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[Ivanka]

Dear all,
Could you help me please? I need a certified copy in English, but I don't know which institution or office is responsible for in Limassol.
If you know, please write me an estimate prize (cost per page)
Thanks a lot
I.

[nhowarth]

Hi Ivanka,

From the Press & Information Office website:

Information about certified translations

The Translations Section undertakes translations in some 30 languages for both members of the general public as well as government Departments. It accepts company documents, school-leaving certificates, diplomas, birth certificates, international or bilateral agreements between Cyprus and other states, letters, legal and medical documents, etc. The services of external translators are employed. The Section also certifies translations.

The PIO provides certified translations for the benefit of the public. It also undertakes translations for government departments provided they concern languages other than Greek or English.

The Section verifies copies of original documents. Each copy is certified as a «genuine copy of the original» provided it is presented together with the original document.

With respect to certificates or documents bearing the names of persons, it is essential to clarify the exact spelling of the name in the translated text (e.g. Γεώργιος may be written as George or Georghios). It is important that the name in the translated text is spelt exactly as in a person’s other official documents such as their passport, birth certificate or diploma.

The languages in which the Section provides certified translations are: Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Serbocroat), Slovakian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish and Ukrainian.

The external translators engaged by the PIO must hold a translator’s or interpreter’s degree in their specified language or languages.

Should no candidates be available who meet these requirements, the translators may be selected among:holders of a literature degree in the specified language/s, or persons awarded a degree or diploma in any other dicipline by a tertiary educational establishment abroad who have an excellent knowledge of the language spoken in the country in which they received their higher education. Persons interested in registering with the PIO as translators will have to sit examinations in the language or languages they have indicated.

The Section is open to the public at the following hours:

Monday - Friday 8.00 - 13.30, Thursday 15.30 - 17.30
*July-August: Monday - Friday 8.00 - 13.30

Rates for certified translations

1.Translation and certification of 1-page documents
£12 for a translation on an A4-size typewritten page with 1½ line spacing (about 25 lines οr 250 words). There is a minimum charge of £12 for translated documents of less than one page in length.

2. Translation and certification of documents of more than one page in length
£12 for the first page of a translated document and £11 for each subsequent A4-size typewritten page with 1½ line spacing (about 25 lines or 250 words).Payment of the full amount is made in advance in cases where it is easy to estimate the number of pages.Payment of about half the amount is made on delivery of the documents and the remainder on collection of the translated text in those cases where it is not possible to make an exact estimate of the number of pages.A receipt is given as proof of full or part payment which must be presented on collection of the document.

3. Translation and certification of school leaving certificates and brief documents(e.g. certificates of merit, citations)
£10 for the first document or school leaving certificate
£ 3 per document for all other similar documents pertaining to the same person

4. Checking and certifying translations
£5 per page

5. Certification of copies of original documents
£2 for one-page documents.
For documents of more than one page, £2 for initial charge and £1 for each extra page.

6. Additional fee for urgently required translations
£5 per translated page will be charged for urgent translations.
A request for an urgent translation can be accepted provided that the document does not exceed ten (10) pages and a translator is available to undertake and complete the translation within the specified time limits.

For further information you can contact the Translations Section by telephone 22801133 or 22 801134 or by email at [email protected]

regards,

[Ivanka]

Hi Nhowarth,
Wow you can be a spy You know everything or you can know how or where you can find the information! It is very useful.
I don't know how can I reciprocate your help
Thank you very much.
Ivanka