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Certified medical translation

A certified translation is a translation issued together with a signed statement that it is complete and faithful to the document it was made from. Ours carries the company stamp, the name and signature of the translator, the date, a reference number and a copy of the source document bound to it. That package is what a registry office, a hospital, an insurer or a court is actually asking for when it says the translation must be official.

Certification is included in the price we quote, not added at the end. You receive a signed PDF the same day the translation is finished and, if you need paper, the stamped original by post. Tell us the name of the office that will receive it and we will match its requirements exactly, including the number of copies and whether the source has to be an original or may be a scan.

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How an order works

  1. Send the document

    A phone photo is enough to start. Attach the file to the form, by email or on WhatsApp.

  2. Receive a fixed quote

    Within 60 minutes on working days: price, deadline and the exact form of certification required.

  3. Translation and revision

    A subject specialist translates, a second linguist revises, and terminology is checked against your earlier files.

  4. Certification and delivery

    You receive a signed PDF the same day and, where needed, the stamped paper original plus apostille or embassy legalisation by post.

Frequently asked questions

Will a Swiss authority accept your translation?

Yes. Every certified translation is bound to a copy of the source document and carries our stamp, the translator's signature and a declaration of completeness and accuracy. Switzerland has no single national register of sworn translators, so authorities look at the certification and, where the document travels abroad, at the notarisation and apostille. Tell us which office will receive the file and we will apply the exact form it requires.

How much does a medical translation cost?

Price depends on word count, language combination, the level of specialisation and whether certification, notarisation or an apostille is needed. A one-page medical certificate is a small fixed fee; a fifty-page oncology file is quoted per word. Send the document and you get one figure that includes certification and postage, valid for thirty days.

Do you handle the apostille yourselves?

Yes. After certification we take the file to a notary, then to the state chancellery of the canton concerned for the apostille under the 1961 Hague Convention. If the destination country is not a party to that convention, the document continues to the Federal Chancellery, the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and then the relevant embassy or consulate. You approve the route and the fees before we begin.

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