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Yes, we offer sworn translation in Bali. A sworn translator (penerjemah tersumpah) translates your document between English and Indonesian and signs and stamps the translation, which is the form Indonesian offices usually want before they rely on a foreign language document. Send a clear photo of the document on WhatsApp and tell us where it is going.
Fees: price and turnaround are quoted on request, before any work starts. See notary fees in Bali for the regulated notary fee caps.
Which documents need a sworn translation?
- Civil certificates: birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates
- Education documents: diplomas and transcripts
- Police clearance: the Indonesian SKCK, or a police certificate from your own country
- Legal documents: powers of attorney, affidavits and sworn statements, court decisions
- Company documents: deeds of establishment, amendments and shareholder documents
- Contracts: leases, sale agreements and service agreements signed under hand
- Property: land certificates (SHM, HGB, Hak Pakai) when a bank or office needs them in English, see land certificates in English
Ask on WhatsApp if your document is not on this list.
How does sworn translation work with notarisation and legalisation?
A sworn translation is often one step in a longer chain, not a job on its own:
- Into Indonesia. A foreign document, such as a certificate from your home country, is translated into Indonesian by a sworn translator so a notary, the land office, immigration or a bank can rely on it.
- At the notary. Notarisation starts with a review of the document, and a translation if it is not in Indonesian. Deeds that involve a foreigner are drafted in Indonesian and English side by side, so the deed itself does not need a separate translation. See notarized documents.
- Out of Indonesia. An Indonesian document for use abroad usually needs an apostille from the Ministry of Law, or legalisation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the embassy for countries outside the Apostille Convention. The receiving authority may also want a sworn translation.
Because the receiving office decides what it accepts, tell us which office or country will use the document. We then confirm whether you need a translation, an apostille, legalisation or a combination, and in which order, before anything starts.
What should I send on WhatsApp?
- A clear photo or scan of every page, including stamps and the back of the document
- The language you need: English to Indonesian or Indonesian to English
- The office or country that will receive the translation, for example immigration, a bank, the land office or an embassy
- Whether you also need notarisation, an apostille or legalisation
- Your deadline
You get the price and timing before any work starts. If the receiving office needs the translation bound to the original or to a certified copy, we tell you what to bring or send.
Is a sworn translation the same as a bilingual deed?
No. A bilingual deed is a notarial deed drafted in Indonesian and English side by side, which Indonesian law expects when a foreigner signs an agreement with an Indonesian party. A sworn translation is a separate certified translation of an existing document. If you only need to understand a document before you sign, ask for it to be explained in English first; a contract review helps when the content matters.
