Sworn translator in Seville
In Seville you can bring your document to our office at Calle Arjona 5 or send us a scan from anywhere in the province. It is translated and signed by a sworn translator-interpreter appointed by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAEC), and the translation is officially valid throughout Spain. Before we start, you receive the fixed price and the delivery date in writing.
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- Translators appointed by the MAEC
- Official validity throughout Spain
- PDF with e-signature and paper copy
- Delivery date in writing
Sworn translators in Seville: what they sign and when you need one
A sworn translation is a version of a document in another language, signed and stamped by a sworn translator-interpreter appointed by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (MAEC). That signature makes it official throughout Spain, wherever the translator lives, because the appointment is national. For a procedure in Seville, then, you do not need a translator based in the city, but one appointed for your language.
You will be asked for one whenever you submit a document written in another language to a public authority: a criminal record certificate for an arraigo application (residence based on ties to Spain), a Moroccan marriage certificate you want to register at the Civil Registry, or a transcript to apply for a master’s degree. Certificates in English, for example from the UK or the United States, need one too. Documents already in Spanish, such as those issued in Colombia, are not translated; they usually only need an apostille. We translate to and from Spanish in 39 languages.
- Office
- C/ Arjona 5, 41001 Sevilla
- Signed by
- Sworn translator-interpreter appointed by the MAEC
- Delivery
- PDF with e-signature or paper
- Minimum order
- €50, fixed price
ElbaTrad’s office in Seville: Calle Arjona 5
We are in central Seville, at Calle Arjona 5, on the corner of Calle Luis de Vargas. You do not have to visit us, though: the whole order can be handled remotely.
ElbaTrad · Seville
C/ Arjona 5, esquina Luis de Vargas41001 Sevilla
At the office you can drop off your document, ask about your procedure and collect the paper translation once it is ready. Please let us know by phone or WhatsApp before you come, so that we can make sure someone is there to see you.
Customer service
- Monday to Friday 8:00 – 19:00
By phone, WhatsApp and email (Spanish time). If you would like to visit us in Calle Arjona, let us know beforehand through any of these channels.
Authorities in Seville that ask for a sworn translation
Each authority decides which foreign documents it accepts and whether they need an apostille: check the list for your procedure on its official website before ordering the translation.
Oficina de Extranjería (immigration office) in Seville
Part of the Government Sub-Delegation in Seville (Subdelegación del Gobierno), it handles residence and work permits such as arraigo or family reunification. Questions about an application can be sent through its online enquiry form (in Spanish).
Registro Civil (Civil Registry) of Seville
Marriage applications, registration of births and marriages that took place outside Spain, certificates and the Spanish nationality oath. The Junta de Andalucía (regional government) explains each procedure on its Civil Registry page (in Spanish).
- Birth certificate
- Certificate of single or civil status
Jefatura Provincial de Tráfico (Provincial Traffic Office) in Seville
Procedures involving driving licences issued in other countries. If you are asked for a translation of your licence, we provide it; the exchange is requested by you or your gestoría, with an appointment at the Traffic Office.
Tribunal de Instancia (first-instance court) and notaries in Seville
Since 31 December 2025, the courts in the city have been sections of the Tribunal de Instancia, according to the Junta de Andalucía’s timetable (in Spanish). Foreign divorce judgments, inheritances with assets in another country and powers of attorney signed outside Spain are submitted there and at notaries’ offices.
University of Seville and Pablo de Olavide University
To enrol on a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral programme with studies completed outside Spain, you will usually need your degree certificate and transcript translated: check the requirements of the University of Seville or Pablo de Olavide University. We do not handle degree recognition (homologación); we translate the documents.
Requirements for each procedure on the official websites (in Spanish): General Electronic Office of the Public Administrations, Junta de Andalucía, DGT and the universities.
Arabic, Romanian, French and English: common languages in Seville procedures
Procedures with documents from Morocco, Romania and Colombia are common in Seville, as are those of international students and companies.
Arabic: documents from Morocco
Moroccan birth and marriage certificates, criminal record certificates and driving licences, mainly for the immigration office and the Civil Registry. If the criminal record certificate must still be valid when you submit it, order the translation as soon as you receive it.
Romanian: certificates from an EU country
Birth certificate (certificat de naștere), marriage certificate (certificat de căsătorie) and criminal record certificate (cazier judiciar). Many are exempt from the apostille under Regulation (EU) 2016/1191, which also provides multilingual standard forms: ask the authority whether it accepts them.
French: Morocco and French-speaking countries
Some Moroccan documents, particularly academic and company records, are in French. We also translate Spanish degrees, certificates of registration (empadronamiento) and powers of attorney into French for use in France or Belgium.
English: universities, companies and the UK
Degree certificates and transcripts for Seville’s universities, company contracts, and British or US documents for notaries. Since Brexit, UK public documents need an apostille. We also translate Spanish documents into English when you need to use them in an English-speaking country.
Documents from Colombia and Latin America: apostille or sworn translation?
This is a common question among Latin American clients applying for residence or nationality in Seville. The answer depends on the language of the document, not on the country that issued it.
Entirely in Spanish: apostille only
A Colombian or Peruvian birth certificate written entirely in Spanish is not translated.
- The apostille is requested in the country that issued the document. In Colombia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Cancillería) issues it online (in Spanish).
- If the country is not party to the Hague Convention, the document needs legalisation through diplomatic channels.
- Translating a text that is already in Spanish is of no use for your application.
Some parts in another language: sworn translation
Only the parts that are not in Spanish are translated.
- Stamps, marginal notes or attachments in English or another language.
- Documents from Brazil, which are in Portuguese.
- Criminal record certificates from another country where you have lived, if your procedure requires them.
If you are unsure, send us a photo of the document before ordering anything: we will tell you whether it needs a translation, which parts and at what price.
How to order your sworn translation in Seville: at our office or remotely
The process is the same in the city centre, in Dos Hermanas, in the Aljarafe or in the farming towns of the province: only the way your document reaches us changes.
Bring or send us your document
Drop it off at our office in Calle Arjona, letting us know beforehand, or send us a photo or scan of every page via the form, WhatsApp or email. Tell us the language and where you will submit it.
Office or remoteReview the quote
We reply with the fixed price and the delivery date in writing. Asking for a quote does not commit you to anything.
FreeConfirm your order
Once you accept and pay, the sworn translator for your language starts work. The price will not change.
Fixed priceReceive your translation
You receive a PDF with the translator’s electronic signature. If the authority requires paper, you can collect it at our office or have it sent by courier.
PDF or paper
Apostille before translation. The apostille is added to the original, in the country that issued it, and the translation must include it. If your document is Spanish and is going abroad, we arrange the Hague apostille for you.
How can you check that your sworn translator is appointed by the MAEC?
Only a person appointed by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation as a sworn translator-interpreter for a given language can sign a sworn translation in that language. The translations we deliver in Seville are signed by translators holding that appointment.
You can check this yourself: the name and language shown on the stamp appear in the Ministry’s official search tool for sworn translators and interpreters (in Spanish), which is public and free to use.
A genuine sworn translation always includes
39 languages to and from Spanish
Besides Arabic, Romanian, French and English, we also translate to and from Spanish in the following languages: Portuguese, Italian, Ukrainian, Chinese, German, Russian, Belarusian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Galician, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Japanese, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Turkish and Urdu.
Frequently asked questions about sworn translation in Seville
Can I hand in my document in person in Seville?
Yes. You can bring it to our office at Calle Arjona 5, on the corner of Luis de Vargas; let us know beforehand by phone or WhatsApp so that someone is there to see you. If you prefer, send it scanned or photographed: a complete, legible copy is all we need to translate it.
My document is from Colombia and is in Spanish. Do I need a sworn translation?
No. If the document is entirely in Spanish, it does not need translating. What is usually required is the Hague apostille, which you request in Colombia from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Cancillería). If it has stamps or attachments in another language, we will tell you whether that part needs translating.
Do you do sworn translations from Arabic and Romanian in Seville?
Yes, from Arabic and Romanian into Spanish and the other way round, mainly for the immigration office and the Civil Registry. They are signed by a sworn translator-interpreter appointed by the MAEC for each language and are official throughout Spain.
Which documents most often need a sworn translation in Seville?
Birth, marriage and criminal record certificates for the immigration office and the Civil Registry, as well as degree certificates and academic transcripts. Each authority sets its own requirements: confirm them on its website before ordering the translation.
My document is from Morocco. Do I need to apostille it before it is translated?
Usually, yes. Morocco is party to the Hague Convention: the apostille is added to the original in Morocco, and the sworn translation must include it. If you translate first and apostille afterwards, the apostille will be left untranslated. Check first whether the authority in Seville requires it.
Is a sworn translation in PDF format valid?
We deliver it as a PDF with the sworn translator’s electronic signature, and most authorities accept it in that format. If yours requires paper, we send it to you by courier or you can collect it at our office in Calle Arjona.
How much does it cost and how long does it take?
It depends on the language, the length of the document, the urgency and whether an apostille has to be arranged. We send you a fixed, free quote, with a minimum order of €50. The usual turnaround is one to three weeks, and the date is confirmed in writing.
Sworn translator in the province of Seville and in Andalusia
We serve the whole province in the same way, remotely or at our office, from Dos Hermanas and Alcalá de Guadaíra to Utrera, Écija or Marchena. These pages cover procedures in other parts of Andalusia: