For the sake of reliability, some fields of business and organizations require translations to be done by sworn translators and to be notarized. Along with its sworn translation service, the İyiTercüme family works with sworn translators authorized by chief public prosecutors under the Ministry of Justice, giving documents officially certified status in the language into which they are translated.
What Is a Sworn Translator? What Are Their Duties and Responsibilities?
Sworn translators are mostly graduates of university departments of Translation and Interpreting or Linguistics (English Language and Literature, German Language Teaching, etc.) who have become professionals in grammar and in speaking and translating the language of their field. Translators who reach a certain level of professional competence attain the status of Sworn Translator when notaries authorize them to stamp the texts they translate. Translators who reach sworn translator status can start working after taking their professional oath before a notary, once the notary has approved them.
Sworn translators do not work on behalf of a particular firm, institution or company. They practice their profession on behalf of the state and have the power to make all the translated documents and texts they certify official. In sworn translation, attention is paid to the grammar rules of the translator's other language besides their native language, covering not only the spoken language but also the rules of the written language.
A sworn translator first translates the document or text into the requested language. They interpret the conceptual terms and expressions in the original text according to their current meaning and translate them accordingly. To avoid any errors, they cross-check numerical information in the original text, especially dates, amounts and statistics, against the translation. Throughout this process, the personal information of individuals, firms, companies and institutions is kept confidential and is not shared with anyone or reported. With the stamp the translator places at the bottom, the final version of the translated text becomes an official document. Keeping personal information confidential is one of the responsibilities of sworn translators.
Which Documents Fall Within the Scope of Sworn Translation?
Notarized sworn translations are generally used by governments and large international organizations. This is because there must be absolutely no errors, information must be kept confidential and documents must be reliable. Sworn translators are trustworthy professionals who have mastered a foreign language other than their native one, have had this competence certified by a notary, and work on behalf of the state and its official bodies. So if you need translation services for an official document, you can use the sworn translation service of the İyiTercüme family. Documents that fall within the scope of sworn translation include:
- Company incorporation documents and contracts,
- Residence records or place-of-residence registrations,
- Court or prosecutor's office documents,
- Articles of association, incorporation documents and agreements of companies or firms with commercial relations abroad,
- Academic documents of people who have studied or will study abroad (diplomas, transcripts, master's and doctoral degree documents, etc.),
- Documents required by the relevant country for people who will live, marry or work abroad.
Why Choose Sworn Translation?
Our sworn translation team mainly supports citizens who plan to go abroad with the translation of documents they will submit to a foreign country. For example, it makes it easier for you to have many documents translated and made official, such as health reports requested by a foreign country, marriage or single-status certificates showing marital status, identity cards and family registers, residence certificates, birth or death certificates, driving licenses, vehicle registrations and traffic records, visas or passports. Foreign countries will not accept such documents as valid unless they bear a sworn translator's stamp, and will require you to submit officially certified documents. You can check whether our translators are sworn using the document delivered to you after translation. Thanks to the translator's full name, affiliated translation office, wet signature and stamp in the upper right corner of the document, you can access our translator's full professional background. This stamp and wet signature on the documents show that the document is official and certified by a sworn translator; when these documents are submitted abroad, no country can claim that the document is forged or invalid.
If you need a translation for an official document, the service you get must be sworn translation. No matter how accurate a translation is, your document will not be considered official unless it bears the stamp placed by a sworn translator after translation. If you want your documents to be considered valid and official in every country where they are submitted, and you care about the confidentiality of your personal information, choosing the sworn translation option from İyiTercüme's services will be the best fit for you.
Frequently Asked Questions
For a translation to be considered official, it is not enough for it to be done by a sworn translator. The translation done by the sworn translator must also be certified (approved) by a notary.
A sworn translator is a translator who has taken an oath before a notary and is registered with that notary; they certify their translation with their stamp and signature. However, many official institutions also require the translation to be certified by a notary.
A notary can only certify translations by translators registered with them under oath. Sworn translation and notarized translation are therefore not the same thing: notarization is a second level of certification added on top of the sworn translation. We recommend checking in advance which one the receiving institution requires.
A sworn translator is a notary-certified translator who can translate official documents into any language. A sworn translator translates official documents, and this process differs from standard translation. If you are not a sworn translator, your translation is not considered an official document. After translating an official document, the sworn translator confirms with their signature and stamp that the content has been accurately translated into the target language and assumes responsibility for the document. If there is a problem with the translated document, full responsibility lies with the sworn translator.
If the document also needs to be certified by a notary, the notary's certification fee is paid in addition to the translation fee. For this reason, sworn translation fees can be higher than those of a standard translation service. The sworn translation fee is calculated by adding the notary certification to the translation service. Sworn translation is generally charged per page of 1,000 characters, and the fee depends on the language pair, the type of document and the delivery time. Request a free quote for current pricing.