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Certified translation in London.
Central Asia Translations is a London certified translation service at 7 Corsican Square, E3, specialising in Tajik, Uzbek and Russian documents, with Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Ukrainian on request. Most clients never need to visit: you send photos on WhatsApp, receive a fixed price in writing, and the certified translation is ready within 24 hours of payment. Office visits are by appointment.
- Office
- Unit 215, Workspace Lock Studios, 7 Corsican Square, London E3 3YD — by appointment
- Price
- About £25 per page — fixed in writing before any work starts
- Turnaround
- 24 hours from payment for Tajik, Uzbek and Russian
- Languages
- Tajik, Uzbek, Russian in-house · Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Ukrainian on request
A specialist, not a hundred-language menu
General agencies list Tajik or Uzbek among a hundred other languages and pass the job to whoever is available. We do three languages in-house, with a named staff translator, and say plainly which languages are on request.
Documents from Central Asia move between Cyrillic and Latin scripts and between the national language and Russian, often on the same page. Reading them correctly — and keeping one spelling of each name across a whole set — is the work.
Who does the work
Tajik, Uzbek and Russian documents are translated by Suhayl Odiljonzoda, our staff translator. Every Certificate of Accuracy is signed by the director, Alex Choysen, an ITI Affiliate. Both are named on the About page.
What we translate
Birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates; passports and ID; diplomas and transcripts; police clearance; bank and employment documents; court documents. For law firms: client documents, witness statements and asylum bundles.
How to order
Photograph the document on your phone — the whole page in frame, text readable, and the back if anything is written there — and send it to us on WhatsApp. There is nothing to install and no form to fill in.
We reply with the page count, a fixed price and a completion time. Nothing is payable until you accept the price in writing.
What “certified” means in the UK
England and Wales have no sworn translators. A certified translation is one that carries a written confirmation that it is a true and accurate translation of the original, with the date, a name, a signature and contact details, so that the body receiving it can check who stands behind it.
Ours comes as a Certificate of Accuracy on company letterhead. It names the translator who did the work and is signed and dated by the director of MENDEE LTD, an ITI Affiliate. Notarisation and apostille are separate steps carried out by a notary and by the FCDO; we translate and certify, we are not notaries.
Questions
Do I need to come to your London office?
No. The whole process works from photos sent on WhatsApp, so clients across London and the rest of the UK are served the same way. If you would rather come in, message us first — visits to the E3 office are by appointment.
How much does certified translation cost in London?
About £25 per page for Tajik, Uzbek and Russian documents. You receive a fixed price in writing before any work begins, and nothing is payable until you accept it.
Is a certified translation the same as a notarised or sworn translation?
No. England and Wales have no sworn translators. A certified translation carries a signed statement of accuracy from the translator or translation company. Notarisation and apostille are separate steps carried out by a notary and by the FCDO; we translate and certify, we are not notaries.
Will the Home Office accept the translation?
The Certificate of Accuracy carries what the Home Office guidance asks for: confirmation that the translation is accurate, the date, the translator’s full name, a signature and contact details. If a rejection is ever attributable to the quality of our translation, we re-issue it with a fresh certificate at no cost. We cannot advise on the application itself.
Do you translate Kazakh, Kyrgyz or Ukrainian documents?
On request. Tajik, Uzbek and Russian are translated by our own staff. Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Ukrainian go to a vetted linguist engaged for the job: we tell you before quoting, the price and time are confirmed per job, and no document is passed on without your agreement.
Official sources
- GOV.UK — Certifying a document: certifying a translation
- Immigration Rules, Part 1, paragraph 39B(f)
- Home Office — Guide to supporting documents: visiting the UK
Last reviewed: 20 September 2026