Certified translation in London for use in India
Many people in London hold a document in a language other than English: a birth entry from Poland, a marriage record from Spain, a degree from France. When that paper is bound for use in India, it needs a certified translation into English first. The original stays exactly as issued. Only the translation carries the certificate, and it travels alongside the source paper, not in place of it.
If the source is a UK civil record and a fresh copy is needed for the file, Westminster Register Office at 317 Harrow Road, London W9 3RJ issues certified copies of birth, marriage and death entries. Ordering a new copy there keeps the one true original at home, away from any envelope headed to a translation desk.
The language India requires
India's administration, courts and universities run on English as much as they run on Hindi, and a certified translation into English in London is what makes a foreign-language paper usable there. A document still in its birth language is not treated as an official record by an Indian office, however common that language is at home. The English version is the copy that actually gets filed, checked and stamped.
This holds for a birth certificate used in a passport or OCI application, a marriage certificate used for a spouse visa, a degree used for a job or a university place, or a company record used to register a branch. Each of these lands on a different desk in India. All of them start the same way: an English version clear enough that the desk does not send the file back.
Certification India accepts
The certification India accepts on this route is a certified translation with a certificate of accuracy, done by a professional or certified English translator rather than a sworn English translator in London. That gap matters. Indian offices take the signed certificate as proof enough on its own, so a reader hunting for a sworn translator specifically will find that step is not asked for here.
A notarised copy is available too, for cases that call for one, such as a property matter or a court filing in India. It is an add-on, not the default. Most civil-record and degree translations for India go out with the certificate of accuracy alone and no notary stage attached.
Per-page cost & turnaround
An official English translation in London for India runs at roughly £25 per page. It is priced per source page, not per word, so a two-page marriage certificate and a two-page degree certificate cost the same to translate even if the amount of text on each differs a lot.
Standard turnaround for a certified translation in London for India is 2–3 business days, counted from when the source document arrives. A reader on a tighter deadline can pick the express route, which turns the same job around in 24 hours. That 24-hour figure is a separate, faster service; a standard order should not be expected to move at that pace.
Acceptance in India
Once the English translation is ready, it stays paired with the foreign-language original. Indian offices want to see both, with the translation's certificate tying it back to the page it renders. Keeping the pair together, instead of sending the translation on its own, is what lets an Indian clerk match the two documents against each other.
UK-issued civil records that also need an apostille before they travel rely on the FCDO Legalisation Office, PO Box 6255, Milton Keynes MK10 1XX, which issues apostilles for documents from anywhere in the UK, by post. There is no counter to visit; the paperwork goes in and comes back by mail. Building that step in ahead of the certified translation for India keeps the whole path on schedule for a document leaving London.