Certified Diploma Translation

Completion documents vary by country. Many universities issue a formal degree certificate at a graduation ceremony, sometimes months after studies end. Universities in South Asia often issue a provisional certificate first, and the final degree certificate later.

Secondary schools issue diplomas, leaving certificates or board examination certificates. Some countries print the results on the certificate itself, while others issue a separate mark sheet.

If your recipient asks for a degree certificate and you only hold a provisional one, check whether they accept it before ordering. We translate whichever document you send, completely and exactly.

An apostille is a certificate that authenticates a public document, such as a diploma from a state university, for use in another country that is a party to the Hague Apostille Convention. Only its title must be in French ("Apostille (Convention de La Haye du 5 octobre 1961)"); the rest is usually in the issuing country's language.

The apostille is attached to the original diploma, not to the translation. If your recipient wants an apostille, obtain it from the competent authority in the country that issued the diploma, then send us the diploma and the apostille page together.

Countries that are not parties to the Convention use legalization through a consulate instead. Canada joined the Convention with effect from 11 January 2024, so diplomas for use in Canada may now carry an apostille.

Degree titles are among the most sensitive words on a diploma. A translator renders the title accurately and keeps the original term where it helps a reader, for example a Licenciatura or a Diplom-Ingenieur, rather than swapping in a US degree name.

Classifications such as first class, cum laude or distinction are translated as written. They are part of the record and evaluators read them closely.

Your name is spelled exactly as in your passport, if you give us that spelling, so the diploma matches your transcript and identity documents in the same application.

The diploma proves that a degree was awarded. The transcript lists the courses, grades and credits that led to it. Employers often accept the diploma alone, while universities and credential evaluators usually want both.

If you order both translations together, the same translator handles them, and your name, dates and the institution's name match across the two documents.

Check your recipient's document list before ordering. If one set of translations must serve a university and an evaluator, tell us and we prepare it to the stricter requirement.