Academic Document Translation for UK Visas, Universities and UK ENIC

On the student route, your university assesses your qualifications before it issues a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS), and UKVI may then ask to see the documents the CAS lists. On the Skilled Worker route, a degree usually matters in one of two ways: a relevant PhD can earn points, and a degree taught in English can meet the English language requirement once UK ENIC has confirmed it. UKVI won't mark your dissertation, but it will check the paperwork that says you wrote one.

Translate the certificate and the transcript together. The certificate says what you were awarded; the transcript shows what you studied and how it was graded, and that's what assessors compare.

UK ENIC offers different services for different audiences. A Statement of Comparability tells employers, universities and regulators how your qualification compares with UK levels. For Home Office purposes, such as confirming a degree's level or that it was taught in English, it has a separate service, so check which one your application needs before you apply. Either way, send the full transcript as well as the certificate: an assessment based on the certificate alone can come back less conclusive than you'd hope.

We keep grades in the original scale and translate the grading key, because converting a grade is ENIC's job, not the translator's. Heading somewhere other than the UK? See sworn translation of academic records for Germany or academic records translation for USCIS.

Universities usually ask for certified translations of transcripts and certificates during admission, and again when you meet the conditions of an offer. Some want the translation sent directly, some want it uploaded with the original, and a few want both: the admissions page will say. Professional regulators, such as those for doctors, nurses, teachers or engineers, may ask for translated qualifications, registration certificates and certificates of good standing from your home regulator.

If you've already had your certificate translated for one purpose, the same certified PDF can usually be reused for another, as long as the document hasn't changed.

Course titles are translated as they read, not adapted to the nearest UK module name, and the original title can be kept alongside where it helps an assessor. A 'very good' in one system can be a pass in another; we translate the word, and the assessor decides what it's worth. Names follow your passport spelling, with a note if the original transliterates them differently, and any passport or ID translation in the same order will match.

Mark sheets with handwritten entries, stamped corrections or embossed seals are described accurately rather than skipped.

Every language and every institution is charged at the same per-page rate, and the statement of accuracy and PDF delivery are included. Bachelor's transcripts tend to be longer than master's ones simply because there are more years to list.

If a university deadline or CAS check is close, same-day rush is £29.99 per page. Upload the documents for an instant quote with the page count and total before you pay.