Frequently asked questions

A translator appointed under the authority of the Ministry of Justice after passing its examination and taking an oath before a District Court. Sworn translators hold a registration number and are the professionals whose certified translations are used for courts, government departments, embassy submissions and MFA attestation.

In Sri Lanka, 'sworn translation' is the standard form of certified translation — certified by a Ministry of Justice registered sworn translator with stamp, signature and registration number. Once a sworn translator has certified a translation it is legally valid; a separate lawyer's or notary's certification is generally not required, despite what some agents claim. Some foreign procedures use the word 'notarized' loosely to mean exactly this kind of official certification.

Yes, both. Mainland Chinese documents use Simplified characters; documents from Taiwan, Hong Kong and older records may use Traditional. Output is produced in whichever form the receiving authority expects.

Yes — Sri Lankan certificates issued in Sinhala are handled routinely as source documents, with certified output in English or Chinese as your destination requires.

Often, for documents leaving Sri Lanka: many foreign authorities require the Sri Lankan original to be attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (and sometimes legalized by the destination country's mission) in addition to the certified translation. Requirements vary by country and procedure — tell me where your document is going and I'll set out the correct sequence before you spend anything.

Certified PDF by email worldwide, immediately on completion. Stamped hard copies by courier island-wide in Sri Lanka, and to China or elsewhere by international courier on request.

Messages are answered daily; translation work is scheduled with the quote you approve, and the delivery date quoted is the delivery date kept. For urgent matters, say so in your first message — you'll get an honest yes or no immediately.

Every document is translated personally — never subcontracted or fed to third parties. Professional discipline on confidentiality comes from a banking career; files are stored securely and deleted on request after delivery.

Because the receiving officer compares the translation against the original line by line. Mirrored layout — tables as tables, seals noted where seals appear — is what makes that comparison fast and rejection-proof.

当然可以 — the entire process can be handled in Chinese by WeChat. See the 中文页面 for full details in Chinese.