Guidance on Translation of Docs for Visitor Visa

[Magus1984]

Hi there,
I'm in the process of sponsoring my parents application for a UK visitor visa.

Some supporting docs are in spanish. Do you know if I can ask a friend to translate or do I need to use an official translator? I can't find anywhere that says it must be an official translator or whether I need to certify the copies of those documents. Could you point me to the relevant guidance?

Guidance here is not clear https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... ing-the-uk:

All documents, apart from passports, can be originals, scans or photocopies.

If you submit a document that is not in English or Welsh, it must be accompanied by a full translation that can be independently verified by the Home Office. Each translation must contain:

- confirmation from the translator that it is an accurate translation of the original document
- the date of translation
- the translator’s full name and signature
- the translator’s contact details

[CR001]

It needs to be translated by an official translation service that can be verified, as the link clearly states.

You cannot have your friend do it if they are not a registered or official translator.

[ywlgy]

I used to do the translation by myself for my parents and they were accepted.
This is my experience only, do not make your decisions solely on it.