Sworn translator in A Coruña
From A Coruña, Santiago or Ferrol you can order a sworn translation online: send us a scan, and a sworn translator-interpreter appointed by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAEC) signs the translation, with official validity throughout Spain. The fixed price and delivery date are confirmed in writing beforehand, and you receive it as an e-signed PDF or on paper. We also translate to and from Galician.
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- Translators appointed by the MAEC
- Official validity throughout Spain
- PDF with e-signature and paper copy
- Delivery date in writing
When does a document in Galician need a sworn translation?
Within Galicia, a document written in Galician does not need translating: Galician and Spanish (Castilian) are both official languages in the region, under Article 5 of its Statute of Autonomy. A sworn translation comes into play when the document leaves Galicia. If it is part of an administrative file processed in Galician that must take effect outside the region, Article 15 of Law 39/2015 requires the administration handling it to translate it into Spanish. That obligation does not cover everything. A private contract, a company’s documents or a certificate that you submit yourself in another region, to a notary, a court or a private organisation may need a translation with official status. In those cases, a sworn Galician translator-interpreter appointed by the MAEC signs the translation into Spanish, which is official throughout Spain.
If the document is going to another country, it is translated into that country’s language, and an apostille is usually needed first. Our translations are to and from Spanish: if you need a document in Galician translated directly into another language, such as English, ask us before ordering. The Xunta de Galicia (regional government) also authorises its own sworn translators between Galician and other languages (Decree 267/2002, in Spanish); the translators who sign our translations are appointed by the MAEC.
Procedures in A Coruña that usually require a sworn translation
In A Coruña, sworn translations are mainly submitted for immigration, Civil Registry, traffic, court, notarial and university procedures. Each authority sets its own requirements: check them on its official website before ordering.
| Procedure | Authority in A Coruña | Documents usually translated |
|---|---|---|
| Residence, arraigo and family reunification | Oficina de Extranjería (immigration office) of the Government Sub-Delegation in A Coruña, Calle Real 53, ground floor | Passport, criminal record certificate, birth and marriage certificates |
| Marriages and births outside Spain, nationality | Registro Civil (Civil Registry) of A Coruña, by appointment at xustiza.gal | Birth and marriage certificates, criminal record certificate |
| Exchanging or using a foreign driving licence | Provincial Traffic Office in A Coruña (DGT office finder) | Driving licence; you apply for the exchange yourself |
| Lawsuits, appeals and court proceedings | Tribunal de Instancia (first-instance court) of A Coruña and the High Court of Justice of Galicia, based at the Palacio de Justicia in Plaza de Galicia | Lawsuits and judgments, powers of attorney for litigation |
| Inheritances, powers of attorney and property sales with foreign documents | Notaries in the province | Wills and inheritance, powers of attorney |
| Admission to bachelor’s or master’s degrees and grants with studies completed abroad | University of A Coruña (UDC) and University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) | Degrees and academic transcripts |
| Apostille for a Spanish document going abroad | Government Secretariat (Secretaría de Gobierno) of the High Court of Justice of Galicia or the Galician Association of Notaries (Calle Arzobispo Lago, 12), depending on the document | We arrange the apostille for you together with the translation |
Sources (in Spanish), consulted in October 2026: A Coruña immigration office (information sheet v. 2.0, 20 December 2024), Judiciary, Notariado and Royal Decree 1497/2011.
How to order your sworn translation from A Coruña in four steps
No appointment and everything in writing, from start to finish.
Photograph or scan the whole document
Every page, including the back, the stamps and the apostille, if there is one. Tell us the language and whether you will submit it in A Coruña, elsewhere in Spain or in another country.
Photo or PDFReview the quote
We reply with the fixed price and the delivery date in writing. If the document does not need a sworn translation, for example because it is already in Spanish, we tell you before charging anything.
Free, no obligationConfirm and pay
Once you agree, the sworn translator for that language pair starts work. The usual turnaround is one to three weeks, depending on the language.
Single paymentReceive the signed translation
As a PDF with electronic signature, for attaching to online procedures, and on paper by courier if the authority requires it.
PDF or paper
Not sure whether your document needs a translation, an apostille or both? Send it to us before ordering and we will tell you.
Three mistakes that delay procedures in A Coruña
Common mistakes with documents that end up at authorities in A Coruña, and how to avoid them before ordering the translation.
Translating a Brazilian or Moroccan document before it is apostilled
The apostille is added to the original in the country that issued it. If the translation is done first, the apostille is left out and a second translation is usually needed.
How to avoid it: Have the original apostilled in Brazil or Morocco first (or legalised, if the country is not party to the Hague Convention), then send us the complete document.
Apostilling a Portuguese certificate that does not need it
Public certificates from Portugal, such as birth, marriage or criminal record certificates, are exempt from the apostille in Spain under Regulation (EU) 2016/1191. The regulation also provides a multilingual standard form which, attached to the certificate, may save you the translation.
How to avoid it: Request the certificate with the multilingual form in Portugal and ask the authority in A Coruña whether that is enough. If you are asked for a translation, we will translate it from Portuguese.
Paying to translate a Galician document that exists in Spanish
When a certificate from the Civil Registry or a regional authority is going to be used outside Galicia, people sometimes order the translation without first asking the issuer.
How to avoid it: Ask first whether it can be issued in Spanish; at the Civil Registry you can use either of the two official languages. If that is not possible, we translate it from Galician into Spanish.
Who signs the sworn translations you submit in A Coruña?
The translation is signed by a sworn translator-interpreter appointed by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (MAEC) for that language. Their stamp and certification of accuracy make it official throughout Spain, and it keeps that status if you later submit it in Vigo, Madrid or any other province.
You can check the appointment yourself in the MAEC’s official search tool for sworn translator-interpreters (in Spanish): using the name on the stamp, you will see whether the translator is appointed and for which language.
A genuine sworn translation always includes
39 languages to and from Spanish, including Galician
We also translate to and from Spanish in the following languages: Galician, Portuguese, Romanian, Arabic, French, Italian, German, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Japanese, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Turkish and Urdu.
Remote sworn translation across the province of A Coruña
We have no office in Galicia, and you do not need one: the order is handled in writing, whether you live in the city or in Arteixo, Oleiros, Culleredo, Carballo or Betanzos.
How we work with clients in A Coruña
You write to us with the document attached and the authority where you will submit it, and we reply with the fixed quote and the delivery date. If that authority accepts the PDF with electronic signature, you can use it as soon as we send it; if it requires paper, the translation reaches you by courier at the address you give us.
Customer service
- Monday to Friday 8:00 – 19:00
By phone, WhatsApp and email (Spanish time), for A Coruña and the rest of Galicia.
Frequently asked questions about sworn translation in A Coruña
Do you translate documents in Galician?
Yes, from Galician into Spanish and vice versa, signed by a sworn translator-interpreter appointed by the MAEC. Within Galicia it is not usually necessary, because Galician is an official language there; it is needed when the document is submitted outside the region or to an organisation that does not accept it in Galician.
Can I submit a translation into Galician to the immigration office in A Coruña?
Yes. According to the Ministry of Inclusion’s information sheet on translation in immigration procedures (in Spanish), offices based in Galicia accept a translation into Galician by a translator authorised by the Xunta. A translation into Spanish by a sworn translator appointed by the MAEC is equally valid. We translate into Spanish, which keeps its official status if you later move to another region.
I am of Galician descent and returning from Venezuela or Argentina. Do I need to translate my documents?
If they are entirely in Spanish, no. What you will usually be asked for is the Hague apostille, requested in the country that issued each document. If any part is in another language, such as a stamp or an attachment, we check whether it needs translating and give you the price before we start.
Do you translate documents from Brazil or Portugal?
Yes, with sworn Portuguese translators. Brazilian documents need the Brazilian apostille before they are translated. Portuguese public certificates, as they come from an EU country, are usually exempt from the apostille in Spain.
Do you have an office in A Coruña, or do I have to travel from Santiago or Ferrol?
We have no office in Galicia, and you do not need to travel: the document reaches us via the form, WhatsApp or email, and the translation reaches you as a PDF or by courier. Our physical offices are in Malaga, Seville and Adeje (Tenerife).
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 asks for the document on paper, we send it to you by courier.
How much does it cost and how long does it take?
It depends on the language, the length, the urgency and whether an apostille has to be arranged. You get a fixed, free quote, with a minimum order of €50; the usual turnaround is one to three weeks, with the date confirmed in writing.
Sworn translator in other cities in Galicia
We work remotely, in the same way, with clients in Santiago de Compostela, Ferrol, Vigo, Lugo, Ourense and Pontevedra. You will find an overview of the service on our page about sworn translation in Spain.