A bank certificate or confirmation of a specific account fact
A bank may issue a certificate, confirmation or official letter for one or more account facts. The record may confirm the holder and IBAN, account type and currency, active status, balance or available funds on a stated date, paid-in capital or another expressly described item. The exact title and scope come from the supplied original.
The translation may be used by administrative, tax, migration, judicial, educational or commercial recipients and in reimbursement, application, transaction or corporate procedures. The certificate does not automatically prove income, account activity, creditworthiness, ownership of every listed amount or absence of liabilities unless the bank expressly certifies that fact.
Account holder, IBAN, BIC, currency, status, balance and date
Review covers the bank’s official name and address, branch or unit, addressee, outgoing reference and issue date. Holder data may include a personal or company name, identifier, address and customer number, but only the visible and relevant particulars are reproduced.
IBAN, BIC/SWIFT, internal account number, account type, currency, opening date and status are copied without transposed characters. Where a balance, blocked or available amount, credit limit, paid-in capital, several currencies or several accounts appear, each value remains linked to the correct date and qualifier. Signature, capacity, seal, qualified electronic signature and verification code follow the source.
A certificate, statement, reference and bank guarantee are different records
A bank certificate usually confirms a defined fact at a point in time. An account statement records opening and closing balances and transactions over a period. A bank reference may describe the customer’s relationship with the institution, while an audit confirmation answers a specific auditor request. A bank guarantee contains a separate payment undertaking and is not a certificate variant.
Account certificate, account confirmation, bank letter, bank reference, statement of account, balance confirmation and proof of funds are not used mechanically as synonyms. Translation follows the function and heading of the issued record. Names are aligned with passports or registered company spelling, while IBAN, BIC, currencies, decimal separators and dates receive separate numerical control.
Certified translation and authentication based on origin and recipient
Certification of the translation concerns the translated text and presentation. A document issued by a bank is not automatically a public instrument eligible for an apostille and does not universally require prior certification by the central bank. Country of issue, source format and the recipient’s written rules determine the applicable route.
Some banks issue account confirmations in Bulgarian or English, including as verifiable electronic files. If the recipient accepts the language and electronic format, a separate translation may be unnecessary. Other cases call for a certified translation, paper original, authentication of signature or seal, notarised copy, apostille or consular handling. Each element is assessed separately without imposing one universal sequence.
Price for a bank certificate translation
Price depends on the language pair, standard-page count, number of accounts and currencies, tables, amounts, attachments, legibility, signatures, seals and electronic elements. A short confirmation of holder and IBAN differs from a certificate listing several accounts, balances and periods.
Translation, independent revision, certified copies, notarial action, apostille or legalisation and delivery are separate services. The quotation follows the actual record and recipient requirements rather than the broad label “bank certificate” alone.
Turnaround based on language, account count, tables and official presentation
Translation turnaround reflects language, volume, number of banking fields, tables, currencies, legibility and required official presentation. Names, account numbers, IBAN and BIC codes, dates, amounts, currencies and totals undergo terminological and numerical checks.
The translation schedule is separate from the bank’s issuance time and from any authentication, notarial processing, apostille, consular procedure or delivery. In a file set with statements, contracts, invoices, resolutions or corporate records, holder names, accounts and amounts remain consistent.
Translation prices
Prices apply to translation in the main languages according to the current price list.
| Language | Group | Service | Price (excl. VAT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Group I | Translation - standard order | 8.00 EUR (15.65 BGN) |
| English | Group I | Translation - rush order | 10.00 EUR (19.56 BGN) |
| English | Group I | Translation - express order | 13.00 EUR (25.43 BGN) |
| English | Group II | Translation - standard order | 9.00 EUR (17.60 BGN) |
| English | Group II | Translation - rush order | 11.00 EUR (21.51 BGN) |
| English | Group II | Translation - express order | 14.00 EUR (27.38 BGN) |
| English | Group III | Translation - standard order | 11.00 EUR (21.51 BGN) |
| English | Group III | Translation - rush order | 13.00 EUR (25.43 BGN) |
| English | Group III | Translation - express order | 15.00 EUR (29.34 BGN) |
| English | Group IV | Translation - standard order | 14.00 EUR (27.38 BGN) |
| English | Group IV | Translation - rush order | 16.00 EUR (31.29 BGN) |
| English | Group IV | Translation - express order | 18.00 EUR (35.20 BGN) |
| German | Group I | Translation - standard order | 8.00 EUR (15.65 BGN) |
| German | Group I | Translation - rush order | 10.00 EUR (19.56 BGN) |
| German | Group I | Translation - express order | 13.00 EUR (25.43 BGN) |
| German | Group II | Translation - standard order | 9.00 EUR (17.60 BGN) |
| German | Group II | Translation - rush order | 11.00 EUR (21.51 BGN) |
| German | Group II | Translation - express order | 14.00 EUR (27.38 BGN) |
| German | Group III | Translation - standard order | 11.00 EUR (21.51 BGN) |
| German | Group III | Translation - rush order | 13.00 EUR (25.43 BGN) |
| German | Group III | Translation - express order | 15.00 EUR (29.34 BGN) |
| German | Group IV | Translation - standard order | 14.00 EUR (27.38 BGN) |
| German | Group IV | Translation - rush order | 16.00 EUR (31.29 BGN) |
| German | Group IV | Translation - express order | 18.00 EUR (35.20 BGN) |
| French | Group I | Translation - standard order | 8.00 EUR (15.65 BGN) |
| French | Group I | Translation - rush order | 10.00 EUR (19.56 BGN) |
| French | Group I | Translation - express order | 13.00 EUR (25.43 BGN) |
| French | Group II | Translation - standard order | 9.00 EUR (17.60 BGN) |
| French | Group II | Translation - rush order | 11.00 EUR (21.51 BGN) |
| French | Group II | Translation - express order | 14.00 EUR (27.38 BGN) |
| French | Group III | Translation - standard order | 11.00 EUR (21.51 BGN) |
| French | Group III | Translation - rush order | 13.00 EUR (25.43 BGN) |
| French | Group III | Translation - express order | 15.00 EUR (29.34 BGN) |
| French | Group IV | Translation - standard order | 14.00 EUR (27.38 BGN) |
| French | Group IV | Translation - rush order | 16.00 EUR (31.29 BGN) |
| French | Group IV | Translation - express order | 18.00 EUR (35.20 BGN) |
| Spanish | Group I | Translation - standard order | 8.00 EUR (15.65 BGN) |
| Spanish | Group I | Translation - rush order | 10.00 EUR (19.56 BGN) |
| Spanish | Group I | Translation - express order | 13.00 EUR (25.43 BGN) |
| Spanish | Group II | Translation - standard order | 9.00 EUR (17.60 BGN) |
| Spanish | Group II | Translation - rush order | 11.00 EUR (21.51 BGN) |
| Spanish | Group II | Translation - express order | 14.00 EUR (27.38 BGN) |
| Spanish | Group III | Translation - standard order | 11.00 EUR (21.51 BGN) |
| Spanish | Group III | Translation - rush order | 13.00 EUR (25.43 BGN) |
| Spanish | Group III | Translation - express order | 15.00 EUR (29.34 BGN) |
| Spanish | Group IV | Translation - standard order | 14.00 EUR (27.38 BGN) |
| Spanish | Group IV | Translation - rush order | 16.00 EUR (31.29 BGN) |
| Spanish | Group IV | Translation - express order | 18.00 EUR (35.20 BGN) |
| Italian | Group I | Translation - standard order | 8.00 EUR (15.65 BGN) |
| Italian | Group I | Translation - rush order | 10.00 EUR (19.56 BGN) |
| Italian | Group I | Translation - express order | 13.00 EUR (25.43 BGN) |
| Italian | Group II | Translation - standard order | 9.00 EUR (17.60 BGN) |
| Italian | Group II | Translation - rush order | 11.00 EUR (21.51 BGN) |
| Italian | Group II | Translation - express order | 14.00 EUR (27.38 BGN) |
| Italian | Group III | Translation - standard order | 11.00 EUR (21.51 BGN) |
| Italian | Group III | Translation - rush order | 13.00 EUR (25.43 BGN) |
| Italian | Group III | Translation - express order | 15.00 EUR (29.34 BGN) |
| Italian | Group IV | Translation - standard order | 14.00 EUR (27.38 BGN) |
| Italian | Group IV | Translation - rush order | 16.00 EUR (31.29 BGN) |
| Italian | Group IV | Translation - express order | 18.00 EUR (35.20 BGN) |
| Russian | Group I | Translation - standard order | 8.00 EUR (15.65 BGN) |
| Russian | Group I | Translation - rush order | 10.00 EUR (19.56 BGN) |
| Russian | Group I | Translation - express order | 13.00 EUR (25.43 BGN) |
| Russian | Group II | Translation - standard order | 9.00 EUR (17.60 BGN) |
| Russian | Group II | Translation - rush order | 11.00 EUR (21.51 BGN) |
| Russian | Group II | Translation - express order | 14.00 EUR (27.38 BGN) |
| Russian | Group III | Translation - standard order | 11.00 EUR (21.51 BGN) |
| Russian | Group III | Translation - rush order | 13.00 EUR (25.43 BGN) |
| Russian | Group III | Translation - express order | 15.00 EUR (29.34 BGN) |
| Russian | Group IV | Translation - standard order | 14.00 EUR (27.38 BGN) |
| Russian | Group IV | Translation - rush order | 16.00 EUR (31.29 BGN) |
| Russian | Group IV | Translation - express order | 20.00 EUR (39.12 BGN) |
| Turkish | Group I | Translation - standard order | 12.00 EUR (23.47 BGN) |
| Turkish | Group I | Translation - rush order | 14.00 EUR (27.38 BGN) |
| Turkish | Group I | Translation - express order | 15.00 EUR (29.34 BGN) |
| Turkish | Group II | Translation - standard order | 12.00 EUR (23.47 BGN) |
| Turkish | Group II | Translation - rush order | 14.00 EUR (27.38 BGN) |
| Turkish | Group II | Translation - express order | 16.00 EUR (31.29 BGN) |
| Turkish | Group III | Translation - standard order | 13.00 EUR (25.43 BGN) |
| Turkish | Group III | Translation - rush order | 15.00 EUR (29.34 BGN) |
| Turkish | Group III | Translation - express order | 17.00 EUR (33.25 BGN) |
| Turkish | Group IV | Translation - standard order | 16.00 EUR (31.29 BGN) |
| Turkish | Group IV | Translation - rush order | 17.00 EUR (33.25 BGN) |
| Turkish | Group IV | Translation - express order | 20.00 EUR (39.12 BGN) |
| Greek | Group I | Translation - standard order | 14.00 EUR (27.38 BGN) |
| Greek | Group I | Translation - rush order | 18.00 EUR (35.20 BGN) |
| Greek | Group I | Translation - express order | 23.00 EUR (44.98 BGN) |
| Greek | Group II | Translation - standard order | 15.00 EUR (29.34 BGN) |
| Greek | Group II | Translation - rush order | 20.00 EUR (39.12 BGN) |
| Greek | Group II | Translation - express order | 24.00 EUR (46.94 BGN) |
| Greek | Group III | Translation - standard order | 16.00 EUR (31.29 BGN) |
| Greek | Group III | Translation - rush order | 21.00 EUR (41.07 BGN) |
| Greek | Group III | Translation - express order | 25.00 EUR (48.90 BGN) |
| Greek | Group IV | Translation - standard order | 17.00 EUR (33.25 BGN) |
| Greek | Group IV | Translation - rush order | 22.00 EUR (43.03 BGN) |
| Greek | Group IV | Translation - express order | 26.00 EUR (50.85 BGN) |
Prices are for one translation page of 1,800 characters including spaces, excluding VAT.
The listed prices are for translation only. Certification, apostille, legalization, state fees and other additional procedures are not included and are determined separately according to the document and requirements.
Remote assessment of a legible paper or electronic bank record
A legible PDF or clear images of every page allow assessment of record type, language, account count, tables, signatures, seals and electronic validation. Non-essential sensitive data may be redacted for an initial price estimate, but final translation requires a complete and legible source.
Destination country and institution, target language, deadline, certified-copy count and delivery method shape the service. A verifiable electronic original is preserved in its native format. A paper original is involved only where the selected authentication or recipient rules require it.
ISO 17100 control of names, bank codes, currencies, amounts and dates
La Fit Trans applies an ISO 17100-certified process with a qualified translator, independent reviser and final quality control. Bank name, account holder, addressee, IBAN, BIC/SWIFT, currencies, amounts, dates, signatures and seals are checked systematically.
Banking and accounting terminology is selected for the document and destination without turning a certificate into a statement, reference or guarantee. In a multilingual file set, people, companies and accounts keep consistent names and tables remain easy for the recipient to verify.
Bank references, statements, guarantees and payment records serve different purposes
The general bank-document page covers different banking records. A bank reference is a separate record about a customer relationship or status; a statement lists transactions and balances for a period; a bank guarantee sets conditions, amount and term for a distinct undertaking. A payment order or SWIFT message records a particular instruction or transaction.
Where a procedure requires a set, each record is translated according to its own function. Names, IBANs, currencies, dates and amounts are compared for obvious inconsistencies without filling missing facts from a neighbouring document.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a bank certificate confirm?
The issued record defines the scope. It may confirm the holder, IBAN, BIC, account type and currency, status, balance or another specific fact on a stated date.
Are a bank certificate and account statement the same record?
No. A certificate confirms defined facts, while a statement usually lists balances and transactions over a period. Translation preserves the title and function of each record.
Is the original required for bank certificate translation?
A legible file is sufficient for assessment and often for translation. A paper or verifiable electronic original is required only by a specific authentication or recipient rule.
Does every bank certificate require an apostille?
No. Origin, format, destination and recipient rules determine whether a certified translation is sufficient or further authentication is needed.
Is translation needed when the bank issued the certificate in English?
Not necessarily. If the recipient accepts the English original and its format, it may be used directly. Otherwise the record is translated into the required language.
Quotation based on content, language, recipient and authentication requirements
The La Fit Trans quotation reflects certificate type, account and currency count, language, destination country and institution, authentication, deadline, copies and delivery. The result is a professionally presented translation preserving the record’s exact banking and administrative meaning.

