Certified Polish Translation in the UK
We translate Polish 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 Poland. 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.
Polish documents we translate into English
Polish registry offices issue each civil record as a full copy (odpis zupełny) or a short one (odpis skrócony). UK authorities usually want the full copy, because it carries the parents' details and any later annotations.
- Odpis zupełny and odpis skrócony aktu urodzenia (full and short birth certificate)
- Odpis aktu małżeństwa (marriage certificate)
- Wyrok rozwodowy with the klauzula prawomocności (divorce judgment with its finality clause)
- Zaświadczenie o niekaralności from the Krajowy Rejestr Karny (criminal record certificate)
- Dyplom with suplement, and świadectwo dojrzałości (degree with supplement, and school-leaving certificate)
- Dowód osobisty and prawo jazdy (identity card and driving licence)
- PIT tax returns, payslips and zaświadczenie o zameldowaniu (registered residence certificate)
- Notarial deeds and powers of attorney
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 Polish documents
Polish documents are consistent in layout, so the checks are mostly about names and finality:
- Polish letters (ą, ć, ę, ł, ń, ó, ś, ź, ż) are written as they appear in your passport
- Surname forms that differ by gender, such as Kowalski and Kowalska, are kept exactly as each document shows them
- The finality clause on a divorce judgment is always translated; UK authorities look for it
- Annotations added to a full copy, such as a later marriage or change of name, are translated in full
UK ENIC and academic documents
UK ENIC's Translation Waiver Service covers Polish 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 Polish, for use abroad
Polish authorities usually ask for a tłumaczenie poświadczone by a tłumacz przysięgły, a sworn translator on the Polish Ministry of Justice list. 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 Polish document and receive a free quote by email, usually within 30 minutes during business hours.
Frequently asked questions
Is your Polish 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. Polish registry offices can issue an odpis wielojęzyczny, 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 Polish 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.