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how does an official translation look like?
Thread poster: Carol C.W. CHUNG
Carol C.W. CHUNG
Carol C.W. CHUNG
Local time: 00:57
Chinese to English
+ ...
Jan 27, 2005

Dear all,

First, apologies if this post is misplaced in the wrong forum.

I need my school certificate translated from English into French, it's required that the translation has to be done by an official translator.

How is a translated document done by an official translator look like? i mean how can the others tell if the document is translated by an official translator or not? e.g. will the official translation have a copy of the translator's certifi... See more
Dear all,

First, apologies if this post is misplaced in the wrong forum.

I need my school certificate translated from English into French, it's required that the translation has to be done by an official translator.

How is a translated document done by an official translator look like? i mean how can the others tell if the document is translated by an official translator or not? e.g. will the official translation have a copy of the translator's certificate attached to prove, etc? Can a freelance translator act as such an official translator?

Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Carol ▲ Collapse
 
Claudio Chagas (X)
Claudio Chagas (X)
Brazil
Local time: 13:57
English to Portuguese
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"official" or "certified" translation Jan 27, 2005

4. I need an "official" or "certified" translation, can ITI help me?

For most purposes, this usually requires either using the services of a sworn translator (this would be a translator sworn before a court in a non-UK jurisdiction), or a Fellow (FITI) or Member (MITI) of ITI who may self-certify the translation. You can also have the translation notarised before a Notary Public or Notary Scrivener (usually listed in Yellow Pages). ITI publishes a set of guidelines and seals for sel... See more
4. I need an "official" or "certified" translation, can ITI help me?

For most purposes, this usually requires either using the services of a sworn translator (this would be a translator sworn before a court in a non-UK jurisdiction), or a Fellow (FITI) or Member (MITI) of ITI who may self-certify the translation. You can also have the translation notarised before a Notary Public or Notary Scrivener (usually listed in Yellow Pages). ITI publishes a set of guidelines and seals for self-certification by its members.

Source: http://www.iti.org.uk/indexMain.html

You can find the answer to this and other related questions at this site.

Good researching!

Claudio ▲ Collapse
 
clairepand
clairepand
English to French
translation of certificates Jan 27, 2005

Carol Chung wrote:

Dear all,

First, apologies if this post is misplaced in the wrong forum.

I need my school certificate translated from English into French, it's required that the translation has to be done by an official translator.

How is a translated document done by an official translator look like? i mean how can the others tell if the document is translated by an official translator or not? e.g. will the official translation have a copy of the translator's certificate attached to prove, etc? Can a freelance translator act as such an official translator?

Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Carol


Dear Carol,

That is such a coincidence because i need to have my french school certificates translated into English!
You need to speak to a sworn translator who is specialised in legal translation.
 


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