What does UKVI require for a certified translation of a Turkish document?
UKVI asks for the document in its original language together with a full English translation that the Home Office can verify independently (Immigration Rules 39B(f)). The translation is dated and carries a statement of accuracy, the translator’s full name and signature, and contact details. Leave to remain and ILR applications also need a qualified translator’s certification.
What must the translator’s certification contain for UK applications?
The certification confirms that the translation is accurate and gives the date, the translator’s full name and signature, and their contact details. Mine also carries my sworn-translator stamp and my registration details at the Kartal 12th and Gebze 19th Notary Offices, and I attach it to every translation.
Does a UK certified translation need the translator’s signature and contact details?
Yes. Immigration Rules 39B(f) and Appendix FM-SE 1(j) require the translator’s full name, signature and contact details so that the Home Office can verify the translation. My signed PDF includes my name, signature, address, phone number and email.
What is a “qualified translator” for leave to remain and ILR applications?
Immigration Rules 39B(f)(iv) asks for certification by a qualified translator and details of their credentials when you apply for leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain. The Rules do not define the term; I provide my sworn-translator registration details, and UKVI decides how to assess them.
Which Turkish documents are usually translated for a UK spouse visa?
For a spouse or partner visa, applicants usually translate the marriage certificate or Formül B, the family registry extract, any divorce decree from a previous marriage, and financial evidence such as bank statements and payslips. Your application form tells you which documents to submit.
Do bank statements and payslips need a full translation for a UK family visa?
Yes, every page you submit. Appendix FM-SE 1(j) applies the translation rule to financial evidence: a full, dated, verifiable translation with the translator’s statement, name, signature and contact details. I translate every line and figure as it appears, in Turkish lira.
What do the Student and Skilled Worker rules say about the translator?
The Student and Skilled Worker guidance asks for a fully certified translation from a professional translator or translation company that the Home Office can verify, with a statement of accuracy, date, name, signature and contact details. It does not define “professional” or name a membership body.
Does an ECAA extension or settlement application need certified translations?
Yes. An ECAA extension or settlement is an in-country leave to remain or ILR application, so the 39B(f) rules apply to Turkish documents, including the qualified-translator certification. Appendix ECAA Settlement 5.1(f) also asks for a child’s full birth certificate with a translation where necessary.
Can I use a Turkish sworn translator for a British passport (HMPO)?
For an online HMPO application, yes: follow the instructions HMPO gives you; its online pages ask for a certified translation. HMPO’s paper-application guidance asks for a translator who belongs to a recognised professional organisation, which I do not, so I translate for online applications only.
Can I upload a scanned certified translation for an online UK application?
Yes. GOV.UK says you are told which documents to provide during the application and can upload them or have them scanned at an appointment. I send you a signed PDF ready to upload. For financial documents in a family application, the guidance asks for the translator’s original signature, so I also recommend a wet-signed paper copy, sent by courier at the recipient’s cost.
Does my eVisa need to be translated?
No. An eVisa is the digital record of your identity and immigration status in your UKVI account, and GOV.UK does not mention translations for it. Translations are needed for the Turkish documents you submit with the application that leads to the eVisa.
Does a translation for UKVI need to be notarised or apostilled?
The Immigration Rules, the guidance and the GOV.UK pages I checked do not ask for notarisation or an apostille on translations; they ask for the translator’s certification. Another authority may set its own rules, so I add notarisation only when the receiving authority asks for it.
How much does a certified Turkish translation for a UK application cost?
A standard document translation is 850 ₺ (≈ £13.99); family registry extracts, marriage certificates, Formül B and criminal records are in this class. Diplomas, transcripts and similar academic documents start from 1.150 ₺ (≈ £17.99). For divorce decrees, long transcripts and multi-page files, I review the documents and give you a written quote; my tariff is set in Turkish lira and pound figures are approximate.
How quickly do I receive the translation?
I deliver standard single-page documents as a signed PDF within 24 hours. For long documents and multi-document files, I give the delivery date in the written quote; on request, I courier a signed paper copy internationally at the recipient’s cost.
Do I need to send the original Turkish document?
A scan or clear photo is enough for me to translate from. For the application itself, Immigration Rules 39B(d) allows originals or copies of specified documents, the visitor guide asks for digital images of originals, and the family financial guidance asks for originals unless Appendix FM-SE says otherwise.
Is a Turkish sworn translator the same as a member of ITI or CIOL?
My sworn status rests on my oath registered at Turkish notaries. Most UKVI routes ask for the translator’s certification rather than a membership, and every translation I deliver carries that certification.
