中文 / English · Certified Chinese Translation
Certified translations £39.99/page. Simplified & Traditional. 24 hours for 1-3 pages.
12-hour priority option
Why us
Certified Chinese-English translation for UK official use.
Translation of PRC (Simplified), Hong Kong and Macau (Traditional + Cantonese script), Taiwan (Traditional), Singapore (Simplified), Malaysia (Simplified), and overseas Chinese community documents. Both writing systems on request, subject to availability.
Hukou (户口) household registration, gongzheng chu (公证处) notary attestations, renmin fayuan (人民法院) court judgments and jinshi jufen (民事诉讼) civil-procedure documents. Chinese legal and administrative terminology rendered with a plain-English equivalent.
Chinese civil-status documents for Spouse (Appendix FM), Skilled Worker, Innovator Founder, Global Talent, ILR, British Citizenship (Naturalisation) and the British National (Overseas) BN(O) visa route for Hong Kong applicants.
SAIC (State Administration for Industry and Commerce) business licences, board resolutions, joint venture contracts, PRC bank statements and PRC audited financial statements for Companies House filings, HMRC evidence bundles, AML source-of-funds checks and UK contract enforcement.
What we translate
Translation of Chinese-language documents, on request, subject to availability
| 出生证明 | Birth Certificate |
|---|---|
| 结婚证 | Marriage Certificate |
| 死亡证明 | Death Certificate |
| 离婚证 | Divorce Certificate |
| 护照 | National Passport |
| 户口簿 | Household Registration (Hukou) |
| 学位证 | Bachelor's / Master's Degree |
|---|---|
| 毕业证 | Graduation Certificate |
| 成绩单 | Academic Transcript |
| 博士学位证 | Doctorate Certificate |
| 高中毕业证 | Senior High School Certificate |
| 在读证明 | Certificate of Studies |
| 授权委托书 | Power of Attorney |
|---|---|
| 遗嘱 | Will / Testament |
| 公证书 | Notarial Deed |
| 法院判决书 | Court Judgment |
| 合同 | Legal Contract |
| 无犯罪记录证明 | Non-Conviction Certificate |
| 营业执照 | Business Licence |
|---|---|
| 财务报表 | Financial Statement |
| 公司章程 | Articles of Incorporation |
| 职业资格证 | Professional Licence |
| ISO证书 | ISO Certificate |
| 董事会决议 | Board Resolution |
| 病历 | Medical Record |
|---|---|
| 检验报告 | Medical Test Results |
| 疫苗接种证明 | Vaccination Record |
| 诊断证明 | Medical Certificate |
| 住院记录 | Hospital Discharge Summary |
| 处方 | Medical Prescription |
| 劳动合同 | Employment Contract |
|---|---|
| 工作证明 | Employment Certificate |
| 收入证明 | Salary Certificate |
| 个人所得税证明 | Individual Income Tax Certificate |
| 职业资格证 | Professional Qualification |
| 推荐信 | Employer Reference |
Immigration
Certified translations for Chinese-speaking families across the UK.
Hong Kong birth certificates, marriage records, HKID copies, Immigration Department documents, non-conviction certificates from the Hong Kong Police Force, and dependent-relative supporting documents for the British National (Overseas) visa route.
Chinese jiehun zheng (marriage certificate), chusheng zhengming (birth certificate), lihun zheng (divorce certificate), wufanzui jilu (non-conviction) and Appendix FM financial evidence for Spouse and Unmarried Partner routes.
Chinese xueweizheng (degree), biyezheng (graduation certificate), chengjidan (transcript), employer references, Certificate of Sponsorship supporting documents and Global Talent Home Office endorsement evidence bundles.
Chinese birth and marriage certificates, non-conviction certificates and referee ID documents for Form AN naturalisation applications. Life in the UK and English language proofs cross-referenced with translated Chinese civil documents.
Every Chinese document must be accompanied by a certified English translation for UKVI, HM Passport Office and UK court submission (UKVI Para 39B).
Translator provides a signed statement of accuracy confirming the translation is a true and accurate rendering of the Chinese source document.
Translator's full name and signature appear on the translation, together with the date of translation.
Pagination, stamps, seals and gongzheng chu (notary) attestations on the Chinese source are preserved and clearly noted, so the caseworker can cross-check against the original.
Challenges
What separates a certified translation from a machine-translated draft.
Simplified Chinese is used in PRC (mainland), Singapore and Malaysia. Traditional Chinese is used in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Same word, different characters (国 vs 國, 学 vs 學, 语 vs 語). Character equivalence is not always one-to-one.
Hukou (户口), gongzheng chu (公证处 notary public office), renmin fayuan (人民法院 people's court), SAIC (工商局 industry and commerce), MoFA (外交部), Hong Kong Registrar of Marriages, Taiwan Household Registration Office (户政事务所). These institutions have no exact UK equivalent, and they are rendered with a Home Office-recognisable gloss.
PRC dates are written YYYY年MM月DD日, addresses run province -> city -> district -> street -> building. Hong Kong and Taiwan use the same date format but different administrative-division names. Both are normalised for UKVI evidence bundles without losing the source information.
Chinese names transliterate to Latin script via Hanyu Pinyin (PRC/Taiwan standard) and Jyutping or Cantonese Romanisation (Hong Kong).
Chinese xueshi (bachelor), shuoshi (master), boshi (doctorate); Hong Kong HKDSE and Bologna-aligned degrees; Taiwan xueshi and shuoshi. Each maps slightly differently to the UK ENIC (formerly NARIC) framework.
Chinese professional titles (yisheng doctor, lushi lawyer, gongchengshi engineer, huiji shi accountant) are rendered with the closest UK title plus the Chinese source, supporting GMC / NMC / GTC / SRA / ACCA recognition applications.
Good to know before you order
Certified translation runs both ways from this page. Chinese civil-status documents (chusheng zhengming, jiehun zheng, lihun zheng, siwang zhengming) render into English for UKVI, the Home Office, HM Passport Office, UK courts, UK ENIC (formerly NARIC) and Russell Group admissions.
Mainland China (PRC) uses Simplified characters and its Notary Public Office (公证处) attestation system. Hong Kong operates in English and Traditional Chinese, with its own Immigration Department and Registrar of Marriages. Macau operates in Traditional Chinese and Portuguese with cross-recognition for pre-1999 documents. Taiwan uses Traditional characters and the Household Registration Office (户政事务所) system. Singapore uses Simplified and English with the Singapore Notary Public system. Malaysia's Chinese community documents run through the National Registration Department in Malay and English.
British National (Overseas) visa applications require certified English translations of every non-English document. The standard evidence bundle: Hong Kong birth certificates from the Registrar of Births and Deaths, marriage records from the Marriage Registry, HKID card copies, non-conviction certificates from the Hong Kong Police Force, dependent-relative supporting documents (spouse birth certificates, child birth certificates showing HK-resident parent), and Hong Kong Immigration Department documents for track record. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region seal is preserved and the source dates are shown alongside the Gregorian equivalent.
Standard delivery covers documents of one to three pages within 24 hours. Longer bundles run to 36 hours for four to six pages, 48 hours for seven to ten pages, and are confirmed individually beyond eleven pages so we can match the right translator to the volume. All delivery windows are calculated from the moment a clean, legible scan is received.
Fixed price
| Chinese English (per page) | £39.99 |
| English Chinese (per page) | £39.99 |
| Handwriting supplement | +£9.99/page |
| Hard-copy postal delivery (UK) | +£19.99 flat |
| Prioritised (12-hour aim) | £59.99 / page |
Fixed price, no hidden fees. Simplified and Traditional Chinese at the same rate. Every certified translation carries a signed statement of accuracy.
How to order
Upload a scan or clear phone photo via SmartQuote™, WhatsApp or email. Every corner of the source must be legible, including stamps, seals and gongzheng chu (notary) attestations.
£39.99 per page, both directions. We confirm exact page count, script (Simplified or Traditional), expected turnaround and any handwriting or hard-copy add-ons up front.
A translator translates the document and signs the statement of accuracy.
The certified PDF and signed statement of accuracy are emailed within the agreed window. Optional hard copies are posted by An Post from Ireland.
Instant quote
Professional Chinese translation services with fast UK turnaround. Simple, fast quote; upload documents if available. Tell us the direction (Chinese to English, or English to Chinese), the script (Simplified for PRC / Singapore, or Traditional for Hong Kong / Macau / Taiwan), the document type (Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Decree, Diploma / Transcript, Employment Documents, Legal Documents, Business Registry, or Medical Records), and the UK use: UKVI BN(O), Spouse (Appendix FM), Skilled Worker, ILR, British Citizenship (Naturalisation) or Global Talent; UK court exhibit (Crown, County, Family, Employment Tribunal); UK ENIC (formerly NARIC) academic recognition; Russell Group admissions; DVLA driving-licence exchange; DBS enhanced check; NHS registration; HMRC / Companies House filing; or personal use. We count the pages of your document as you upload it: a one-page certificate is one page, and blank pages are free. Add any specific requirements, terminology preferences and context about your Chinese documents that will help. By submitting, you agree to the Privacy Policy and consent to processing your Chinese documents under UK DPA 2018 & GDPR.
Questions
On request, subject to availability. Simplified Chinese is used in mainland China (PRC) and Singapore; Traditional Chinese is used in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, and by most overseas Chinese communities. Each source is rendered in the matching variant.
Written Chinese is largely unified across Mandarin and Cantonese for formal documents, but Cantonese has its own colloquial script (particularly in Hong Kong personal correspondence, witness statements and WhatsApp evidence). Cantonese-script sources are translated on request, subject to availability.
PRC: Hukou household registration, MoFA-notarised civil-registry documents, Notary Public Office (gongzheng chu) attestations, court judgments, university diplomas and transcripts. Hong Kong: Immigration Department certificates, Marriage Registrar records, Companies Registry extracts. Taiwan: Household Registration Office documents, MOFA authentications. All rendered with UK-recognisable equivalents.
Chinese characters are preserved in the translation. Names are transliterated using standard Hanyu Pinyin (PRC/Taiwan) or Jyutping / Cantonese Romanisation (Hong Kong) and cross-matched against the passport spelling. Where a UK form does not accept CJK characters, we add a transliteration alongside.
Every Chinese certified translation is prepared to the requirements UKVI publishes (Para 39B) and carries the translator's signed statement of accuracy.
Yes. British National (Overseas) visa evidence bundles, including Hong Kong birth certificates, marriage records, HKID cards, non-conviction certificates from the Hong Kong Police, and dependent-relative supporting documents, can be translated.
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