What is digital certification?

Digital certification is an extra security layer: a special certificate with a QR code that lets the recipient compare your copy with our online version of the translation and the source document. It replaces a hard copy.

What digital certification does

Digital certification is not just a digital file of your certificate. It is an extra security layer: a special certificate with a QR code.

When the recipient scans the QR code, they can compare the copy they received with our online version of the translation and the source document. That way they can see that the copy is genuine and unchanged. Because of that, it replaces a printed hard copy.

How to add digital certification to your order

  1. Choose digital certification when you order; it costs $10 per document.
  2. Send your certified translation to the office as usual.
  3. The recipient scans the QR code to verify it.

Good to know about digital certification

  • No waiting for a hard copy in the mail.
  • Digital certification is per document.
  • It is different from notarization, which confirms who signed the certificate.

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Last updated: November 14, 2026