Certified translation, legalisation and apostille in Modena
In Italy a translation becomes certified through asseverazione: the translator swears before a public official that the document has been translated faithfully. The certified translation, also called sworn translation, thus acquires legal value.
The oath certifies that the translation is faithful to the source text: it does not certify that the original document is authentic.
Where the oath is sworn
The translator swears the oath at the registry of the Court, before a Justice of the Peace or before a notary, and signs a record that is bound together with the translation and the source document. Studio Traduzioni handles the whole procedure at the Court of Modena.
Legalisation and apostille
If the certified translation is to be used abroad, the public official’s signature must in turn be certified by the Public Prosecutor’s Office:
- with an apostille, for countries that are party to the 1961 Hague Convention;
- with legalisation, for other countries, which usually also require a further step at their consulate.
We also take care of apostille and legalisation at the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Modena.
Documents we certify most often
- Notarial and court documents: powers of attorney, deeds, judgments, writs of summons.
- Contracts and company documents.
- Civil status certificates and documents for Italian citizenship.
- Educational qualifications and certificates for working or studying abroad.
Translations are carried out by native-speaker translators with a legal background and handled in strict confidence.
Ask for a free quote: send us the document at patrizia@studiotraduzioni.eu or contact us.