Translation Requirements

Options for acceptable certified translations are as follows:

1. A translation or confirmation letter in English from the issuing entity.
1. Example: a non-English diploma may be translated or confirmed by the registrar's office (not a faculty member) of the institution that issued the diploma; a bank statement may be translated or confirmed by the bank that holds the account.
2. The letter must be on letterhead and signed, stamped, or sealed.
2. Translation from a translation company.
   The translation should include information about the translation company providing the service.
3. Translation letter by UF host department or 3rd party: It must be on departmental letterhead (if applicable), signed and dated, from a UF faculty, staff member, or 3rd party translator.
   Must also include:
1. Name of the translator
2. Date of translation
3. Why the person translating is qualified to do so (example: "I am fluent in both ___and____ languages")
4. Name of the document and visitor to whom it pertains
5. A statement testifying to the accuracy of the translation