Sworn Degree and Transcript Translation into Spanish

Recognition of university degrees is handled by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. The decree also accepts translations made by Spanish consulates and a few other official routes, but for applicants living in the UK a traducción jurada is usually the most straightforward, because it doesn't depend on a consular appointment.

Since Brexit, UK qualifications no longer benefit from the legalisation exemption for documents issued in EU and EEA states, so the paperwork now includes an apostille as well as a translation. A UK degree is now handled like any other degree from outside the EU, which nobody at your graduation ceremony mentioned.

Which you need depends on what you plan to do. Practising a regulated profession usually means homologación; a master's, a public-sector exam or a job that simply asks for a recognised degree may only need equivalencia. Both procedures ask for the degree certificate and the academic record showing subjects, credits or hours and grades, so the transcript tends to be the longest part of the translation.

School qualifications are separate. Recognising A-levels or GCSEs against the Spanish Bachiller or ESO is handled by the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports (some regions process certain applications themselves), and it also asks for official translations.

The FCDO apostilles the signature of a UK public official, solicitor or notary, so a university-issued certificate often has to be certified by a solicitor or notary before it can be apostilled. Check the FCDO's guidance for your document. We don't issue apostilles, but we translate them along with the certificate, and our apostille translation page explains how that works.

Translators don't convert grades. A sworn translator certifying that your 2:1 is 'un 8,5' would be adding evidence that the university never issued. Spain has its own procedure for working out an equivalent average grade (nota media), and it relies on the full transcript with every module and mark, which matters far more than the certificate with your name in calligraphy.

Credit systems get the same treatment. UK credits, ECTS figures and module codes are reproduced exactly, so the Spanish evaluator can compare content and workload with the Spanish degree. A diploma supplement, if your university issued one, is worth including.

Every document includes a quality check, the traductor jurado's signature and 2 free revisions. Upload every page of the transcript, plus any apostilles, on the online quote form to see your total before paying. Highly qualified professional permits often ask for qualifications as well as translated employment contracts, so it can be worth doing both together.