Chinese-language civil-status, police or supporting records may need an English translation for an application.
Chinese → English
Need a Chinese document translated into English for UKVI, a university, a solicitor or another official submission? Send your Simplified or Traditional Chinese document for a certified English translation, with names, dates, stamps and original details handled carefully.
Send all relevant pages and any requested English spellings of names, plus the receiving organisation’s instructions.
Language-specific detail
Chinese documents may use Simplified or Traditional characters, Chinese-English bilingual fields, handwritten details, tables and official red seals. A certified translation should represent the legible content faithfully while preserving its relationship to the source.
If a person’s name already appears in English on a passport or another official record, share that spelling with your documents. Names may be represented through Pinyin or other established romanisation, depending on the source and supporting records.
Common Chinese-language documents
Common requests include birth and marriage records, police certificates, academic transcripts, Chinese household registration booklets (hukou), and business records. Choose a document-specific service below or upload the Chinese document for review.
Common submission contexts
The receiving organisation sets its own document requirements, so any instructions for the specific application or submission should take priority.
Chinese-language civil-status, police or supporting records may need an English translation for an application.
Affidavits, certificates, contracts or supporting records can require translation for a legal matter.
Academic transcripts, diplomas and qualifications may need translation for study, evaluation or registration.
Certification route
A certified translation includes the required translator or provider certification details for the intended submission. Notarisation is a separate formal process and an apostille authenticates certain signatures or seals; neither is automatically required for every Chinese document. Check the receiving organisation’s instructions before ordering.
The core route where an English certified translation of the Chinese document is requested.
Certified document translationA separate formality involving a notary. Add it only where the recipient specifically asks for notarisation.
Notarised translationRelevant where the document needs an authentication or legalisation route for its intended use.
Apostille & legalisation supportDirect order process
Upload every page that needs translation and include any recipient instructions. If several documents belong to the same submission, send them together so recurring names and references can be reviewed consistently.
Send a clear scan or photograph of every relevant page.
Tell us if the document contains bilingual text, additional languages or a preferred English spelling for names.
Include the authority, university, court, employer or other recipient and any written instructions.
The document scope, certification route, price and expected turnaround are confirmed before work begins.
Upload the whole document and include any English passport spellings or certification instructions supplied by the recipient.
Submission-specific routes
For Chinese-language documents being used as supporting evidence in an immigration-related submission.
View service → Legal use UK Courts & HMCTS TranslationFor Chinese-language evidence being translated for a court, tribunal or related legal matter.
View service → Academic use UK University TranslationFor Chinese-language academic records being prepared for university admissions or qualification review.
View service →Common questions
The correct format depends on the document and its intended use, so recipient-specific instructions should always take priority.
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Upload every relevant page, confirm the Chinese-to-English language pair and tell us where the translation will be submitted. Include any written certification or formatting instructions from the recipient.