Certified translations

If your original degree certificate, academic transcript or other relevant documents are not in English, you must provide an officially certified translation.

Who can provide a certified translation

You must provide certified translations from one of the following: 

  • the institution that awarded your degree or qualification
  • a sworn translator (this would be a translator sworn before a court in a non-UK jurisdiction)
  • a Fellow (FITI) or Member (MITI) of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI), who may self-certify the translation 

If the translation is not provided by the awarding institution

If the translation is not provided by the institution that awarded your degree or qualification, we will also ask you to provide:

  • confirmation from the translator or translation company that it is an accurate translation of the original document
  • the date of the translation
  • the full name and signature of the translator or of an authorised official of the translation company
  • the translator or translation company’s contact details 

Other supporting information and documents