French is heard across Galway City among researchers and lecturers, medtech staff, hospitality workers, families from Belgium and Switzerland, and people from French-speaking Africa. We translate the copie intégrale d’acte de naissance, livret de famille, diplôme du baccalauréat and jugement supplétif into certified English for Galway uses, signed and stamped with a reference number. French pages cost €29.95 each, and up to three are usually ready within 24 hours.
Census 2022 counted 1,085 people speaking French at home in Galway City, a count for the city council area alone.
Galway's French speakers are unusually varied. Some came from France for posts at the University of Galway or in the medtech parks, some run restaurants and shops in the city, and others arrived from Cameroon, DR Congo or Côte d’Ivoire. European actes may carry an EU multilingual form, while African civil records, often a jugement supplétif issued by a court, always need a full translation and sometimes legalisation as well.
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Academics taking up a post at the University of Galway may need a doctorat or habilitation certificate in English for HR files and research funding applications. We translate the diploma, the jury's decision and any mention exactly as awarded.
French speakers hoping to teach in Galway post-primary schools apply to the Teaching Council with their licence, master MEEF or CAPES papers. We translate each certificate and transcript with our name, address and stamp clearly shown.
Families from Cameroon or DR Congo living in Galway City often hold a jugement supplétif instead of an original birth certificate. We translate the whole judgment, including the court's reasoning and the registrar's transcription note, for citizenship or school enrolment.
Chefs and hotel staff from France working in Galway's restaurants may be asked for a certificat de travail from a previous employer or a hospitality diploma in English. We translate both in a single order.
Diplôme d’État de masseur-kinésithérapeute
French-trained physiotherapists moving to Galway register with CORU before working at the university hospitals or in private practice. We translate the Diplôme d'État, the curriculum with placement hours and any attestation from the Ordre des masseurs-kinésithérapeutes.
Relevé de notes
French and Belgian researchers applying to the University of Galway for doctoral study attach a transcript for each year of Licence and Master. We translate each unité d'enseignement, its ECTS value and the mark out of 20, including mentions such as bien or très bien.
Relevé d’information
A French licence is valid in Ireland, but Galway insurers deciding on a no-claims bonus want proof of your driving record in France. The relevé d'information shows your bonus-malus coefficient and any claims, and we translate each figure so the insurer can apply a discount.
Belgian and Swiss documents are issued by communes and cantons in formats unlike French ones, so tell us the country when you order. For University of Galway admissions, send PDFs from your university's online portal where possible, because printed copies with handwritten signatures are harder to read and to verify.
€29.95 per page (300 source words) for certified French translation, with free delivery by email. Add a hard copy by tracked post (€14.95) or an apostille for use abroad (from €149.95) at checkout. See all services.
