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Poll: Do you think it is still worth being a sworn translator?
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida  Identity Verified
Portugal
Local time: 14:53
Member (2007)
English to Portuguese
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Other Oct 6

in Portugal, unlike other countries, there are no sworn translators. To certify a translation, so that a translated document is legally valid, it is necessary to make its certification at the organisations empowered to do so (namely Notary’s Offices and Attorneys).

Natalia Pedrosa
Liviu-Lee Roth
expressisverbis
 
Lingua 5B
Lingua 5B  Identity Verified
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Local time: 15:53
Member (2009)
English to Croatian
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Definitely not Oct 6

In my language pair, absolutely not. Never been.

Liviu-Lee Roth
 
ADIE Translations
ADIE Translations
Germany
Local time: 15:53
German to English
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In Spain and Germany yes Oct 6

Sworn translators in Spain charge more, and get to use fancy paper and stamps.

I know sworn translations exist in Germany and I suppose they charge more, but this would need to be confirmed by a sworn translator here. Any of them here?

The strange thing is I do a lot of sworn translations into English and the sworn translator just adds his/her/their stamp. In Spain at least, you have to be able to translate both ways. The ones I know got it by studying legal translation... See more
Sworn translators in Spain charge more, and get to use fancy paper and stamps.

I know sworn translations exist in Germany and I suppose they charge more, but this would need to be confirmed by a sworn translator here. Any of them here?

The strange thing is I do a lot of sworn translations into English and the sworn translator just adds his/her/their stamp. In Spain at least, you have to be able to translate both ways. The ones I know got it by studying legal translation at uni, but it's also possible to do a test.

I ended up being able to issue certified translations when I became a member of the CIOL, but I've not been asked yet for this service. ▲ Collapse
 
Betül Öztürk
Betül Öztürk
Türkiye
Local time: 17:53
English to Turkish
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Not just the sworn Oct 6

I doubt that it's still worth being a translator
 
Anton Konashenok
Anton Konashenok  Identity Verified
Czech Republic
Local time: 15:53
French to English
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Not for me Oct 6

Last year I needed some personal documents of my own translated by a sworn translator. Picked a company at a prestigious location, many years in business, positive customer feedback, yada yada yada... They charged me less than I would have charged to translate the same texts even without certification, and in the end they turned out to be "sworn translators" in more than one sense of the word: the quality of the work made me swear.
 
Claudia Aguero
Claudia Aguero  Identity Verified
Costa Rica
Local time: 08:53
Spanish to English
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Yes, definitely Oct 6

In Costa Rica, we are the only ones authorized to translate documents written in a language other than Spanish if they are going to be used here. The same happens with interpreters; we are the ones authorized to appear in court or in legal settings.
Almost 99.99% of my translations and interpretations are official acts.
 
AllegroTrans
AllegroTrans  Identity Verified
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:53
Member (2011)
French to English
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Makes no difference to me Oct 6

Because in the UK (like Portugal) we don't have sworn translations.
I am sometime asked for a sworn translation and provide this by means of an affidavit that I swear before an English solicitor or notary public.
 


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