Asylum & Refugee Translation
Specialist translation for asylum and refugee cases at LAA rates — country evidence, witness statements, tribunal bundles, and Home Office documentation.
Translation Services for Asylum & Refugee
Asylum and refugee cases are among the most complex and high-stakes matters in immigration law. Applicants are seeking international protection from persecution, and the quality of the evidence presented — much of which requires translation — can determine whether someone receives refugee status or faces return to a country where their life may be at risk.
We support legal-aid solicitors with documents for asylum claims, appeal preparation, fresh representations and judicial-review proceedings. Language availability varies by language pair, dialect and regional variant, so country-of-origin or dialect information should be provided where relevant. Our immigration and asylum translation checklist for solicitors gives a practical instruction checklist for these matters.
We understand that asylum work often involves time-critical deadlines — removal directions can be issued at short notice, tribunal appeal deadlines are strict, and detained clients cannot wait weeks for translations. Urgent asylum and refugee translation requests can be reviewed against the required deadline, language pair, document scope and current capacity.
Documents We Translate for Asylum & Refugee Cases
We handle document types commonly required in asylum and refugee matters. Certification and formatting are prepared according to the instruction and any requirements identified for the receiving court, tribunal or authority.
- Asylum screening interview (ASI) records
- Substantive asylum interview (SAI) transcripts
- Country of origin information (COI) reports from CPIN, EASO, and expert sources
- Home Office reasons for refusal letters (RFRL)
- Witness statements and detailed personal narratives
- Medical and medico-legal reports documenting torture and ill-treatment
- Country expert reports from academic and NGO sources
- First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal bundles
- Skeleton arguments and legal submissions
- Fresh claim submissions and further representations
- Evidence of identity — national ID, military service records, political party membership
- Bail applications, release on temporary admission documents, and detention reviews
Asylum translation requires translators who understand the asylum decision-making process. The Home Office and Immigration Tribunal assess credibility partly by comparing an applicant oral testimony with documentary evidence. If translations are inaccurate or inconsistent, this can be used — unfairly — to undermine credibility.
Our asylum translators understand the importance of literal accuracy in screening and substantive interview records. These documents record what the applicant said through an interpreter, and any translation of these records into English must preserve every detail — including apparent inconsistencies that the applicant legal team may need to explain in submissions.
Our Approach to Asylum & Refugee Translation
For country-of-origin documents, dialect, region and administrative context can affect terminology and document conventions. Provide any known country or regional information with the instruction so it can be considered when assigning the work.
Medico-legal reports concerning torture or ill-treatment can contain sensitive clinical findings and terminology. Any confidentiality, terminology, formatting or case-specific handling requirements should be identified when the instruction is provided.
For detained asylum cases and other urgent matters, we review the required deadline as a priority. Availability depends on the language pair, document volume, complexity and current capacity, and any expedited workflow is confirmed before instruction.
Asylum & Refugee Translation Pricing
Our published rate for asylum and refugee translation is £100 per 1,000 source words for civil or family matters, with criminal-case pricing quoted separately where relevant. Funding and recoverability should be checked for the individual case.
Civil / Family Rate
£100
per 1,000 words
Criminal Rate
£109
per 1,000 words
Other Legal Sectors We Cover
We provide specialist translation across all areas of legal aid work.
Family Law Translation
Immigration Law Translation
Criminal Law Translation
Need Asylum & Refugee Translation?
Send your documents and required deadline for a case-specific quotation and confirmed turnaround for asylum and refugee translation.