English to Romanian Translation

This direction is used when an English document has to be put before an authority in Romania. The typical applicant is someone presenting a diploma, a registry document or a company document issued in an English-speaking country to a university, an employer or an authority in Romania. The source carries an Anglo-Saxon order, while the target assesses it against the Romanian administrative tradition, and certification falls under the Romanian regime.

Concrete examples make the direction plain: a diploma obtained abroad being taken through recognition in Romania, a foreign company entering the Romanian market with its registry documents, criminal record and income documents submitted for a work permit. The source carries an Anglo-Saxon reality, while the target assesses it against Romanian administrative language.

Education and work files carry most of the weight in this direction; since notarisation is often required after the translation as well, the process is planned with that in mind. That is what prevents delay.

Translating these documents means settling Anglo-Saxon concepts into their Romanian administrative counterparts; the risk of false friends arising from the Romance character of the language is watched for as well.

In this direction the Romanian authority the document is bound for is established at the outset; a university, an employer and the immigration service each make different use of a document, and the translation is built accordingly. Since an authorised translator and then a notary will come into the process, the layout is prepared to suit that mode of certification. Settling this in advance prevents the delays that come with having to redraw a document, and makes the process predictable. Giving the name of the receiving institution and the type of application from the start also makes it easier to choose the right level of certification.

English diploma and degree titles are given in their original form with an explanation, not according to their counterpart in the Romanian higher education framework; the recognition decision belongs to the Romanian authority. Credit information is preserved in a comparable form.

Since the Romanian civil registry and administrative system rests on particular forms of record, the personal details in the English document are carried across in a way that fits that order; names, dates and addresses are given consistently.

In commercial and residence files the documents are submitted as a series; the company name, the names of the parties and the amounts are carried across in exactly the same form from one document to the next. That coherence allows the application to be assessed without contradictions.

Technical matters peculiar to English into Romanian

English names are kept in the Romanian text in their original Latin spelling. Company forms (Ltd., LLC) are not converted automatically into the Romanian SRL structure; the original abbreviation is kept and explained, because the liability structures do not overlap.

English legal concepts are matched in Romanian according to the function they perform; because the Romance kinship of the language creates a risk of false friends, terms are chosen by function. A word-for-word rendering can shift the institutional meaning.

Dates are adapted to day-month-year order and the decimal separator to a comma; currency is not converted. English abbreviations are unpacked and, where necessary, given in brackets.

The signature and date details on the document are preserved in place. Across documents belonging to the same person, the spelling of the name is kept consistent.

In diploma applications the degree and credit details are carried across clearly; English degree titles are not forced into equivalence with a Romanian degree but explained, and the decision belongs to the Romanian authority. This is decisive in the recognition process.

In commercial files the company name, the partners and the amounts must be carried across in exactly the same form; registry numbers are not translated but given with a reference to the record they belong to. Since notarisation will follow the translation, the layout is prepared to suit it.

In work permit files the date and the issuing authority of the criminal record and income documents are stated openly; the official formulas in these documents are settled into the established administrative patterns of Romanian and not rewritten freely.

Which documents call for this direction

• Diplomas, transcripts and professional documents
• Birth, marriage and residence documents
• Company registry documents and commercial contracts
• Work and residence application documents
• Criminal record and income documents

Education and work files carry most of the weight in this direction; since notarisation may also be required after the translation, the process is planned with that in mind. Degree and credit details are carried across clearly.

In commercial documents the company form and the registry details are preserved in their original form. In criminal record documents the date and the issuing authority are stated openly.

Chain of certification

Romania asks for a translation by a translator authorised by the Ministry of Justice (traducător autorizat) and, in most cases, for notarisation alongside it. A document arriving from an English-speaking source country is expected to carry an apostille.

To see these expectations and the Romanian certification regime, look at the country page and at the requirements for the document type. Tell us the institution the document is to be submitted to before you send it.

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