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Certified translation for documents used in Romania
Submitting documents to a school, clinic, employer or public office in Bucharest? PRAVIS prepares accurate translations with the bureau seal and explains the important difference between our certification and a Romanian traducător autorizat. A bureau seal is accepted in many everyday situations, but courts, primărie offices, some authorities and other official procedures may require an authorized translator (often in a Ministry of Justice context).
Documents translated for Romania
For schools in Bucharest and elsewhere in Romania, we translate birth certificates, school-leaving certificates, diplomas, supplements, grade transcripts, attendance letters and admission correspondence. For medical use, clients send patient histories, laboratory results, doctors’ reports, prescriptions, vaccination records and insurance papers for a clinic or in a CNAS context. We reproduce subjects, grades, stamps and material annotations consistently; we do not alter facts to make a file appear more favourable to the recipient.
We also handle birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates (stare civilă), residence confirmations, criminal-record certificates, employment contracts, bank and tax papers, powers of attorney and official correspondence. A driving file can include the licence, an entitlement history and a letter from the issuing authority (permis de conducere); a visa or migration file can include invitations and evidence of accommodation, employment or funds. Before translation, tell us exactly who will receive the document in Bucharest or another Romanian city: a private organisation, school, university, primărie, court or other public body.
Bureau seal vs traducător autorizat
In international English, “certified translation” can describe a translation accompanied by a bureau’s seal, signature and accuracy statement. That is PRAVIS’s standard service. The Romanian concept of a traducător autorizat is narrower: an authorized translator (often in a Ministry of Justice context) entitled to certify translations for official use when that status is required. If the instructions specify traducător autorizat, autorizat de Ministerul Justiției or an official list of authorized translators, an ordinary translation-bureau seal is not legally equivalent.
For many everyday uses — a private school, an employer, clinical information, an insurer’s review or a company’s internal file — the recipient may accept the PRAVIS bureau seal. A court, notary, particular university, primărie or service processing a stare civilă, driving or migration matter may instead insist on a traducător autorizat. We do not describe our bureau certification as Romanian authorized and will say plainly when you need the Romanian authorized route.
Send your documents for a Romania format check
Attach the scans and the recipient’s instructions to office.pravis@gmail.com. Within 5–7 minutes we will quote the work and tell you honestly whether the PRAVIS bureau seal is suitable or a traducător autorizat is required.
Send files nowApostille notes for Romania
An apostille authenticates the origin of a signature or seal on a public document for international use. It does not validate the document’s substantive claims and does not replace translation. When a document issued in Ukraine, Poland or another Hague Apostille Convention state is destined for Romania, any required apostille must normally come from the competent authority in the issuing country. PRAVIS does not issue apostilles. A sensible general sequence is to obtain the apostille first and then translate the complete document, including the apostille wording and stamps, but the Romanian recipient should confirm the sequence before you spend money.
Regulation (EU) 2016/1191 removes the apostille requirement for certain public documents exchanged between EU member states, including documents covering specified facts such as birth, marriage, domicile or residence and absence of a criminal record. A multilingual standard form can sometimes reduce the need for translation as well. Diplomas, medical records and private documents need separate assessment. Do not buy an apostille merely “to be safe”: ask the named primărie, school, court or other recipient.
How the process works from Wrocław
Send a clear scan or photograph of every relevant page to office.pravis@gmail.com or via the form and tell us the language pair, purpose and receiving institution. We typically quote within 5–7 minutes. Attach any Romanian instructions you have: terms such as traducător autorizat, autorizat, Original, copie legalizată and Apostille can materially change the right route. We review legibility, page count and the preferred spelling of personal details against the passport, then quote the price, turnaround and proposed certification format.
Once you approve the quote, the translator prepares the text and the bureau certifies the finished document with the PRAVIS seal. You can receive the certified PDF remotely. When a paper copy is useful, we mail or courier it from our Wrocław HQ to Bucharest, elsewhere in Romania or another country. We can explain practical document-format issues, but neither a precise translation nor apostille guidance can guarantee a visa, residence permit, permis de conducere exchange, admission or any other outcome.
Frequently asked questions
Will Romania accept a translation with the PRAVIS bureau seal?
Many private schools, employers, clinics and other everyday recipients do. If a court or authority explicitly asks for a traducător autorizat, the bureau seal does not replace that format.
How is a PRAVIS translation different from a traducere autorizată?
PRAVIS certifies the translation with the bureau seal and an accuracy statement. In Romania, a traducător autorizat holds a distinct authorized-translator status.
Do you translate school, medical, CNAS and permis de conducere documents for Bucharest?
Yes. We translate these categories, but the required certification should be checked with the particular school, clinic, primărie or other service receiving the file.
Does my document need an apostille for use in Romania?
It depends on the issuing country, document type and procedure. Some EU public documents are exempt; in other cases the competent authority in the country of origin issues the apostille.
Can I order online and receive a paper translation in Romania?
Yes. Send a scan to office.pravis@gmail.com — we typically quote within 5–7 minutes; we deliver the PDF electronically and can mail a stamped paper copy from Wrocław.
Does a certified translation guarantee a Romanian visa or residence permit?
No. We are responsible for the translation and stated certification format, while the competent Romanian authority alone decides the application.
