Dari Asylum Document Translation to English

Certified Dari to English translation for asylum

A certified translation is an English version of your document with a signed statement from the translator. The Home Office and the tribunal use it to read evidence written in Dari. GOV.UK's guide to certifying a document (opens in a new tab) says the translator must confirm it is a "true and accurate translation of the original document", with the date and their full name and contact details.

Our Dari to English certified translation UK service adds everything a caseworker needs to check the work:

• a signed certificate of accuracy on our letterhead
• the translator's full name, signature and contact details, from a company that is a member of the ITI, CIOL and ATC
• the date of translation
• a layout that follows the original, so each field can be matched line by line
• notes for stamps, signatures, handwriting and anything that cannot be read

Sample

Certified translation

Nikah Khat (marriage certificate), Dari

Dari → English

Husband

redacted

Wife

redacted

Date of marriage

redacted [Solar Hijri date, converted]

Place of marriage

redacted, Afghanistan

Dowry (Mahr)

redacted

Witnesses

redacted

Officiating cleric

redacted

• [Round stamp: mosque / registrar, partly illegible]
• [Handwritten: entries completed by hand, translated in full]
• [Translator's note: Solar Hijri dates are given as written, with the Gregorian date in brackets.]

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

We do not guarantee how the Home Office or a judge will treat your evidence. That is their decision. Our job is to make sure the translation is complete, accurate and easy to verify.

Dari documents we translate

Most Afghan paperwork is written in Dari, Pashto or both. We translate the whole document, including the Pashto parts, so nothing is left out.

For identity papers in any language, see our guide to ID card translation for asylum. For complaints, arrest papers and officer statements, see police report translation for asylum.

Dari script and dialects

Dari is the Afghan form of Persian. It uses the Perso-Arabic script and is read from right to left. Many official documents also use Persian numerals, which we convert to Western numerals in the English version.

Dari and Iranian Farsi share most of their grammar. They differ in vocabulary, spelling habits and official terms. An Iranian Farsi translator may misread Afghan titles, ranks or office names. Our Dari translators work with Afghan wording every day. They also understand Hazaragi and regional speech when it appears in letters, witness statements or messages.

Solar Hijri dates

Afghan documents use the Solar Hijri (Hijri Shamsi) calendar. Its year starts in March, so year 1395 runs from March 2016 to March 2017. We show the original date and the Gregorian date side by side. Many paper Tazkiras show an age in a Solar Hijri year, for example "18 years old in 1395", rather than a date of birth. We translate exactly what is written and never invent a birth date.

Names and spellings

Afghan names can be spelled many ways in English. We match the spelling in your passport, Home Office letters or previous translations. Tell us which spelling you use and we keep it the same across every document.

Documents from Afghanistan in Dari

Some Afghan documents need extra care. These pages explain them in detail:

• Tazkira: the national identity document, in paper and electronic (e-Tazkira) forms, issued by Afghanistan's civil registration authority (ACCRA). See Tazkira translation.
• Nikah Khat / Nikah Nama: the marriage certificate, often needed for family applications. Our marriage certificate translation for family reunion page explains it.
• Employment and ARAP evidence: contracts, ID badges and reference letters. ARAP closed to new applications on 1 July 2025, but these papers still matter as asylum evidence.
• Court and police papers: summons, verdicts and complaints. We keep every stamp, seal and reference number.

If you are gathering papers for your Home Office interview, our asylum claim evidence translation page explains how to prepare them. For the country-level view, see Afghan document translation for asylum.

English to Dari: Home Office letters in your language

We also translate the other way. An English to Dari Home Office letter translation helps you understand exactly what the Home Office has said and why.

We translate refusal letters, interview records, appeal decisions and letters from your solicitor. You can read them at your own pace and discuss them with your adviser. Our Home Office refusal letter translation page explains this service.

Refusal letters have strict deadlines. If you are in the UK, you usually have 14 days to appeal. Contact a solicitor or an adviser regulated by the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) straight away. We translate; we do not give legal advice.

Our Dari translators

Every Dari translator we use is a UK-based native speaker who grew up with the language. They know Afghan documents, offices and place names. Each one is professionally qualified or experienced in legal and official translation, and we work to ISO-certified quality processes. We never use machine translation for certified work.

If you are looking for a Dari translator UK asylum solicitors can rely on, we also handle full bundles. A second linguist checks names, dates and numbers before delivery. Your files are handled under UK GDPR, uploaded through an encrypted link and deleted after delivery.

Dari speakers often have Pashto papers too. Our Pashto and Dari asylum document translation page covers both languages together.

Dari translation price and delivery time

We price by page and difficulty. A clear printed Tazkira costs less than a long handwritten court file.

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

You receive a signed PDF by email. Printed copies can be posted if needed. For deadlines, see our urgent asylum document translation service. Send your files for a free Dari translation quote.