Translation for Fresh Asylum Claims and Further Submissions

What counts as new evidence

When an asylum claim has been refused and any appeal has ended, a person can send new material to the Home Office. These are called "further submissions". The Home Office then decides, under paragraph 353 of the Immigration Rules, whether they amount to a fresh claim.

In general terms, paragraph 353 asks whether the new material is significantly different from what was considered before. That means it has not already been considered and, taken together with the earlier material, creates a realistic prospect of success. The Home Office explains its approach in its published further submissions: caseworker guidance (opens in a new tab) on GOV.UK.

Examples of new evidence people bring to us include:

• a new arrest warrant, court summons or judgment issued after the first decision;
• a police report or FIR recording a recent visit to the family home;
• a medical report about injuries or treatment not mentioned before;
• a newspaper article or online post naming the person;
• messages or letters showing new threats;
• a death certificate of a relative killed after the original claim.

Whether any document is "new" in the legal sense, and whether it is worth submitting, is a question for your solicitor or an adviser regulated by the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA). We translate; we do not assess evidence or give legal advice.

Translating new documents for further submissions

Further submissions translation needs the same care as a first claim, and often more. The Home Office will compare the new document with everything it has already seen. Inconsistent names, dates or places can distract from what the document actually says.

Matching your earlier translations

If your earlier documents were translated, by us or another company, send us copies. We use the same spellings for your name, your family members' names, towns and organisations. Where the new document spells a name differently in the original script, we translate it faithfully and add a translator's note, rather than silently changing it.

Translating the whole document

Paragraph 353 new evidence translation must be complete. We translate every line, including:

• stamps and seals, shown in square brackets, for example [Stamp: Court of First Instance];
• reference numbers, case numbers and dates of issue;
• handwritten notes, signatures and endorsements;
• anything we cannot read, marked [illegible] rather than guessed.

Dates in the Solar Hijri, Islamic or Ethiopian calendar are kept as written, with the Western date in a translator's note. This matters in fresh claims, because the date often shows that a document came after the earlier decision.

Common document types

For police papers, see police report translation for asylum, which covers FIRs and wanted notices. For warrants, summonses and verdicts, see court document translation for asylum and our arrest warrant translation page. For hospital or scarring evidence, see medical report translation for asylum. New threats sent by message are covered on our page about translating WhatsApp evidence.

Copies sent from abroad

New evidence often arrives as a photo from family. We can translate from a clear photo or scan, and our certificate states that it was made from a copy. Keep the original message and any envelope or courier receipt. Your solicitor may want to show how and when the document reached you.

Delivering to your solicitor

Most further submissions are prepared by a legal representative. We make it easy for them to use our work.

1. You or your solicitor upload the documents. Tell us the representative's name and email address.
2. We confirm price and timing. Standard delivery is 1 working day for ID cards and certificates, or 2–3 working days for longer documents; urgent delivery is same day or within 24 hours.
3. We translate and certify. Each translation carries a signed statement of accuracy with the date and the translator's full name and contact details.
4. We deliver PDFs. One searchable PDF per document, named clearly, sent to the solicitor with a copy to you if you wish.

If the earlier appeal bundle was prepared by us, we can match its format and numbering. Our asylum appeal bundle translation page explains how we paginate and index evidence. Law firms and charities can open an account through our translation services for immigration solicitors page, with invoices suitable for legal aid disbursement claims.

Certified translation starts from £18 per page, and urgent delivery is 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. For a short new document with a close deadline, see our urgent asylum document translation service.