Albanian Document Translation for UK Asylum Claims

Albanian documents we translate for asylum

Some Albanian-speaking claimants also hold documents from Kosovo or North Macedonia. These are often in Albanian too, but the issuing bodies and legal terms differ, so tell us which country issued each document.

How Albanian documents are issued

State Police records

Police reports in Albania are made by the State Police (Policia e Shtetit) at local police stations. A report may record a complaint, a statement, an incident or a request for protection. It usually has a protocol number, a date, the name of the station and the officer's name and signature. We translate every one of these details, because they show the reader who recorded what, and when.

Prosecutors and courts

After a police report, a case may pass to a prosecution office and then to a court. Prosecutors issue decisions, such as a decision to register or to dismiss a case. Courts issue decisions, judgments and orders. Albanian court papers are formal and use set legal phrases. We translate them into plain, accurate English legal wording. Where an Albanian legal term has no exact UK equivalent, we keep the original term in brackets and explain it in a short translator's note.

Civil status certificates

Identity and family links are usually shown with civil status certificates, such as birth certificates and family certificates. A family certificate lists the members of a household and their relationships. We translate every row, including dates of birth and relationship terms, in the order they appear.

Languages used on Albanian documents

Albanian documents are written in Albanian, using the Latin alphabet with extra letters such as ë and ç. For our Albanian translators and the language itself, see our Albanian asylum document translation page.

Some newer documents, including identity cards, have English field labels. We still translate every Albanian word on the page, including stamps and notes.

Dates and names on Albanian documents

Dates

Albanian documents use the Gregorian calendar. Dates are usually written day, month, year, often with dots, such as 05.03.2019. We write every date with the month in words in English, for example 5 March 2019, so a UK reader cannot confuse the day and the month.

Names

Albanian names change their ending depending on grammar. For example, a first name such as Arben can appear as Arbeni in some sentences. Letters with marks, such as ë and ç, are sometimes dropped in English, so "Gëzim" may become "Gezim". We use the spelling from your passport for every document, and we keep place names in their standard Albanian form. If your name appears differently on different papers, our statutory declaration service page explains one option people use.

Albania document translation for asylum: price and delivery

A police report or court decision may be one page or several. We count the pages and give you a fixed price before we start.

• Certified translation: from £18 per page (ID cards and single certificates from £15 per document)
• Standard delivery: 1 working day for ID cards and certificates, 2–3 working days for longer documents
• Urgent delivery: same day or within 24 hours, from £10 extra per document

Prices shown are starting prices and include VAT. We confirm your exact price in a written quote before any work starts.

If your deadline is close, see our urgent asylum document translation service. All fees are on our translation prices page.

What you receive

• A complete English translation, including stamps, signatures and protocol numbers
• Short translator's notes for Albanian legal terms
• A signed certificate stating it is a "true and accurate translation of the original document", with the date and the translator's full name and contact details, as GOV.UK guidance asks
• Our credentials: we are members of the ITI, CIOL and ATC, and we never use machine translation for certified work

Sample

Certified translation

Family certificate (Certifikatë Familjare), Albania

Albanian → English

Head of family

redacted

Spouse

redacted

Child 1

redacted

Child 2

redacted

Municipality

redacted Municipality

Certificate number

redacted

Issuing office

Civil registry office

• [Round stamp: civil registry office, Republic of Albania]
• [Signature]
• [Translator's note: dates appear in day/month/year format and are translated as written.]

Translator's statement

I confirm that this is a true and accurate translation of the original document.

Date

DD/MM/YYYY

Translator

Full name

Signature

Your documents stay confidential under UK GDPR and are deleted after delivery. We translate only and do not advise on claims. For advice, speak to a solicitor or an adviser regulated by the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA).