Tagalog translator

Not quite. Tagalog is the language on which Filipino, the national standard language of the Philippines, is based. Filipino is regulated by the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) and is an official language alongside English. In practice we translate both; we match the right form to the authority that will receive your document.

Often only in part. Many official Philippine documents, such as PSA certificates and CENOMAR statements, are already in English or bilingual. We establish which parts are genuinely in Tagalog and which are already usable, so you pay only for the translation that is needed and the UK authority receives a complete document. As a Tagalog translation agency we check this before quoting, rather than translating the whole document by default.

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). We confirm in the quote which level your receiving authority requires.

On working days you receive a reply 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 Home Office or consular deadlines we confirm a workable schedule up front rather than promising a fixed turnaround.

We translate PSA birth certificates, marriage certificates, CENOMAR statements, diplomas and NBI clearances, among others. The Philippines acceded to the Hague Apostille Convention (1961) in 2019, so an apostille on the original replaces consular legalisation. We translate the document including the apostille, and confirm any further UK legalisation needs in the quote. You can check requirements via [GOV.UK — Get a document legalised](https://www.gov.uk/get-document-legalised).

We work with specialist translators who know Philippine document practice and reference the recognised UK professional bodies — the ITI (Institute of Translation and Interpreting), the CIOL (Chartered Institute of Linguists) and, for interpreting, the NRPSI (National Register of Public Service Interpreters). These are bodies of reference for the profession; we name them so you can see the standard the work is held to.

A Tagalog translation agency takes the coordination off your hands. We establish the true source language of your Philippine document, select a translator who knows the document practice, 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 source language, 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.