Certified translation for school registration
Registering a child at a school here usually means producing a birth certificate, the parents’ identity documents and whatever records the previous school issued. Families arriving mid-year are doing this against a start date, which is what makes the turnaround matter.
The relationship has to be legible
A birth certificate is being read to establish who the parents are. Where the original records that differently from a Singapore certificate, the fields are translated as they stand rather than mapped onto a local equivalent.
School records translated as a set
Reports, transfer letters and year certificates are quoted together and kept in order, so a placement decision can be made without chasing a missing year.
Certified for the authority you name
Every translation is delivered with a signed certificate of accuracy issued by us, stating the source and target languages, the document and the date, which is what an authority is looking for when it asks for a certified translation.
How it works
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Send the document
A scan or a clear photograph of every page, and the language you need it in.
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We send a fixed quote
We review your document and provide back a fixed quote for your approval.
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We translate and certify
Your certified translation comes back digitally, ready to print or submit.
Notarisation is available through our partner law firm if required and will be quoted separately. See the full process.
Our typical lead time
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Standard
1 to 2 working days
No uplift, in the quoted price
What most documents are quoted at, and what is assumed unless you say otherwise.
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Express
Next working day
+30% on the quoted price
For a deadline that will not move. It means moving other work aside.
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Same day
Same working day
+50% on the quoted price
Realistic for shorter documents that reach us early in the day.
Express and same day are not automatic. Whether a deadline can be met depends on how long the document is, how complex it is, and what time it reaches us. We confirm what is actually possible in the quote, before you commit to anything.
Why send your document to us
However accurate your own translation may be, the authorities will generally require an independent, professional translation company to complete the work and affix a certificate of accuracy with the document.
That’s where we come in.
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Certified & Accepted
A signed certificate of accuracy issued by us, stating the languages and the date. It is what authorities ask for.
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Translated by people
A human translator does the work. That is what the certificate of accuracy stands behind, and why it carries weight.
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Fixed fee quote upfront
Quoted from the document itself rather than estimated from a description, and it does not move once you accept it.
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Almost any language
The pairs shown here are the ones asked for most, not the limit. Send the document even if yours is not listed.
Frequently asked questions
The things people write in and ask before sending a document over.
The school has not told us what it needs. What should we send?+
Ask them first, because requirements differ between schools and between international and local systems. If you are working to a deadline and cannot wait for an answer, the birth certificate is the document asked for in nearly every case, so it is the safe one to start with.