Certified & Notarised Translation
A translation your authority will accept — certified with a signed statement of accuracy, notarised when the receiving authority requires it.
from €29.00 per page
Services
Who it's for
- Applying to a foreign authority, university, employer or registry office with a birth certificate, diploma, marriage certificate, driving licence or court document
- Submitting documents to Estonian authorities that must be provided in Estonian
- Referred by a lawyer, notary or immigration adviser who needs the certification mechanism handled correctly
Estonia no longer appoints sworn translators — here’s what replaced that system.
Estonia abolished the sworn-translator institution in 2015. In its place: the translation agency certifies the translation with a signed statement of accuracy, and — where the receiving authority requires it — a notary separately attests the translator’s signature or declaration. That’s the mechanism a “certified & notarised translation” from us actually uses.
What's included / how this runs
Accepted document types
Certificates, diplomas, driving licences, court documents and other official papers an authority needs to accept.
Translation
A translator working in your language pair produces the first draft.
Certification statement
We add our signed statement of accuracy to the translation.
Notary attestation (where required)
A notary attests our translator’s signature or declaration, when the receiving authority requires it.
Delivery
Digital by default; posted hard copy on request.
What this costs
From €29 per certified page. Notary attestation +€25 per document. State and notary fees, where they apply, are passed through at cost and invoiced separately. Prefer a fixed price with nothing to work out? Order a ready-made pack below.
Confidentiality & data handling
A passport, birth certificate or court document is one of the most sensitive categories of personal data we handle. It’s transferred encrypted, seen only by the translator and reviewer assigned to your job, and deleted on a set schedule once your job and its correction window have passed.
The correct certification mechanism
We apply the mechanism that actually replaced Estonia’s sworn-translator system in 2015, correctly named and correctly applied — not loose, outdated terminology.
Independent review before certification
A second, qualified reader checks the translation against the source before it’s certified.
Frequently asked questions
Is this the same as a sworn translation?
No — Estonia stopped appointing sworn translators in 2015. We certify the translation with a signed statement of accuracy, and add a notary’s attestation where required.
Will this definitely be accepted?
We apply the correct certification and notarisation mechanism for Estonian and EU standards. No agency can guarantee a specific foreign authority’s individual decision — if you know the exact requirement in advance, tell us when you order.
What if I only need the document understood, not certified?
Then Personal Document Translation is what you need, and it’s cheaper — see that page to compare.
How long does certification take?
Certification adds no extra time to standard turnaround; notary attestation typically adds 1–2 working days, depending on notary availability.