certified translations
Mar 22nd 2017, 9:48 am
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certified translations
I'm applying for Portuguese nationality & need to have birth cert and police cert translated. The notário told me this can be anyone who is not related to me, then they have the translation certified at the notary, but the notary does not check the translation. Can it really be anyone who speaks English & Portuguese translating official documents?? In theory I could translate myself then get any friend with a spare 15 mins to come to the notary & certify them?
Mar 22nd 2017, 10:02 am
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Re: certified translations
ok just found this
https://eurologos-portugal.com/2014/...as-em-notario/
Basically the state trusts the translator to verify their own work is ok! Just another way for the notaries to make money then...
https://eurologos-portugal.com/2014/...as-em-notario/
Basically the state trusts the translator to verify their own work is ok! Just another way for the notaries to make money then...
Mar 22nd 2017, 1:49 pm
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Re: certified translations
I'm applying for Portuguese nationality & need to have birth cert and police cert translated. The notário told me this can be anyone who is not related to me, then they have the translation certified at the notary, but the notary does not check the translation. Can it really be anyone who speaks English & Portuguese translating official documents?? In theory I could translate myself then get any friend with a spare 15 mins to come to the notary & certify them?
Apr 3rd 2017, 11:06 am
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Re: certified translations
continuing on translations... now I need to translate my son's portuguese birth certificate for a UK passport application. The gov site says it must be signed & stamped by a certified translator. Anyone know if I can use the same notary method to authenticate translation??
