Birth Certificate Translation – South Africa
Whether you are moving to another country, involved in a legal proceeding, seeking admission to university or applying for a residence or work permit, a birth certificate is often required, but if your South African birth certificate is in Afrikaans, which is unlikely to be understood by the relevant authorities, an English certified translation is often required.
In South Africa, births are registered at the Department of Home Affairs. Previously, the South African government issued abridged (short) and unabridged (long) birth certificates. An Abridged/short birth certificate reflects only the individual’s date of birth, place of birth, name and identity number, if applicable. An unabridged/long birth certificate (which is the only type that is issued by the South African government since 2013) also provides the mother’s and father’s details – including their names, dates of birth and nationalities. The unabridged birth certificate can prove a claim to a child’s nationality.
At Afrikaans Translation Agency, we provide birth certificate translations for use in South Africa and abroad in English and all major European languages. We have an excellent team of professional translators who have the required experience and expertise to translate birth certificates for government, legal, employment or educational purpose. We assure a clear, precise and error-free copy within the set time period
Our sworn translations are recognised and accepted by foreign administrations. You will receive a professional translation, produced by one of our sworn translators:
- certified by the High Court of South Africa, for translations into Afrikaans and English
Our work always includes the following services:
- Layout (similar to the original, as far as possible)
- Translation in accordance with legal standards
- Printing and certification of your document
- You will receive the translation by e-mail(PDF) and the paper copy can be collected from our office or sent by courier.
Certified translations include a certification statement, which generally contains:
- the name, seal and signature of the sworn translator
- the statement that the translation is a true and accurate translation
- the name of the courtwhich accredited the sworn translator
- the date of translation
If the original documents need to be stamped for your administrative procedures, please let us know and send us the original documents by post.
FAQ
In South Africa, sworn translations commonly known as certified translation are legally valid translations that are done by a translator who has been sworn in before a court of law. The term Sworn translation is little-known but necessary and mandatory for any documents that have some legal significance and which need to be submitted to a foreign government body, university or an employer for a variety of reasons.
Normally your translation can be done easily online: you send us your file by email or via our contact form. We will analyse your document and get right back to you with a free, non-obligation quote, including the price, delivery date and information on how to make payment.
Afrikaans translation works with various file formats. You can send your document as a Word document, in Open Office format, as PDF or JPG.
The cost of a translation depends on many factors – the language combination, the subject field, the amount of text, the format and the date of delivery. Due to the long-term and stable collaboration with our translators and the fact that we work with modern translation technology, we can always offer you the best value for money. For an exact price, we look at your document carefully and send you an obligation free quote.
We offers first-class translations into English, Afrikaans, French, Spanish, Portuguese and German. A wide network of carefully vetted specialist translators and language experts will enable you to get your message across to your target audience with pinpoint accuracy. Would you like to know whether we can handle the desired language combination for your subject field? Then feel free to contact us. There’s no obligation!
We only work with professional specialist translators who will always process your project as quickly as possible. We will tell you the earliest possible delivery date for your translation project when we send you your quotation. As a guide, an experienced translator can translate approximately 2,500 words per working day. And if you need to have the translation even sooner, we can offer you an express translation.
You will receive your finished translation on time by e-mail (PDF) and the paper copy can be collected from our office or sent by courier.
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