is no office to visit. Our Home Office certified translation services run by email and WhatsApp. Here is the path from your first upload to a file ready for submission.
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1
Scan The Whole Bundle
Photograph every document, front and back. Include stamps, apostille pages and handwritten notes, because UKVI wants every submitted page rendered in English.
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Share Your Route And Date
Tell us the visa route and your appointment date. You get one fixed price for the whole file within the hour.
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Translation And Name Check
One translator works through the whole bundle. A second linguist then reads it again, matching each name, date and amount to your passport and the scans.
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Upload-Ready PDF
The signed PDF arrives by email, usually within 24 hours for short documents. A posted paper copy follows if you asked for one.
Costs
Visa Translation Services Priced Per Page, Agreed Upfront
A visa file can hold two pages or forty. You pay per page, and the price is fixed before work starts. Spouse visa translation bundles are quoted as one total, not document by document.
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Certified Translation
£24.99 per page
The level UKVI guidance describes
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Sworn Translation
£39.99 per page
Only if a court or other body asks
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Notarisation
£69.99 per document
Added only when requested in writing
What moves the final figure
- Pages In Your FileWe count every page that carries writing, including the backs of certificates with stamps, before we send your price.
- Appointment DateShort files are normally ready within 24 hours. Booking a same-day slot for a close biometric appointment can change the price.
- Handwriting And Old RecordsFaded registers, handwritten nikah forms and old stamps take longer to read and check than clean printed pages.
- Paper Copy By PostYour upload-ready PDF costs nothing extra. If you also want a paper set posted for your own records, postage may be added.
Fixed quote within one hour. You pay only after you accept it.
Language Pairs
Immigration Translation Services In The Languages Visa Files Arrive In
Spouse and settlement files reach us from all over the world. An immigration translator from our team can work in more than 200 languages. These are the ones we see most often in visa bundles.
Shamsi and Hijri dates can be shown beside the Gregorian date, so your timeline is easy to follow.
Urdu
Arabic
Turkish
Portuguese
Ukrainian
Chinese
Persian / Farsi
Bengali
Honest Handling
Home Office Translators In The UK Who Work To The Written Guidance
People often search for Home Office approved translation services or UKVI approved translators. No such list exists, and no firm can claim a place on one. What counts is a translation meeting the published guidance.
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No False Badges
We never call ourselves Home Office approved, because that title does not exist. We show you exactly what is on the page instead, so you can check it yourself.
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Names Match Your Passport
Caseworkers compare names across every document. Urdu, Arabic or Persian names are spelt the way your passport prints them. A Latin-script original that differs keeps its own spelling, with a translator's note joining it to your passport name.
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Dates You Can Follow
Shamsi, Hijri and other calendar dates are shown with the Gregorian date beside them, so no false gaps appear in your history.
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Private Family Paperwork
Marriage records, messages and bank statements are read by your translator and one checking colleague, plus the coordinator who answers your messages. Nothing is used for any other purpose.
One Price For Your Whole Visa Bundle
Upload everything at once, from certificates to chat screenshots. You get a single fixed quote within one hour, with a clear delivery time before you pay.
Applicant Feedback
Spouse Visa Translation Feedback From Applicants Across The UK
Couples, students and families sent us their papers for UKVI forms and told us how it went. Look for a certified translation for spouse visa or another route that sounds like yours.
Common Doubts
Home Office Translation Answers On Approval, Pages And Appeals
Last-minute worries about pages, names and appeals come up a lot when a visa file is nearly ready. Find yours below. If it is missing, send your route on WhatsApp and a translator will answer.
