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Sworn Translations available in Grosseto and OnLine

A Sworn Translation (also called Certified Translation or more commonly “official” Translation) is a translation that must be authenticated at the Court, the notary or the consular office. It implies the signature and the stamp of the translator and the compilation of an oath report always by the translator. Everything is attached, signed and stamped by a court official (or the notary or the consular official) and recorded.
This process requires a stamp duty of €16 per 100 A4 rows.

The Legalized Translation is a completely different matter. This depends on the foreign country in which the document is required.
If the receiving country accedes to the 1961 Hague Convention, then it is sufficient to obtain the stamp of the Apostille.
If, on the other hand, the documents are needed in a country which does not adhere to the Convention, a first legalisation of the Registrar’s signature on the sworn translation could be carried out at the Prefecture or the Public Prosecutor’s Office (depending on the document) and then a second legalisation at the foreign diplomatic/consular representation for the country of destination. The procedure depends on the law of the State of destination, so it could be subject to variations in relation to this double legalization, requiring only one.

NB: since February 2019 (EU Regulation 2016/1191) legalization and apostille are no longer necessary for some public acts (specifically marriage certificates, birth, citizenship, etc.).

So a sworn translation needs to be legalized if it is to be sent abroad, while if it remains in Italy it does not need any legalization (with some exceptions). On the contrary, a legalized translation will always have to be sworn in at the Court.