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Professional translators · any language · signed Certificate of Accuracy

A certified English translation of your foreign birth certificate, prepared for Irish naturalisation, the Foreign Births Register, a child’s first Irish passport and marriage notification with the Civil Registration Service. Every entry is translated, including parents’ names, registration numbers, stamps and later annotations, and signed with a Certificate of Accuracy carrying our stamp and contact details. €29.95 per page, most certificates delivered in 24 hours, by professional translators who are native speakers of your language.

24-hour standard turnaroundStamp, signature and reference numberParents’ details translated in fullFree revisions
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Signed Certificate of Accuracy
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Human Translators
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100+ Languages
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Since 2010
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From Upload to Delivery in 3 Easy Steps

No account required. No commitment. Exact price in seconds.

1

Upload Your Document

Send a photo, scan or PDF of your birth certificate through our secure portal. We count the words and show you the exact price in euro straight away.

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We Translate & Certify

A professional translator completes your translation, and we attach a signed Certificate of Accuracy with our full contact details, company stamp and reference number.

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Download & Submit

Your certified translation arrives by email as a PDF, ready to submit. A hard copy by tracked post or an apostille can be added at checkout. 12-hour expedited service on request.

Every Birth Certificate Translation Includes

No add-ons hidden in the small print. Everything below is standard.

Signed Certificate of Accuracy

Worded to mirror the format Irish bodies publish: a statement that it is a true translation of the original, the date, the translator’s name and signature, and our address, phone and email.

Word-for-Word Accuracy

Every field is translated in full: the child’s names, date and place of birth, both parents’ names and, where shown, their birthplaces, the registration office, act or entry number, the registrar’s signature and seal, and any marginal notes on later name changes, recognition of paternity or corrections.

Professional Translator

A native speaker with experience in your exact document type, never machine translation. The same translator across all your documents on request.

Stamp & Reference Number

Every certificate carries our company stamp and a unique reference number, which several Irish registration bodies and the Foreign Births Register ask to see.

Digital PDF, Hard Copy Optional

Emailed as a PDF on completion. Where the receiving body wants paper, add a hard copy sent by tracked post at checkout.

Free Revisions & Guarantee

Free revisions until you are happy. If a receiving body rejects the translation, we revise it free or refund you in full.

Birth Certificate Translation Cost

Transparent, Flat Pricing

€29.95 per page, and most birth certificates fit on one page (300 source words). A full copy with several annotations may run to two. Irish bodies ask for the translation itself. If you need the translation for use abroad, we arrange apostille certification on it for €149.95 with digital delivery or €199.95 with a posted hard copy.

€149.95
Apostille
Per document, digital delivery, for use abroad under the 1961 Hague Convention. €199.95 with a shipped hard copy.
€14.95
Hard Copy by Tracked Post
A printed certified copy with wet signature, posted to you. Add it at checkout. A 12-hour expedited service is available on request.

Where Irish Bodies Ask for It

Irish bodies accept documents in English or Irish. Anything else needs a translation, and each office words its rule slightly differently. These are the uses we prepare birth certificate translations for most often.

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Top Languages We Translate Birth Certificates From

Same €29.95 per page whatever the language. These are the languages we see most often from clients in Ireland.

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Country-Specific Knowledge

We Know Your Country’s Birth Certificate Format

Ireland’s largest communities bring birth certificates in very different formats, from Polish full copies to Chinese hospital certificates. Here is the detail that most often trips up an application from each country.

🇵🇱 Poland · Odpis zupełny aktu urodzenia

The Urząd Stanu Cywilnego issues a short copy (odpis skrócony) and a full copy (odpis zupełny). The full copy carries later annotations, such as name changes, which an Irish body may need to see. We translate every annotation.

🇷🇴 Romania · Certificat de naștere

Issued by the local Starea Civilă office at the Primărie. Older certificates are handwritten on pre-printed forms, and the personal numeric code (CNP) must match your passport exactly. Romania can also issue an EU multilingual standard form.

🇧🇷 Brazil · Certidão de Nascimento

Issued by the Cartório de Registro Civil. Newer certificates carry a long matrícula number, which we reproduce digit for digit. Brazil is outside the EU, so an Irish body will always need an English translation.

🇺🇦 Ukraine · Свідоцтво про народження

Many Ukrainians in Ireland hold Soviet-era certificates in Russian or in bilingual Russian and Ukrainian. We translate both scripts and transliterate names to match your passport, so the spelling agrees across all your documents.

🇨🇳 China · 出生医学证明

The Medical Certificate of Birth is issued by the hospital, and some families also hold a notarial birth certificate (出生公证书). We translate whichever you submit, including every seal, the certificate number and the issuing hospital.

🇱🇹 Lithuania · Gimimo liudijimas

Older Lithuanian certificates are titled gimimo liudijimas, while civil registry offices now usually issue an extract of the birth record (gimimo įrašo išrašas). Names keep their Lithuanian letters, such as ė, š and ž, exactly as written.

Every Language Routes Through the Same Trusted Pipeline

Upload a clear scan or photo of every page, including the back if it carries stamps. A professional translator who is a native speaker of the source language translates it, names, dates and numbers are checked against the original, and you receive a signed, stamped PDF by email, ready to upload to your application.

PolishRomanianPortugueseLithuanianUkrainian Birth Certificate 文 A English or Irish
FAQs

Birth Certificate Translation: Common Questions

How much does a birth certificate translation cost in Ireland?+
€29.95 per page (1 page = 300 source words). Most birth certificates are a single page. The price is the same for every language, with no surcharge for rarer ones. A hard copy by tracked post can be added at checkout.
How long does a birth certificate translation take?+
Our standard turnaround is 24 hours for 1–3 pages, which covers almost every birth certificate. If your marriage notification appointment or application deadline is close, a 12-hour expedited service is available on request.
My certificate is from another EU country. Do I need a translation at all?+
If your EU certificate comes with a multilingual standard form you may not need a translation at all; many bodies still ask for one, and non-EU certificates always do. ISD, for example, accepts the form in place of a translation for citizenship and EU Treaty Rights applications.
Are there sworn translators in Ireland?+
No. Ireland has no sworn translators. Irish authorities accept certified translations from professional translators. ISD says a certified translation can come from a translator or translation company with an established professional reputation, signed and dated with their contact details, which is exactly what our Certificate of Accuracy provides.
Does a non-EU birth certificate need an apostille for marriage notification?+
It may. Citizens Information notes that a birth certificate issued outside the EU may need an apostille or legalisation to confirm it is genuine, while EU certificates have not needed one since 16 February 2019. That apostille goes on the original and comes from the issuing country, so check with your Civil Registration Service first. We translate the certificate and its apostille together.
Which version should I translate for my child’s Irish passport?+
The full civil birth certificate that names the parent(s). The Passport Office does not accept baptismal certificates, certificates without the parents’ names for the Irish-born parent, or laminated certificates. Translate the same full version you send with the application.
Do you translate stamps and notes on the back?+
Yes. Stamps, seals, apostilles, handwritten annotations and anything else on the document are translated, so the reader in Ireland can match every mark on the original. They count towards the word total, but most certificates still fit on one page.
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