Catalan translator

By default we work in standard Catalan as set out by the Institut d'Estudis Catalans (IEC). For the Valencia region we use the Valencian register of the Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua (AVL), and for the Balearic Islands we apply local terminology on the IEC base. We confirm the variant in the quote based on your target region and audience, and hold to a single variant throughout the document.

The UK has no sworn-translator institute, so there is no "sworn translator" as a legal office here. For official acceptance we provide certified translation: a signed and dated statement of accuracy from the translator or the agency, with our contact details. Where a body asks for more, this can be escalated to notarisation by a solicitor or notary public, or to an apostille or legalisation through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). For documents bound for Spain a separate certification by a traductor jurado, appointed by the Spanish Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, often applies; we confirm the right route per destination in the quote.

No. Catalan is a Romance language in its own right, with its own grammar, vocabulary and spelling, not a dialect of Spanish. Deriving a Catalan text from Spanish produces errors. We therefore assign a native Catalan translator who works directly into Catalan, and we keep Castilian loanwords (castellanismes) out of formal register.

Common document types include contracts, notarial and property deeds, websites and tourism content, personal documents (birth and marriage certificates, diplomas and transcripts) and financial papers. UK-side cases we handle often involve Home Office and UKVI immigration documents, university admissions assessed by UK ENIC and HMCTS court documents. We confirm the approach, variant and any certification per document in the quote.

On working days you receive a quote within 1 hour. The lead time for the translation itself depends on document type, volume, language pair and any required certification, and is confirmed in the quote. For tight deadlines we confirm a workable rush schedule up front rather than promising a fixed turnaround.

Yes. Once a document carries a certified translation, it can be escalated to notarisation by a solicitor or notary public and then to an apostille or legalisation through the FCDO, depending on what the receiving country requires. The relevant route is set out on [GOV.UK — Get a document legalised](https://www.gov.uk/get-document-legalised). We advise on the chain your destination needs and confirm the steps in the quote.

A Catalan translation agency takes the coordination off your hands. We select the native translator who fits your document and region, choose between standard Catalan and the Valencian register, arrange certification, notarisation or legalisation where an authority requires it, and have the work checked by a second reviewer. You keep one point of contact for variant, terminology, scheduling and delivery, all under a single quote. A skilled freelance translator does excellent work too; the difference an agency adds is bringing those moving parts together so you are not managing them separately.