Certified Italian Translation in the UK
We translate Italian documents into English for use in the UK: visas and settlement, British passports, courts, universities and employers. Each translation is certified in the form UK authorities ask for and delivered as a PDF by email.
Documents come to us from Italy and from Italian-speaking Switzerland. Send a photo or scan and you receive a quote by email, usually within 30 minutes during business hours. Standard single documents start from £30.
Italian documents we translate into English
Italian town halls issue civil records as a certificato, an estratto or a copia integrale. UK authorities usually want the version that names the parents: the estratto con generalità or the copia integrale.
- Estratto per riassunto dell'atto di nascita and copia integrale (birth extract and full copy)
- Estratto dell'atto di matrimonio (marriage extract)
- Sentenza di divorzio and omologa di separazione (divorce judgment and separation approval)
- Certificato del casellario giudiziale and certificato dei carichi pendenti (criminal record and pending charges certificates)
- Diploma di laurea, certificato degli esami and diploma di maturità
- Carta d'identità, patente di guida and permesso di soggiorno
- Stato di famiglia and certificato di residenza (family status and residence certificates)
- Visura camerale and notarial deeds
What UK authorities ask for
The Home Office asks for a full translation of every document that is not in English or Welsh, and it must be able to verify that translation independently. HM Passport Office, the courts and universities ask for certified translations too.
Home Office guidance says each translation must contain:
- Confirmation from the translator that it is an accurate translation of the original document
- The date of the translation
- The translator's full name and signature
- The translator's contact details
How we handle the details in Italian documents
With Italian documents the questions are usually about annotations and about which certificate was sent:
- Annotazioni, the notes recording a marriage, separation, divorce or property regime, are translated in full
- Names are spelt as in your passport, and a married woman's maiden name is kept as the document shows it
- Degree marks out of 110 and exam marks out of 30, including cum laude, are translated as shown and are not converted into UK classifications
- Revenue stamps, municipal seals and the registrar's certification wording are translated or described
UK ENIC and academic documents
UK ENIC's Translation Waiver Service covers Italian for an extra £49.20 (free with its Fast Track Service), so for a Statement of Comparability you can choose between the waiver and a certified translation.
The waiver applies to UK ENIC's own assessment only. A university, an employer, a professional regulator or the Home Office may still ask you for a certified translation of the same documents. These are UK ENIC's published terms for November 2026.
English to Italian, for use abroad
Italian authorities usually ask for a traduzione giurata, also called asseverata: the translator swears to the translation before a court clerk or a notary in Italy. A UK certified translation is generally not accepted in its place.
Tell us the authority when you ask for a quote, and we will tell you what it normally accepts.
Prices and turnaround
Standard single documents such as a birth certificate, an ID card or a driving licence start from £30. Longer documents are priced by word count, and you see the exact price before you pay.
You receive your quote by email, usually within 30 minutes during business hours, together with the delivery time for your document.
Get a Free Quote
Upload your Italian document and receive a free quote by email, usually within 30 minutes during business hours.
Frequently asked questions
Is your Italian to English translation accepted by the Home Office?
Yes. It carries what Home Office guidance asks for: the translator's confirmation that it is an accurate translation of the original document, the date, the translator's full name and signature, and contact details.
Do I need to send the original document?
No. A clear photo or scan is enough. Send every page that carries text, stamps or annotations, including the reverse side.
My country issues a multilingual certificate that includes English. Do I still need a translation?
Possibly not. Italian town halls can issue an estratto plurilingue, a multilingual extract of a birth or marriage record with English headings. Ask the UK authority whether it will accept that version before you order a translation; if it prefers the full national certificate, that one needs translating.
How much does a certified Italian translation cost?
Standard single documents start from £30. Longer documents are priced by word count. You receive the exact price by email before you pay.