Official matters
Sworn translation in Gdańsk: where to get one and what it costs
Verified: September 2026 Checked by: Marta Wagner-Mejna
Step by step
- Open the Ministry of Justice list of sworn translators and filter by your language and the Pomorskie region.
- Call or email two or three of them and ask about the price per page and the turnaround. Rates outside court work are not fixed and do vary.
- Ask whether a scan is enough or whether you need to bring the original. Civil status certificates and diplomas usually require the original.
- Work out how many billable pages your document runs to. A page of sworn translation is 1,125 characters including spaces, not one sheet of paper.
- Collect the translation with the translator's stamp and signature. Keep it — offices usually accept a copy, but the original may be useful several more times.
A sworn translation differs from an ordinary one in a single respect: the translator takes responsibility for it with their own stamp and is entered on a list kept by the minister. That is why an office, a court or a university will accept only this kind.
Where the money usually goes to waste
The most common mistake is translating a whole folder of documents when the office needs two of them. Before you order anything, ask the office, or ask us, which documents are actually required.
The second is translating the same document more than once. A sworn translation does not expire — if your details have not changed, you can use it again.
When you do not need one
Offices accept EU civil status certificates issued on the multilingual standard form (Regulation 2016/1191) without any translation. If your certificate comes from an EU country, ask the issuing office for that form before paying for a translation.
If you are not sure whether a document needs a sworn translation, bring it to a free consultation. We will work it out together before you spend anything.
Where to look next
Official offices and verified external sources.
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