Italian Translation Services

PoliLingua offers professional Italian translation services to companies and individuals who need high-quality translations from any language into Italian, and vice versa. Anyone can put "certified" on a homepage. We're ISO 17100:2015 certified, a full member of the European Language Industry Association (ELIA), and an accredited member of the Association of Translation Companies (ATC), three separate bodies that had to audit us before we could say so. Every Italian translator we assign is a native speaker working inside their actual field, legal, medical, technical, financial, not a generalist rotated onto whichever language pair comes in next.

2,743 Professional Italian translators
7,344,135 Italian words translated
3,567 Italian translation projects
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Getting Italian Document Translation Right the First Time

Consulates, comuni, and immigration authorities each set their own rules for what counts as an acceptable Italian translation, and a translation that's perfectly accurate can still be turned away if it wasn't produced the way that specific office requires. Italy tightened its citizenship-by-descent rules in March 2025, narrowing eligibility and putting more weight on getting every document, and every translation of it, right the first time rather than resubmitting weeks later.

The three things that most often get confused, an apostille, a legalization, and a translation, are separate steps with separate purposes, and mixing up what your situation actually needs is one of the most common causes of delay. We ask what the receiving office requires before we start, not after, so you're not the one finding out too late that the wrong box was ticked.

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Certified and Sworn Italian Translation

Certified Italian translation (traduzione certificata) and sworn Italian translation (traduzione giurata) aren't interchangeable, and which one you need depends on where the document is going. Sworn Italian translation specifically means the translator's signature is registered before an Italian court or notary, something a standard certified translation doesn't include. A certified translation carries a signed statement of accuracy and is generally accepted by US and UK institutions, consulates, and employers. A sworn translation is formally registered before an Italian court or notary and is typically required when a document will be used inside Italy itself, for property, inheritance, or residency matters, for example. Our certified translation service and sworn translation service cover both paths, and we'll tell you plainly which one your document needs rather than leaving you to guess.

Our Italian document translation covers Italian birth certificate translation, marriage and death certificates, academic transcripts and diplomas, medical and financial records, Italian legal translation, and embassy-approved translations, each produced by a native speaker linguist with a second reviewer before delivery.

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Italian to English and English to Italian Translation

Whether you need Italian to English translation services or English to Italian translation, PoliLingua provides native-speaker linguists working in both directions, including legal documents, voice-over, and certified translation of Italian to English documents. Our Italian document translation services cover the same ground regardless of direction, matched to the subject expertise your document actually needs. Literal translation isn't enough for legal or official documents, Italian legal and administrative phrasing often has no direct English equivalent, which is exactly why a translator's subject expertise matters as much as their language pair.

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Why Choose PoliLingua for Italian Translation

As an Italian translation agency, every Italian translator we assign is a native speaker with expertise in the relevant field, business, legal, technical, or medical, and every translation goes through project management and quality control before delivery. Pricing starts from $20 per page, the same baseline PoliLingua applies across its translation services, with every quote itemized and returned within 24 hours of your upload, and standard certified Italian documents delivered in up to 48 hours, not left open-ended the way a "fast turnaround" promise usually is. We support translation to and from Italian in more than 200 languages, and we stay in contact with you throughout the project rather than going quiet until it's done.

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The Italian Language Overview

Italian is the 19th most spoken language in the world and one of the official languages of the EU, used in Italy, the Vatican, San Marino, Switzerland, Slovenia, Croatia, and Malta. Standard Italian descends from the Florentine dialect that Renaissance writers made the literary standard, and it remains the universally understood choice for any formal or legal document today, even though regional dialects are still part of everyday speech. Italian national statistics (ISAT) show the share of households using a regional dialect at home fell from 32% in 1987 to 19.1% by 2000, and that shift toward standard Italian has continued since.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How Much do Italian Translation Services Cost? Pricing starts from $20 per page and depends on document length, subject complexity, and turnaround time, with every quote itemized and returned within 24 hours of your upload so there are no surprises before work begins.
Do you Provide Certified Italian Translations for Immigration and Legal Documents? Yes. We provide certified Italian translation for birth, marriage, and death certificates, academic transcripts, and legal and financial records, each produced by a native speaker linguist with a second review pass. For the specific requirements of the institution you're submitting to, see our certified translation service.
What's the Difference Between a Certified and a Sworn Italian Translation? A certified translation includes a signed statement of accuracy and is generally accepted by US and UK institutions and consulates. A sworn translation is registered before an Italian court or notary and is typically required for documents used inside Italy itself. We'll confirm which one applies to your situation before starting.
Will My Translation Be Accepted by My Italian Consulate? Consulates and comuni set their own requirements, and some maintain their own approved translator lists. Tell us which office you're submitting to and we'll confirm what that specific translation needs to look like before we begin, rather than after.
Is Italian the Same Throughout Italy, or Are There Regional Dialects to Account for? Standard Italian is used for all business and legal translation, but regional dialects remain part of everyday speech. Italian national statistics (ISAT) show the share of households using a regional dialect at home fell from 32% in 1987 to 19.1% by 2000, so standard Italian is the safe, universally understood choice for any formal document.
How Long does Italian Translation Take? Standard certified Italian documents are delivered in up to 48 hours. Longer or more complex projects take more time, and your free quote, delivered within 24 hours, includes a confirmed delivery date before any work starts.
Can you Translate Both Italian to English and English to Italian? Yes, in both directions, handled by native speakers of the target language in each case to keep phrasing natural rather than literal.

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We are here to support you in obtaining a relevant quote for complex document translation, website localization, PDF translation, software localization, and any other translation-related projects.

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