Acceptance by country
What each authority publishes about translations, and the Egyptian legalisation route.
The authority that receives a translation decides whether to accept it. Confirm its current requirements before you order; we check them with you.
Published requirements
| Country | Application | What the authority asks of the translation | For our certificate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Visit, work and study visas (entry clearance) | A full translation; a statement that it is accurate; the date; the full name and signature of the translator or of an authorised official of the translation company; contact details. Immigration Rules, paragraph 39B. | Meets the published requirement | gov.uk |
| United Kingdom | Leave to remain and settlement | As above, certified by a qualified translator whose credentials are given. | A named, qualified translator signs | gov.uk |
| United States | USCIS applications | A full English translation that the translator certifies as complete and accurate, with the translator's certification that he or she is competent to translate from the foreign language into English. 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3). | A named translator signs the statement | ecfr.gov |
| Ireland | Immigration Service Delivery | A translator or translation company of established professional standing writes “Certified to be true translation of the original seen by me”, with signature, date, printed name, occupation, address and telephone number. | The original must be seen by the certifier | irishimmigration.ie |
| Australia | Visitor visa (translation made outside Australia) | The translator's full name, address, telephone number and qualifications in the source language. | A named translator with qualifications | immi.homeaffairs.gov.au |
| Australia | Authentication by the Embassy in Cairo | The embassy does not authenticate documents translated by a private translation service. Translations are made by the relevant Egyptian government agency, then authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the embassy. | Not accepted for embassy authentication | egypt.embassy.gov.au |
| New Zealand | Visitor visa | The translator's name, contact details, experience and qualifications in both languages; the translator may not be the applicant, a relative or an adviser. Police and medical certificates need a certified translation. | A named translator with qualifications | immigration.govt.nz |
| Canada | IRCC applications | A translator who is not a certified member of a professional association swears an affidavit on the accuracy of the translation before a notary public; a copy of the original stamped by the translator is attached. The applicant, relatives and representatives may not translate. | A named translator's affidavit before a notary | canada.ca |
| Guyana | Employment visa | Every document not in English must be translated. No rule on how the translation is certified is published. | Translation required; no certification rule published | moha.gov.gy |
| Germany | Embassy in Cairo | A translator on the embassy's list, or a translator sworn in Germany. | A sworn or listed translator (not provided by us) | kairo.diplo.de |
| Switzerland | Embassy in Cairo | A translator on the embassy's list. | A listed translator (not provided by us) | eda.admin.ch |
| Netherlands | Embassy and IND files | The translation office of the Egyptian ministry that issued the document, or a sworn translator in the Netherlands. | An official or sworn translator (not provided by us) | netherlandsworldwide.nl |
| Spain | Residence and official use | A sworn translator appointed by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Royal Decree 724/2020, articles 17 and 18. | A sworn translator (not provided by us) | boe.es |
| Turkey | Residence permits | A notarised Turkish translation. Documents from countries outside the Apostille Convention also need approval by the Turkish embassy or consulate. | A notarised translation (not provided by us) | e-ikamet.goc.gov.tr |
| Russia | Consular certification | The consul certifies the translation, or the signature of a translator known to the consul. A translation on a separate sheet is stitched to the original and sealed. | Certification by a notary or the consul (not provided by us) | kdmid.ru |
| Brazil | Immigration (Federal Police) | A sworn translation (tradução juramentada), which can be made only in Brazil, even for apostilled documents. | A sworn translator in Brazil (not provided by us) | gov.br |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Passport applications (citizens by descent) | An official translation by a Registered Translator. | A Registered Translator (not provided by us) | foreign.gov.tt |
| Kuwait | Ratification by the Ministry of Justice | The translation is issued and signed by an office accredited by the Ministry of Justice, which then ratifies it. | An accredited Kuwaiti office (not provided by us) | moj.gov.kw |
| United Arab Emirates | Attestation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Documents in Arabic or English, or with a legally certified translation. | The Arabic original is accepted without translation | mofa.gov.ae |
Legalisation of Egyptian documents
Egypt is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention. An Egyptian original is certified by the body that issued it where required, authenticated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and then legalised by the embassy of the destination country in Cairo.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs authenticates a translation only when it was made by the body that issued the document or by an approved public body: the Ministry of Justice, the Armed Forces Language Institute, the Civil Status Organisation for civil documents, or a public university. If a destination requires the translation itself to be legalised, that route applies, and we tell you so before you order.
We do not legalise documents and we do not provide sworn translations.