Polish Apostille Translation
Polish apostille translation covers the apostille sheet itself and the Polish document it is attached to. Poland joined the Hague Apostille Convention in 2005, and the certificate comes from the Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych, from NAWA or from a kurator oświaty depending on the document. We translate the whole bundle into certified English, and US apostilles into Polish.
- Up to 250 words per page
- $25 per page
- Standard turnaround
- From 24 hours
- Certificate of accuracy
- Signed & stamped
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Written for Polish apostille records
Who issued your Polish apostille, and what is on it
Poland splits apostilles among several offices, and each office's stamp, numbering and attached clause read a little differently. A US recipient wants all of it in English.
MSZ for civil records, court and notarial documents
An odpis aktu urodzenia, a court judgment, a notarial deed or a KRK clearance goes to the Dział Legalizacji of the Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych in Warsaw. Court and notarial documents are first certified by the prezes sądu okręgowego, so the bundle arrives with two certifications stacked on it. The apostille is the ten-field Hague form headed in Polish, with the signer's name and function, the seal and a number. We translate every field and the court president's clause beneath it.
NAWA and the kuratorium for school papers
A university dyplom and its suplement are apostilled by the Narodowa Agencja Wymiany Akademickiej, not by the ministry. A świadectwo from a primary or secondary school goes to the kurator oświaty for the voivodeship where the school sits, and a matura certificate to the Okręgowa Komisja Egzaminacyjna that issued it. A credential evaluator that asks for the apostille wants it translated with the diploma, since the issuing office and the date on it are what show the paper is genuine.
The apostille and the translation are separate questions
An apostille proves the Polish signature and seal; it says nothing about the translation. USCIS does not ask for apostilles on foreign civil documents, only for a certified translation, so a Polish birth certificate for a green card needs our translation, not a trip to the MSZ. A Polish court, bank or university receiving a US document wants the opposite order: the US Secretary of State apostille first, then a Polish translation of the document and the apostille together.
Who is asking for your Polish apostille translation?
The translation is the same. What changes is whether the recipient wants anything added to it.
Registries and courts abroad
A civil registry, a court or a notary in another country reads the apostille as proof the US document is genuine, and wants the whole set translated into its language. Tell us the country in the order notes.
Consulates
Consulates processing a citizenship, marriage or residency application accept a certified translation of the apostilled document. Add notarization at checkout if the checklist asks for it.
Italian comuni and consulates
Italian citizenship applications ask for US vital records with an apostille and an Italian translation of both the record and the apostille page.
Before you upload
Three things that save a day of back and forth on a Polish apostille.
Send the apostille with the document it certifies
An apostille is a page stapled or glued to another document. Upload both, since the recipient reads the apostille only as proof that the document under it is genuine.
Scan the apostille whole, including the seal
The ten numbered fields, the seal and the signature of the issuing officer are what a foreign registry checks. Keep the full page in frame, including any ribbon or embossed stamp.
Get the apostille before you order
The translation has to cover the apostille page too. Have it issued first and then upload the complete set, so nothing is missing from the translation.
Details and pricing
What is included in a Polish apostille translation
One price per page covers the translation and its certification. A page is up to 250 words, and the quote tells you the page count before you pay.
Everything on the apostille is translated, including stamps, seals and handwritten notes. Tell us the English spelling you use for each name when you order.
Certified Translation
Word-for-word translation with a certificate of accuracy for official use.
$25
USD / page
up to 250 words per page
Included
- Signed & stamped certification of translation accuracy
- Certified by a professional translator
- Digital delivery via PDF
- Review and approve final translation
- 100% Guaranteed Acceptance
- Standard turnaround starting at 24 hours
Optional services
- Expedited turnaround
- Priority handling when your deadline is shorter than the standard turnaround.
- By deadline
- Notarization
- A notary public signs and stamps the certification statement.
- $20 per order
- Physical copy
- A wet-ink original of your translation, mailed by express courier.
- $35 per order
- Apostille
- Authenticates the notary’s signature and seal for use in Hague Convention countries.
- $180 per document
What the certificate of accuracy states
Your translation arrives with a Certification of Translation Accuracy issued by ImmiTranslate. It is the page the receiving organization checks first.
- The translation is complete and accurate.
- The document title and the language pair.
- The translator is competent in both languages.
- A signature and the ImmiTranslate certification stamp.
- Our American Translators Association corporate membership.
Our translation process
Our goal is to make the translation process as simple as possible for you. Our service is streamlined specifically for documents of this nature.
Polish Apostille FAQ
Most questions about pricing and turnaround can be answered faster by requesting a quote.
- Do you translate the apostille page or only the document?
- Both, as one order. The apostille is a page of its own, so it counts as a page at $25, and the translation reproduces the ten numbered fields, the issuing office, the number and the date. Leaving it out leaves the recipient with a Polish page they cannot read, and some recipients return a file over a single untranslated page.
- Can you get a Polish document apostilled for me?
- No. The apostille must be requested in Poland from the issuing authority, in person or by post, and the original document is needed; a scan or an ePUAP printout cannot be apostilled. Most people ask a relative in Poland or a Polish lawyer to do it. Once you have the bundle, send us a scan and we translate it.
- I am sending a US document to Poland. Do I need an apostille and a translation?
- Usually both. A US birth certificate, a court order, a power of attorney or an FBI background check for a Polish office needs an apostille from the Secretary of State of the issuing state, or from the US Department of State for a federal document, and then a Polish translation. The office receiving it in Poland will want the Polish version from a tłumacz przysięgły, and we say so before you order rather than after, so nobody pays for two translations where one was wanted. Order ours when the reader is a person rather than an office.
- How much does a certified translation cost?
- Certified translation is $25 per page, with a page counted as up to 250 words. Notarization, a mailed physical copy and an apostille are optional and priced separately.
- How long does a certified translation take?
- Standard turnaround starts at 24 hours and depends on the length and language of your documents. If you have a deadline, include it in your quote request.
Other Polish documents we translate
Apostille translation in other languages
Each of these pages is written for that language's apostille records.
Sending it with an application? Read the Apostille service, Notarized translations before you order.