Certified translation in Edinburgh for use in Cuba
Cuba conducts its official business in Spanish, so an English paper will not be read as it stands. What you need is a certified translation for Cuba: the Spanish text, plus a certificate of accuracy signed by the translator saying the two versions carry the same meaning. Your English paper is never altered. It stays exactly as Edinburgh Registration Service issued it, and only the Spanish version carries a signature and a date.
The language Cuba requires
Spanish is the language Cuban offices read, so that is the language your file must reach them in. A certified translation into Spanish in Edinburgh covers the whole page — headings, seals, marginal notes and the registrar's handwriting — not only the parts that look important. Scottish place names and parish wording have no ready Spanish equal, so they are kept as written and explained in a translator's note rather than guessed at.
Certification Cuba accepts
The accepted form on this route is a certified translation carrying the translator's certificate of accuracy. No court oath is involved. The certificate states who did the work, the direction of the languages, the date, and that nothing was added, dropped or smoothed over. The translator behind it holds ATA standing or its equal, which is the mark a reviewing clerk uses to judge the work without reading both languages.
Per-page cost and turnaround
Pricing is per page, at about £25 a page, so a two-page birth extract costs far less than a long court record. Count every side that carries text, a stamped reverse included. Standard turnaround is 2–3 business days from the moment a clean scan of each page arrives. Where a date in Cuba is close, an express run of 24 hours is open to you. The clock starts at the scan, so the scan repays a little care.
Acceptance in Cuba
An official Spanish translation in Edinburgh is judged in Cuba on three points: that the language is Spanish, that every page of the source is present, and that a named translator has signed the certificate of accuracy. Keep the Spanish set clipped to a copy of the English page so a clerk can lay them side by side. Where a Cuban office sets out a format of its own, follow that, because a stated format beats a general habit.