When a foreign-language document is to be submitted to a public authority, court, university or other body, a simple rendering of its content is usually not enough. The authority may ask for an official or certified translation \u2013 a translation accompanied by a specific certification and linked to the document it was made from.<\/p>\n
A certified translation covers the whole document: headings, names, dates, numbers, stamps, signatures, handwritten notes and, where present, the Apostille.<\/p>\n
However, there is no single acceptance rule for every country and every authority. The right form of translation depends on the type of document, the issuing country, the destination country and the requirements of the receiving authority.<\/p>\n<\/div>