Punjabi Asylum Document Translation to English

Certified Punjabi to English translation for asylum

Evidence not written in English must be translated before the Home Office or a tribunal can use it. A certified translation is a complete English version with a signed statement from the translator confirming it is accurate.

GOV.UK's guidance on certifying a document (opens in a new tab) says the translator should confirm it is a "true and accurate translation of the original document", and add the date and their full name and contact details. Our Punjabi to English certified translation UK service gives you all of that, plus:

• the translator's signature and credentials (we are members of the ITI, CIOL and ATC)
• a note of which script the original uses (Shahmukhi or Gurmukhi)
• descriptions of stamps, thumbprints, signatures and handwritten additions
• names spelled to match your passport or Home Office file

Sample

Certified translation

Police complaint (Shahmukhi script), Pakistan

Punjabi → English

Script of original

Shahmukhi

Police station

redacted Police Station, redacted district

Complaint number

redacted

Date of complaint

redacted

Complainant's name

redacted

Person complained against

redacted

Summary

[Handwritten narrative, translated in full]

• [Handwritten: text continues in the margin]
• [Round stamp: Police Station, partly illegible]
• [Signature]

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

The caseworker or judge decides how much weight to give each document. We make sure the translation itself is full, faithful and certified to meet the Home Office's published requirements.

Punjabi documents we translate

Punjabi is spoken by millions of people in Pakistan and India. In Pakistan, most official papers are in Urdu or English, while Punjabi appears more in personal and community documents. In Indian Punjab, many state documents are in Punjabi. We translate:

• Identity papers: ID cards and household or family records.
• Police and court papers: complaints, FIRs, statements, summons and court orders.
• Threats and community evidence: handwritten threat letters, village or community decisions, and letters from religious or political groups.
• Messages: WhatsApp chats, voice notes and social media posts in Punjabi.
• Medical records: hospital slips, prescriptions and injury reports.
• Land and family papers: property records and inheritance papers linked to a dispute.

Identity documents are explained on our ID card translation for asylum page. For complaints and police statements, see police report translation for asylum.

Punjabi script and dialects

Shahmukhi and Gurmukhi

Punjabi has two main scripts:

The spoken language is largely shared, but a translator must read the script fluently. We match your document to a translator who reads that script every day. Many Pakistani papers also mix Punjabi with Urdu; we translate both parts together.

Dialects

Punjabi has several regional dialects, such as Majhi, Doabi and Malwai. Pothwari and Mirpuri speech is common among families in the UK. Dialect words often appear in handwritten letters, statements and voice notes. Our translators know these differences and flag any word with more than one possible meaning.

Documents from Pakistan and India in Punjabi

Punjabi speakers from Pakistan often hold documents in Urdu as well. Our parent page on Urdu asylum document translation covers those. Key Pakistani documents have their own guides:

• CNIC: the national identity card issued by NADRA. See CNIC translation.
• FIR: the First Information Report, often handwritten in Urdu. See FIR translation.
• Nikah Nama: the marriage contract registered with the Union Council. See Nikah Nama translation.

For a country-level overview, read Pakistani document translation for UK asylum claims. From India, police and land records in Gurmukhi need the same careful approach, with every stamp and reference number kept.

English to Punjabi: Home Office letters in your language

Home Office decisions can be hard to follow, even for people who speak good English. An English to Punjabi Home Office letter translation lets you and your family read the decision properly.

We translate refusal letters, interview records and tribunal decisions into Punjabi in the script you prefer. See our Home Office refusal letter translation service for more.

Time limits for appeals are strict: usually 14 days from the decision if you are in the UK. Speak to a solicitor or an adviser regulated by the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) at once. We translate documents; we do not advise on your case.

Our Punjabi translators

Our Punjabi translators are UK-based native speakers who know legal and police terms. We match Shahmukhi and Pakistani documents, and Gurmukhi and Indian records, to translators who read that script every day. We work to ISO-certified quality processes and never use machine translation for certified work.

If you need a Punjabi translator UK asylum solicitors can depend on for a full bundle, we keep names and places consistent across every document. A second linguist checks every translation. Uploads are encrypted, handled under UK GDPR and deleted after delivery.

Punjabi translation price and delivery time

We quote per page, with the price depending on length, handwriting and condition.

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 translation by email. If you have a deadline, ask about our urgent asylum document translation service. For a fixed price, request a Punjabi translation quote.