Spanish Contract Translation
Spanish contract translation for USCIS, a US court, a lender or a buyer. We translate a Mexican contrato de arrendamiento, a contrato individual de trabajo, a contrato de compraventa or a bank fideicomiso, and a Spanish contrato de arras or escritura, into certified English, and US contracts into Spanish for the other party.
- 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 Spanish legal contract records
How a Mexican or Spanish contract is built, and what we keep
Contracts written in Spanish follow a structure US readers do not expect, and the money, the dates and a handful of legal terms are where translations go wrong.
Proemio, declaraciones, cláusulas
A Mexican contract opens with a proemio naming the parties, then a section of declaraciones in which each party states who it is, its RFC and its address, and only then the cláusulas, numbered in words: PRIMERA, SEGUNDA, TERCERA. Many end with testigos de asistencia and a ratificación de firmas before a notary or a corredor público. We keep that order and the numbering exactly, so a lawyer reading the English can cite cláusula décima and find it in the Spanish.
Pesos, días hábiles and the pena convencional
Amounts appear twice, in figures and in words, followed by 00/100 M.N. for moneda nacional, and we reproduce both. Deadlines run in días hábiles or días naturales, which the translation renders as business and calendar days with the Spanish in brackets. A pena convencional is a liquidated penalty, an aval or a fiador is a guarantor, and a deudor solidario is jointly liable; these are translated as the legal concept they are, not word for word.
Spain's contrato de arras
A home purchase in Spain usually starts with a private contrato de arras and a deposit before the escritura is signed at the notary. The contract names the kind of arras, and the kind matters. With arras penitenciales, under article 1454 of the Código Civil, a buyer who walks away loses the deposit and a seller who walks away returns it doubled. Arras confirmatorias and penales work differently. We translate the type exactly as written and keep the Spanish term, since it decides who owes what if the sale falls through.
Who is asking for your Spanish legal contract translation?
The translation is the same. What changes is whether the recipient wants anything added to it.
Courts
A contract offered as evidence in a US court is filed with a complete English translation and a signed certification from the translator. Add notarization if the local rules ask for it.
USCIS
Employment contracts and leases filed with a visa petition need a complete English translation and a signed certification from the translator. No notarization is needed.
Banks and lenders
An underwriter reviewing a foreign lease, a purchase agreement or a loan contract accepts a certified translation they can read next to the original.
Before you upload
Three things that save a day of back and forth on a Spanish legal contract.
Send the signed version with every annex
Schedules, annexes and the signature page are part of the contract. Upload the executed copy so the translation shows the signatures, initials and dates.
Tell us the terms you already use
If your company translates a term a certain way, or a party name has an official English form, put it in the order notes. The translation follows your list.
Say where the translation is going
A contract going to a court, a lender or USCIS needs a complete translation with a signed certification. Say in the order notes who will read it.
Details and pricing
What is included in a Spanish legal contract 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 legal contract 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.
Spanish Legal Contract FAQ
Most questions about pricing and turnaround can be answered faster by requesting a quote.
- Which contracts does USCIS want translated?
- An employment contract from the foreign employer for an L-1, a lease or a purchase agreement showing where a petitioner lived, and the sale or lease documents behind an E-2 investment. USCIS wants a complete translation with a signed certification. Send the signed version with every annex, since an unsigned draft proves less and a missing annex makes the translation incomplete.
- Can you translate a US contract into Spanish for a supplier in Mexico or a buyer in Spain?
- Yes. We translate into Spanish using the legal terms of the country you name, since a Mexican and a Spanish lawyer use different words for the same clause. If the contract will be filed in a court there, check what that court requires of translators first; our translation is a certified one for the parties and their counsel, not a sworn one.
- Our company already has a glossary of terms. Will you use it?
- Yes. Upload the glossary or the earlier translation with the order and we follow it for party names, defined terms and product names. Defined terms in Spanish contracts are usually capitalised and introduced with "en lo sucesivo", and we keep the same English for each one from the first clause to the last.
- 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.
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