Where a death certificate forms part of an estate, inheritance or probate-related document set.
Death certificate translation
Certified translation of death certificates and related civil-status records into English for probate, estate, legal, family and other official uses. Upload every relevant page and include any instructions from the organisation receiving the document.
Civil-status document detail
A death certificate can include personal details, dates, place information, registration references, informant details, official wording, stamps and signatures. The translation should keep those elements clear and traceable to the source.
If the certificate is being used with marriage, birth, probate or other family records, include the related documents when they also need translation so recurring names and dates can remain consistent.
Related civil and legal records
This page is specifically for death certificates. Related family and legal records have their own translation routes.
Common submission contexts
The receiving organisation decides what evidence and certification it needs, so any written instructions for the specific matter should take priority.
Where a death certificate forms part of an estate, inheritance or probate-related document set.
Where the certificate is being used as supporting evidence in a legal, family or administrative process.
Where an overseas authority, financial organisation or other recipient needs to understand the certificate in another language.
Certification route
Use the route required by the organisation receiving the death certificate. Extra formalities should not be added automatically.
The core route where a certified translation of the death certificate is requested.
Certified document translationA separate formality involving a notary. Add it only where the recipient specifically asks for notarisation.
Notarised translationRelevant where an authentication or legalisation route applies to the intended overseas use.
Apostille & legalisation supportDirect order process
Upload every relevant page and include the language pair, intended use and any certification or formatting instructions from the recipient.
Send a clear scan or photograph of the full certificate, including reverse-side information where relevant.
Tell us the source language and the language required by the recipient.
Include whether the document is for probate, estate, legal, family or another official purpose.
The document scope, certification route, price and expected turnaround are confirmed before work begins.
Probate & estate guidance
Guidance focused specifically on death certificates used within probate and estate document sets.
Read guide → Inheritance Translation for UK Inheritance and ProbateA broader guide to translated records that can arise in inheritance and probate-related matters.
Read guide →Common questions
Requirements vary by matter and recipient, so submission-specific instructions should always take priority.
Ask about your death certificateStart your order
Upload the complete certificate, add the language pair and tell us where it will be used. Include any written certification, formatting or authentication instructions from the recipient.