Sworn translations English ↔ Italian, accepted by Italian offices and consulates

What we do for you

• Translation by a professional translator, every stamp and seal included
• Swearing before an Italian court or notary (asseverazione) when needed
• Italian revenue stamps (marche da bollo): €16 for every 4 pages, included in the quote
• PDF scan by email, original by tracked courier
• A free check of whether your document needs an apostille first

Not included

• Apostilles on foreign documents, issued by the authority of the country that issued them
• Legalisation by an Italian consulate abroad, if your office requires it instead of a sworn translation

Sworn, certified, apostille: which one do you need?

• Apostille proves that a foreign public document is genuine. It is added to the original by the country that issued it (in the US, the Secretary of State of the state). It comes first, and it must be translated too.
• Sworn translation (asseverata) is a translation the translator swears to before an Italian court or notary. Italian comuni, courts and many offices require it.
• Certified translation is signed by a professional translator with a statement of accuracy. Many consulates and most offices outside Italy accept it.

For Italian citizenship by descent

Your US, Canadian or other birth, marriage and death certificates, and often those of your parents and grandparents, need an apostille and an Italian translation. Tell us where you are applying, at a consulate or a comune in Italy, and we tell you which translation they accept before you pay anything. Need your ancestor’s Italian records too? We retrieve those as well.