Chinese ↔ Spanish sworn translation

Who needs this service?

Used mainly by Chinese nationals in Spain for residence, nationality, business and study procedures, by families completing civil-registry matters, and by Spanish companies and individuals presenting Spanish documents to Chinese-speaking authorities. Notarial certificates covering civil facts — a common format for mainland Chinese records — and criminal-record certificates are frequent requests.

Translation direction

Both directions are handled from this same page; the direction you need depends on the destination authority and procedure.

Countries and issuing authorities

• Mainland China — civil facts are frequently evidenced through notarial certificates issued by notarial offices, alongside police and household-registration records.
• Hong Kong and Macau — separate issuing systems whose documents are often bilingual (Chinese–English or Chinese–Portuguese).
• Taiwan — its own household-registration and court documents; legalisation practice differs by territory.
• Universities and employers across Chinese-speaking territories issuing transcripts, diplomas and work records.

Common documents

• Birth certificate
• Marriage certificate
• Criminal record certificate
• Notarial deed / power of attorney
• Academic transcript / diploma
• Bank / employment certificate
• Passport / national ID (pasaporte / DNI)

Common procedures

• Extranjería
• Spanish Nationality
• University Admission
• Notary Procedures
• Court Documents

Translation considerations

• Both Simplified Chinese (mainland China, Singapore) and Traditional Chinese (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau) are covered by this pair — the translator identifies the script in context.
• Chinese names place the surname first; the sworn translation follows the romanisation already used in your passport or NIE (commonly Hanyu Pinyin) so records stay consistent.
• Official red seals (chops) carry legal weight on Chinese documents and are described and reflected in the certified translation.
• Mainland civil facts often arrive as notarial certificates rather than registry extracts; the translation states the actual document type issued.
• Bilingual documents (for example Hong Kong records in Chinese and English) are handled with each language section accounted for.

Delivery and digital format

Upload your document through the availability request; once the price and translator are confirmed and you decide to proceed, the certified translation is delivered as a digitally signed PDF (PAdES) valid under Orden AUC/213/2025 where applicable. The receiving authority determines any additional format requirements.

Apostille and legalisation

Mainland China has been a party to the Hague Apostille Convention since November 2023, so apostilles have replaced consular legalisation for many mainland public documents; Hong Kong and Macau have long operated apostille systems of their own, and practice for other territories differs. Whether an apostille or another legalisation route applies depends on the issuing territory, the receiving authority and the procedure — confirm before requesting the translation. Traducet does not determine the validity of the original document.

Official references

• HCCH — Apostille Convention entry into force for the People's Republic of China (7 November 2023)

Common questions