A translation built for your visa application
Visa offices publish what they expect from a translation. Here is how a Diava translation is built to those published requirements, country by country. No visa office approves translation companies in advance, so nobody can honestly say their translations are "approved by the Home Office", and we never will.
United Kingdom (UK Visas and Immigration)
The Home Office's guidance asks for a full translation that can be checked, with the translator's or the translation company's confirmation that it is an accurate translation of the original, the date, and the full name and contact details of the translator or of an official of the company. Every Diava PDF for a UK application includes:
- A complete translation of every page, in the same order and structure as the original, with stamps and signatures described where they appear.
- A certificate of translation signed by an authorised official of Mr Computer EdTech Ltd (trading as Diava), confirming it is a true and accurate translation, with the date, our full contact details and our credentials: a translation company registered in England and Wales and with the ICO, insured for professional indemnity.
- A reference anyone, including the Home Office, can check at diava.co.uk/verify, and a copy of the original pages at the end.
- A second, automatic check of numbers, dates, names and completeness before the certificate is added, and a statement signed by a bilingual reviewer you choose.
United States (USCIS)
USCIS asks for a full English translation, with a certification from the translator that the translation is complete and accurate and that they are competent to translate from the foreign language into English. Every Diava PDF includes a signed statement from a bilingual reviewer confirming they are fluent in both languages and that the translation is a true and accurate translation of the original, with their name and contact details, alongside the full translation and a copy of the original.
Germany, France, Spain, Canada and others
Some countries only accept translations by a sworn or certified translator registered there. For these, the translation itself must be done or certified by that translator, and we are building a network of verified sworn and certified translators. Please contact us before you order for these countries, and we'll tell you honestly whether we can help.
For professional translators
Translators use Diava to get a draft in the same layout in minutes, check and correct it, and issue it under their own name, with their own certificate or a simple translation note. Diava never appears on their translations. See how it works →