Sworn translator in Gran Canaria
In Las Palmas and the rest of Gran Canaria you can order a sworn translation without leaving home: just send us your scanned document from the capital, Telde, Maspalomas or Gáldar. It is signed by a sworn translator-interpreter appointed by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAEC) and is officially valid throughout Spain. We confirm the fixed price and the delivery date in writing before we start.
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- Translators appointed by the MAEC
- Official validity throughout Spain
- PDF with e-signature and paper copy
- Delivery date in writing
How do you order a sworn translation in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria?
A sworn translation for use in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is ordered remotely, with no appointment and no need to visit an office. You send us a photo or scan of the document via the form, WhatsApp or email, telling us the language and the authority where you will submit it. We reply with a fixed, free quote and the delivery date in writing: the minimum order is €50 and the usual turnaround is one to three weeks, depending on the language.
Once you confirm and pay, a sworn translator-interpreter appointed by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (MAEC) translates and certifies the document. You receive it as a PDF bearing their electronic signature and, if the authority asks for it, on paper by courier to your home. The translation is official throughout Spain, including before the authorities in Gran Canaria.
- Signed by
- Sworn translator-interpreter appointed by the MAEC
- Status
- Official before any Spanish authority
- Format
- Signed PDF or paper by courier
- Quote
- Free and fixed; minimum €50
Which authorities in Gran Canaria accept sworn translations?
These authorities in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria usually ask for a sworn translation of foreign documents.
Oficina de Extranjería (immigration office) in Las Palmas
Part of the Government Sub-Delegation in Las Palmas, it handles residence and work permits, arraigo (residence based on ties to Spain) and family reunification; the NIE is assigned and the TIE issued by the National Police. Foreign documents usually have to be apostilled or legalised and, if they are not in Spanish, translated.
Registro Civil (Civil Registry) of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
It registers births and weddings that take place in another country and, after the oath, Spanish nationality by residence. It usually requires a sworn translation of any foreign certificate that is not in Spanish.
- Marriage certificate
- Birth certificate
- Criminal record certificate
Jefatura Provincial de Tráfico (Provincial Traffic Office) in Las Palmas
Procedures involving driving licences obtained outside Spain. Our job is to translate the licence; the exchange application is submitted by you or your gestoría, under the conditions the DGT sets for each country.
Courts (Tribunales de Instancia) and notaries on the island
Inheritances, sales of flats in the south of the island and court proceedings in which one party submits documents from another country. A power of attorney granted abroad usually needs an apostille and a translation.
University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC)
If you enrol with studies completed outside Spain, the ULPGC may ask you for translations of degree certificates and transcripts that are not in Spanish: check the requirements for your programme.
Consulates in Las Palmas
The city has consular offices of several countries, such as the British Consulate. If your country asks you for a translated Spanish document, we translate it and, if needed, arrange its apostille first.
Official sources (in Spanish): Government Sub-Delegation in Las Palmas, Ministry of Justice, DGT, Judiciary and ULPGC. Check addresses and requirements there before your appointment.
Procedures in Gran Canaria that usually require a sworn translation
Procedures on the island in which a foreign document must be submitted in Spanish, and what to prepare for each one.
Applying for residence or family reunification
The immigration office in Las Palmas mainly asks for the criminal record certificate from your country of origin and, for family reunification, birth and marriage certificates. Get them apostilled first in the country that issued them: the translation must include the apostille.
Getting married or registering a child born outside Spain
The Civil Registry asks for birth certificates, earlier divorce judgments and civil status documents. If the certificate comes from another EU country, request it with the multilingual standard form: in many cases this saves you the translation.
Buying, selling or inheriting a flat in the south
If the property is in Maspalomas, Playa del Inglés or Puerto de Mogán and one of the parties lives outside Spain, the notary usually asks for these documents to be translated: the power of attorney granted abroad, the death certificate, the will and, if your country has a wills register, a certificate from it.
Studying at the ULPGC or practising your profession
Degree certificates, transcripts and course syllabuses, for enrolment or to register with a professional association. Recognition of your degree (homologación) is a separate procedure before the Ministry, which also asks for translated documents.
Taking a Spanish document to another country
A certificate of registration (empadronamiento) to claim a pension, a criminal record certificate to work abroad or a ULPGC degree: we arrange the apostille for the Spanish document and translate it into the language of the destination country.
Before you send us your document from Gran Canaria: five checks
Checking these points before asking for a quote avoids ordering a translation the authority will not accept.
- Make sure it is not already in Spanish.A certificate from Venezuela, Colombia or Cuba written entirely in Spanish does not need a sworn translation; it needs an apostille or legalisation. If only a stamp is in another language, only that part is translated.
- Check that it carries the apostille from the country of origin.The apostille is added to the original document, in the country that issued it, and the translation includes it. Many EU public documents are exempt under Regulation (EU) 2016/1191; find out more in our guide to the Hague apostille.
- Make sure every page is legible.Photograph the back as well if it has stamps or notes, without cutting off any edges. A scan made with your phone is fine.
- Check that the names match your passport.If the document is in Arabic, Chinese or another script, attach your passport or NIE so that the translator transliterates names exactly as they appear there.
- Tell us the date of your appointment.If you already have an appointment at the immigration office, the Civil Registry or a notary, let us know so that we can confirm, before you pay, that the translation will be ready in time. Some authorities only accept recent certificates.
Documents commonly translated for procedures in Gran Canaria
Each link takes you to the page for that document. If yours is not listed, send it to us and we will assess it.
- Criminal record certificateResidence, nationality and employment
- Marriage certificateCivil Registry and family reunification
- PassportImmigration and notaries
- Power of attorneyProperty sales in Maspalomas and Mogán
- Wills and inheritanceEstates with property on the island
- Degrees and academic transcriptsULPGC and professional associations
- Driving licenceTraffic Office in Las Palmas
- Certificate of registration (empadronamiento)Pensions and procedures in your country
Sworn translators for Las Palmas: who signs and how to check
Each translation is certified by a sworn translator-interpreter appointed for that language by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation. The appointment is national: their certification carries the same weight in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria as in any other Spanish city.
The appointment is public: you can look it up by name and language in the MAEC search tool for sworn translator-interpreters (in Spanish). In the PDF, the electronic signature shows who signed and when, and it stops validating if anyone alters the file.
What a sworn translation must include
Sworn translation in 39 languages from Gran Canaria
We also translate to and from Spanish in the following languages: Italian, Arabic, French, Chinese, German, Belarusian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Galician, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Japanese, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian and Urdu.
Remote sworn translation in Gran Canaria
We do not see clients at any office in Gran Canaria: everything is handled remotely, with the same official validity.
How we work with clients in Las Palmas and the rest of the island
You write to us from the capital, Ingenio or San Bartolomé de Tirajana, and we reply with the quote through the same channel. Once you approve it, the document goes to the sworn translator for that language, and the translation reaches you by email as a signed PDF and, if you need it on paper, by courier. If you would like to talk in person, our nearest office is in Adeje (see sworn translator in Tenerife); let us know by phone or WhatsApp before you visit.
Customer service
- Monday to Friday 8:00 – 19:00
By phone, WhatsApp and email, for clients in Gran Canaria and the rest of the Canary Islands.
Frequently asked questions about sworn translation in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Do you have an office in Gran Canaria?
No. We serve clients in Gran Canaria remotely, and our nearest office is in Adeje, Tenerife. The translation you receive has the same official validity throughout Spain.
I live in Maspalomas. Do I have to go to Las Palmas to get the translation?
No. You order it from any town on the island via the form, WhatsApp or email, and receive it as a PDF or on paper at your home. You will only need to travel to submit it if the authority does not accept electronic submission.
I am Italian and live in Gran Canaria. Do I need to translate my documents?
It depends on the document and the authority. Regulation (EU) 2016/1191 exempts many Italian public documents from the apostille, and some, such as the criminal record certificate, can be requested in Italy with a multilingual standard form that often makes a translation unnecessary. If the authority requires one, our sworn translator will translate it from Italian.
My document is from Venezuela and is in Spanish. Does it need translating?
No. If it is entirely in Spanish, it does not need a sworn translation. What the immigration office and the Civil Registry usually require is the Hague apostille, which you request in Venezuela before submitting the document in Spain.
Can you send the paper translation to me in Gran Canaria?
Yes, by courier to any town in Gran Canaria. If the authority accepts the PDF with electronic signature, you do not need to wait for delivery: you can submit it as soon as it reaches you by email.
Can I submit the translation online?
For most online procedures you can attach the electronically signed PDF exactly as we deliver it. If the authority requires paper, we send it to you.
How is the price of a sworn translation calculated?
It depends on the language, the length of the document, the urgency and whether apostille handling is included. Before we start, we send you a fixed, free quote; the minimum order is €50.
Sworn translator on the other Canary Islands
We serve clients across the archipelago in the same way: