For those preparing documents for use abroad
Apostille or consular legalisation
How an apostille differs from consular legalisation, when neither is required, and in which order to do the translation.
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News and guides
Practical explanations about translation, apostille and legalisation, plus agency news. The section is being built; below are the topics we are preparing and the pages that already answer common questions.
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Articles
For those whose documents were refused
Sworn translators: when you need one
How a sworn translation differs from a notarised one, which countries require it, and what to do if you have already had the wrong one made.
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What interpreting actually costs
Rates for simultaneous and consecutive interpreting, why simultaneous work needs two interpreters, and what else goes into the estimate.
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A child born abroad: documents for Ukraine
What to do in the country of birth, what to do in Ukraine, and why the spelling of the name matters more than it seems.
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Technical translation and glossaries
How to keep terminology consistent across a large documentation set, what to do with drawings, and why units are checked separately.
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Getting a diploma recognised abroad
The difference between legalisation, translation and recognition of a qualification, the order of steps, and why the supplement matters more than the diploma.
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Translating a contract
Why a literal rendering of a legal term can be an error, which language version prevails, and what to do with company names and figures.
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Why we keep Esperanto
Why TRIS maintains a full site version in a language no state issues documents in, and what that says about how we work.
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Where the answers already are
These pages describe the procedures, document requirements and the next step.
Procedure
Apostille and legalisation
How to identify the correct route for the destination country.
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Notarized translation
What exactly is certified and which originals are needed.
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Personal document translation
Passports, certificates, diplomas, records.
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Pricing
What a quote consists of and what changes it.
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What we are preparing
We write about what clients ask our managers most often — in plain language, without filler.
Apostille: when it is required, when it is not, and what to do for countries outside the Hague Convention
Documents for an embassy: the usual package and the most common reasons for refusal
Diploma recognition: the sequence of steps and realistic timing
Name spelling in translation: why it must match across an entire set of documents
Criminal record certificates: validity and where they are submitted
Notarisation versus agency certification
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