Document translation for your UK Skilled Worker visa application

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What the Home Office asks for, and what you get

The Home Office guidance says documents that are not in English or Welsh need a translation that can be checked. It should include:

• confirmation 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's or translation company's contact details and, for applications made in the UK, their credentials
• for applications made outside the UK, a translation the Home Office can verify

Every Diava PDF ends with a certificate of translation that covers each of these. It is signed by an authorised official of Mr Computer EdTech Ltd (trading as Diava), a translation company registered in England and Wales, and carries a reference anyone can check at diava.co.uk/verify. A bilingual reviewer you choose also signs a statement that goes on the PDF. See an example →

No visa office approves translation companies in advance, so nobody can honestly promise a translation is "approved by the Home Office". Some other countries need a sworn or notarised translation: check what your application asks for.