Often enough in official institutions, people hear that the translation of their documents must be certified and notarized. In case You are translating a document that will be submitted to official institutions - it must necessarily go through the procedure of official certification by a notary named notarization.

Its purpose is to confirm that the translator is fluent in the language, has appropriate qualifications and is responsible for his or her translation. Usually a notarized translation is required in case of translation of birth certificates, marriage or divorce acts, court decisions, testaments, diplomas, adoption documents, passports, immigration and other official documents.