Hindi Asylum Document Translation to English

Certified Hindi to English translation for asylum

Many Indian documents are printed in both Hindi and English. Even so, the handwritten entries, stamps, police statements and court orders are often in Hindi only. Every word the decision-maker needs to read must be in English.

Our Hindi to English certified translation UK service follows the GOV.UK guidance. The translator confirms the translation is a "true and accurate translation of the original document", and adds the date, their full name and contact details (GOV.UK: Certifying a document (opens in a new tab)). The certificate is signed, and we are members of the ITI, CIOL and ATC.

Sample

Certified translation

Aadhaar card (Indian identity document)

Hindi → English

Full name

redacted

Date of birth

redacted

Gender

redacted

Aadhaar number

redacted

Address

redacted, redacted district, redacted state

Issued by

Unique Identification Authority of India

Text in English

[in English in the original]

• [Photograph]
• [QR code]
• [Translator's note: parts printed in English are marked as such and reproduced as they appear.]

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

Where a document already has English text, we reproduce it as it appears and mark it "[in English in the original]". The Home Office does not approve translators; the caseworker or judge decides what weight to give the evidence.

Hindi documents we translate

We translate full documents and the Hindi parts of bilingual ones:

• Identity: Aadhaar, PAN card and voter ID; see our wider id card translation for asylum
• Civil records: birth, marriage and death certificates; see birth certificate translation for asylum
• Police papers: FIRs, complaints, arrest memos and summonses. Our page on police report translation for asylum explains our layout
• Court papers: charge sheets, bail orders and judgments; see court document translation for asylum
• Medical papers: hospital discharge summaries and prescriptions
• Messages and letters: threats, family letters and chats, often in Hindi written in English letters

These form the core of your asylum claim evidence translation before your Home Office interview.

Hindi script and dialects

Devanagari script

Hindi is written in Devanagari, from left to right, with a line running along the top of the letters. Vowel marks sit above, below or beside a letter. On a stamp or quick handwriting these marks can blur, so our translators read each name closely.

Hindi written in English letters

Many texts and social media posts use "Roman Hindi" or Hinglish: Hindi words written in English letters, mixed with English. This is still Hindi, and it needs a translator. For chats and voice notes, see our page on translating WhatsApp evidence for asylum.

Regional varieties

Spoken Hindi varies by region. Letters and statements may include Bhojpuri, Awadhi, Haryanvi or Rajasthani words. Our translators recognise these and translate the meaning, not just the words. If your documents are in Gurmukhi script, our Punjabi asylum document translation team can help.

Documents from India in Hindi

New criminal law codes

On 1 July 2024, India replaced the Indian Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure with new laws. These are the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. Older FIRs cite IPC sections; newer ones cite the new codes. We translate each section reference exactly and name the law it comes from. This matters when a caseworker checks what you were accused of.

Names and dates

Indian names can be spelt in English in several ways, for example "Srivastava" and "Shrivastava". We use the spelling in your passport or UK papers if you tell us. Official Indian documents use the Gregorian calendar. Some religious papers also give a Hindu calendar date, which we translate as written.

English to Hindi: Home Office letters in your language

We also translate from English into Hindi. Our English to Hindi Home Office letter translation covers refusal letters, interview records and tribunal decisions.

The home office refusal letter translation service gives you the complete letter in clear, formal Hindi. We translate only; we do not give legal advice. Please speak to a solicitor or an adviser regulated by the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA). If you are in the UK, the appeal time limit is 14 days.

Our Hindi translators

Every Hindi translator UK asylum clients work with through us is a UK-based native speaker translating professionally into English. We work to ISO-certified quality processes and never use machine translation for certified work.

• Familiar with Indian police, court and civil registration documents
• Able to read Devanagari handwriting and Roman Hindi messages
• A second linguist checks names, dates and section numbers
• Encrypted upload, UK GDPR and deletion after delivery

Hindi translation price and delivery time

Bilingual documents often cost less, because we translate only the Hindi parts and reproduce the English.

• Certified translation: from £18 per page (from £15 for an ID card or single certificate)
• 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.

A certified translation is normally enough for the Home Office; notarisation is rarely needed. Ask for a fixed Hindi asylum translation quote before you commit.