Certified legal translation, India
Certified translations, sworn where it matters.
Certification is not one thing. We tell you which kind a document needs before you commission the translation, so you do not find out at the filing counter.
When you need it
Certified, sworn and notarised are not interchangeable.
An Indian court usually wants a translator's sworn affidavit of accuracy attached to the translation. A foreign court, consulate or registry usually wants a translation done by a translator officially sworn in that country, which is a different thing entirely.
The cost of getting this wrong is a rejected filing and a lost date. We ask what the document is for before we quote, and we tell you which route it needs.
Documents we translate
Where certification is usually required
If you are not sure which applies, send the document and tell us where it is going. We will say which certification it needs.
- Documents filed in Indian courts and tribunals
- Foreign-language contracts relied on in Indian proceedings
- Indian documents submitted to foreign courts and registries
- Powers of Attorney and Special Powers of Attorney (SPAs) executed abroad
- Documents for embassies, consulates and visa authorities
- Corporate filings and board resolutions used across borders
- Educational, civil and personal records attached as exhibits
- Affidavits sworn in one language and relied on in another
How it works
We establish what the document needs before we translate it
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Send the document
With the languages, the deadline, and whether it is going on record. Tell us if a certification is needed.
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AI built for legal language prepares the draft
Trained on legal language, so defined terms, citations and structure survive the first pass intact.
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A legal translator reviews every line
Against the source, for meaning, terminology and omissions. Never skipped, whatever the deadline.
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Delivery, then deletion
You receive the translation in the format you need, with an affidavit or certification if required. Files are deleted after delivery.
Proof
The three routes, in plain terms
Affidavit of accuracy
For Indian courts. The translator swears an affidavit that the translation is a true and accurate rendering of the original, and it travels with the translation.
Officially sworn translation
For foreign-language documents where the receiving country requires a translator sworn in that jurisdiction. We arrange this where it is required.
Notarisation and apostille
Further authentication layers that some registries and consulates require on top of the translation itself.
Told in advance
We tell you which of these a document needs at the quote stage, not after the translation has been delivered.
Common questions
Before you send the first file
What is the difference between certified, sworn and notarised translation?
Certified usually means the translation carries a statement or sworn affidavit of accuracy from the translator. Sworn means the translator is officially sworn in a particular country and that status is what the receiving authority recognises. Notarised means a notary has attested the signature on that statement. They are separate steps, and a document may need one, two or all three.
Which do I need for a foreign court or embassy?
It depends on the receiving country and the authority. Tell us where the document is going and we will tell you which route applies before you commission the work.
Can you arrange apostille?
Tell us at the quote stage if the document will need notarisation or an apostille, and we will set out the route and what we handle at each step.
Does an affidavit guarantee the court will accept the translation?
No, and anyone who tells you otherwise is overselling. Acceptance is the court's decision. What we provide is a translation reviewed by a legal translator and a sworn affidavit of accuracy in the form Indian courts expect.
Do you certify a translation someone else produced?
Not without reviewing it first. We will review it line by line as a proofreading engagement, and we can certify the version we are satisfied with.
Not sure which certification the document needs?
Send it with a line about where it is going. We will tell you which route applies before any work starts.