A certified translator attests by signature the translation’s compliance with the source document. A certified notary confirms the translator’s signature. A certified translator/interpreter is a professional who has made an oath in front of a notary, accepting the responsibility for production of correct and precise translation and/or interpretation and criminal liability for deliberately false or incorrect translation. A notary-certified translation can be performed only for a legally properly executed and valid document (birth certificate, contract, application, will, etc.). If it is necessary to translate and certify a document issued abroad or issued in Latvia and necessary for submission abroad, the document must be legalised (an Apostille must be affixed). A document’s legalisation means attestation of the veracity of the signature and stamp, which is done by a consular official, so that documents prepared in one country would obtain legal force in another. The translated document must be notary-certified, sealed and bound together with the original document or its notary-certified copy. When submitting such document, one should first inquire at the embassy of the respective country whether it’s necessary to attest (legalise) only the original document/notary-certified copy, or only the document’s translation, or both. Please visit the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Latvia (section Consular Issues) for more information.

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