Professional Croatian Translation Services UK

Croatian is the official language of Croatia, spoken by approximately 5.5 million people in Croatia and by Croatian minorities in neighbouring countries. Since Croatia joined the EU in 2013, many Croatians have settled in the UK for work and education, joining an established diaspora that has been present for decades. This community creates consistent demand for certified Croatian translation of official documents for UK immigration, employment, and family purposes.

Our Croatian translation service covers all official documents required for UK immigration and official use. We understand the Croatian administrative system, including documents issued by Matični ured (civil registry offices), Croatian courts, and educational institutions. Our translators are familiar with the specific formats and terminology used in Croatian official documents, ensuring accurate translations that UK authorities accept.

Whether you need translation for a UK visa application, professional qualification recognition, university admission, or business purposes, we provide certified translations that meet all Home Office and official UK requirements. Our Croatian translators are native speakers with expertise in legal, academic, and official document translation.

We translate all types of Croatian documents:

• Civil registry documents — Rodni list (birth certificate), vjenčani list (marriage certificate), smrtni list (death certificate) from Croatian civil registry offices
• Identity documents — Croatian passports (putovnica), osobna iskaznica (national ID card), vozačka dozvola (driving licence)
• Academic credentials — University diplomas (diploma), svjedodžba o maturi (secondary school certificate), transcripts from Croatian institutions
• Legal documents — Court judgments (sudska presuda), contracts (ugovor), powers of attorney (punomoć), notarised documents
• Business documents — Company extracts from Sudski registar (Court Register), articles of association, commercial contracts
• Police certificates — Uvjerenje o nekažnjavanju (criminal record certificate) from Croatian Ministry of Justice
• Employment documents — Ugovor o radu (employment contract), potvrda o zaposlenju (employment certificate), service records

All translations include certification accepted by UK authorities for immigration and official use.

Accurate Croatian translation requires specific expertise:

• South Slavic language — Croatian is closely related to Serbian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin. However, Croatian uses Latin script exclusively and has distinct vocabulary preferences
• Special characters — Croatian uses letters (č, ć, đ, š, ž) that must be accurately reproduced in translations
• Croatian vs Serbian — While mutually intelligible, Croatian and Serbian have distinct orthographic and lexical standards. We use proper Croatian terminology
• Yugoslav-era documents — Documents from the former Yugoslavia may use different formats or terminology. Our translators understand this historical context
• Regional variations — Croatian has dialectal variations (Kajkavian, Čakavian, Štokavian). Official documents use standard Croatian, which our translators handle expertly
• EU document formats — Croatian documents now follow EU multilingual formats. We ensure consistency between Croatian text and any existing English sections

Our Croatian translators understand both Croatian administrative systems and UK official requirements, ensuring your documents are translated accurately and accepted first time.