Armenia reads Armenian
Offices in Armenia work in Armenian. A birth record, a degree or a police check written in English is a foreign sheet to them until an Armenian version sits beside it. That version has to be certified, so the clerk can see who wrote it and hold that person to it.
A certified translation into Armenian in Birmingham covers only the words. Your English paper is not altered, stamped or kept back. It stays a British record, and the Armenian sheet travels with it as a second document the reader can match line by line.
Who signs the Armenian text
The work is done by a translator holding ITI or CIOL qualification. They write the Armenian, then sign a short note that the meaning matches the English. That note names them, gives their body and dates the job, so an Armenian clerk can trace it back to a real person.
This is the certified route that UK bodies such as UKVI and the GRO already take, and Armenian desks read the same signed page. A notary can be added on top where one is wanted, but the signed note is the part that carries the weight.
Cost per page and the clock
The rate is about £25 a page, counted on the sheets in front of you rather than on words. A one-page birth record is one page. A two-sided form counts as two. The signed note of accuracy is part of the job and adds nothing to the bill.
Standard work runs 2–3 business days from the moment a clear scan lands. The express lane brings that down to 24 hours, which suits a hearing date or a flight already booked. Long transcripts take longer, because each page is laid out to match the sheet it came from.
Keeping your Birmingham paper safe
Nothing leaves your hands for the Armenian text, because a scan is enough. Where the paper is a civil record, Birmingham Register Office on Holliday Street can issue a fresh certified copy for an official fee, and that copy is the one you use abroad.
An official Armenian translation in Birmingham is only as good as the sheet it copies, so order that spare early. A lost civil record can be replaced only by starting the request from scratch, and the wait usually costs more than the copy ever did.