Information for receiving authorities

For embassies, immigration services and public bodies that receive our translations.

Checking a certificate

By QR code: The QR code printed on the certificate opens its record on this site. The certificate number and verification ID follow the # sign in the address, which browsers do not send to any server.
By certificate number and verification ID: Enter them on the verification page. Both are printed on the certificate and at the foot of every page of the translation.
By the PDF: The verification page compares, inside your browser, the PDF you hold with the SHA-256 fingerprint of the file we issued.
By API: A single HTTPS request returns the signed record as JSON, as in the example below.

What a result means

Valid: Issued by us and in force.
Withdrawn: Issued by us and withdrawn on the date shown. It must not be relied on.
No match: No certificate matches the certificate number and verification ID. Write to us before relying on the document.
Corrected translations: A corrected translation keeps the certificate number and the verification ID and receives a new revision number. The record always shows the revision in force; a copy of an earlier revision is not in force, and the verification page recognises it as such.
Certificates issued before 17 October 2026: Their QR code holds the certificate data rather than a link; their records are online and open with the certificate number and verification ID. The fingerprint shown is that of the file on record.

Written confirmation and suspected documents

To have a certificate confirmed in writing, or to report a document you suspect, write to verify@globallinguaeg.com quoting the certificate number and the verification ID, or call +20 2 3765 4321 · +20 100 123 4567.

Certificates are signed by Ahmed Hassan, Managing Director and Authorised Signatory.

API and signature

Request

GET https://globallinguaeg.com/api/verify?c=CERT-2026-000123&k=VR-1A2B3C4D

Response (illustrative values)

{
  "found": true,
  "signature_valid": true,
  "key_id": "gl-2026-1",
  "record": {
    "v": 1,
    "issuer": "Global Lingua for Certified Translation",
    "certificate": "CERT-2026-000123",
    "verification": "VR-1A2B3C4D",
    "translation": "TR-2026-000123",
    "revision": "Rev.01",
    "status": "VALID",
    "issued": "2026-10-17",
    "issued_at": "2026-10-17T15:20:41+03:00",
    "document": "Extract from Commercial Register No. … (…)",
    "document_ar": "مستخرج من السجل التجاري رقم … (…)",
    "subject": "[name of the holder or company]",
    "language_pair": "Arabic → English",
    "language_pair_ar": "من العربية إلى الإنجليزية",
    "pages": {"total": 7, "translation": 5, "original": 2},
    "certifier": "Ahmed Hassan, Managing Director",
    "certifier_ar": "أحمد حسن، المدير العام",
    "sha256_file": "…64 hexadecimal characters…",
    "fingerprint_on_record_only": false,
    "signed_at": "2026-10-17T12:20:42Z"
  },
  "signed_payload": "…",
  "signature": "…",
  "public_key": "https://globallinguaeg.com/.well-known/gl-signing-key.pem"
}

The signature is ECDSA P-256 with SHA-256 (ES256) over the exact bytes of signed_payload; its value is r and s, 32 bytes each, base64url-encoded.
Public key: /.well-known/gl-signing-key.pem · JWK. SHA-256 of the key (DER): 0ebab3cc 7b679d77 90760d90 9378a088 962cf10d a456bcab 64f90ea3 01bfbc0b
The API is open to any authority without registration. Responses are not cached.