A BDZ certificate has a specific issuer and a specific purpose
The broad label “certificate issued by BDZ” can describe different records. The issuer may be BDZ Holding, the passenger operator, the freight operator or a named unit. A record may confirm employment, position and period, completed training, a journey, train and route, a delay, ticket details, freight carriage, a contractual relationship or another expressly stated fact.
The translation does not extend that scope. A certificate mentioning only employment dates does not automatically prove insurable income or a labour category. A travel or delay confirmation is not converted into a ticket, complaint or compensation decision. The title, issuer and factual statement remain tied to the source.
Employment, journey, delay or another expressly certified fact
An employment record may contain a name, identifier, organisational unit, position, workplace, contract number, employment period, service, remuneration or another employer statement. A travel record may show departure and destination stations, route, train number and category, date and time, ticket or reservation, delay, cancellation, missed connection and reason for issue.
The full legal issuer, address and unit, addressee, outgoing reference, issue date, attachments, signatory and title are checked. Company numbers, train, ticket, coach and contract references, periods, times and amounts remain unchanged. Seals, QR codes, qualified signatures and other validation elements are described as they appear.
BDZ Holding, passenger and freight operators are not interchangeable issuers
BDZ Holding and the passenger and freight operators have distinct legal names and functions. The National Railway Infrastructure Company manages infrastructure and is not another name for BDZ. The translation follows the issuer printed on the record even when everyday speech calls all of them “the railways”.
An employment note, service certificate, UP-2 or UP-3 form, ticket, reservation, delay confirmation, complaint reply, consignment note and company statement are not translated as one record type. Terms such as employer certificate, certificate of service, travel confirmation, delay confirmation and railway undertaking are selected from context without inventing a foreign equivalent.
Certified translation and authentication based on legal character and recipient
Certification of the translation concerns the translated text and presentation. State ownership or a public transport function does not automatically turn every company record into a public instrument eligible for an apostille. The legal character, signature, seal, destination country and written rules of the recipient determine any further processing.
One procedure may accept a certified translation of a legible copy or electronic original. Another may require a paper original, notarised copy, signature authentication, additional certification or consular handling. The route is assessed for the actual record, not for the abbreviation “BDZ”. For employment or social-security use, the recipient may require an employer record, a record from the social-security institute, or both.
Price for a BDZ certificate translation
The price depends on the language pair, standard pages, legibility, tables, attachments and specialised particulars. A short journey confirmation differs from an employment certificate with positions and periods or a statement containing routes, trains, tickets, times and amounts.
Translation, independent revision, certified copies, notarial or consular processing and delivery are separate items. The quotation is based on the actual file, target language, turnaround and recipient requirement rather than the broad page label alone.
Turnaround based on language, volume, tables and railway terminology
Turnaround depends on language, volume, tables, attachments, legibility and official presentation. Legal company names, job titles, railway terms, routes, train and ticket numbers, periods, dates, times and amounts receive separate terminology and numerical checks.
Translation time is separate from issuance and from authentication, notarial processing, apostille, consular procedure or delivery. In a set with an employment book, contract, UP-2/UP-3, ticket, complaint, consignment note or court record, names, periods and references 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 certificate, official note or confirmation
A legible PDF or clear images of every page reveal the issuer, record type, certified fact, language, tables, attachments, signatures, seals and electronic validation. Non-essential sensitive data may be redacted for an initial quotation, while the final translation is prepared from the complete legible record.
Planning reflects the target language, recipient institution and country, turnaround, certified copies and delivery. A verifiable electronic original remains in its native format. A paper original is involved only when the selected certification or recipient rules require it.
ISO 17100 control of company names, periods, routes, references and dates
La Fit Trans uses an ISO 17100-certified process with a qualified translator, independent reviser and final check. The issuer, unit, persons, positions, routes, trains, references, periods, dates, times, signatures and seals are checked systematically.
Railway, employment and administrative terminology follows the record’s function. The holding, operators and infrastructure manager are not merged; income is not inferred from a service-period certificate; a delay confirmation is not turned into a compensation decision. Names and numerical data remain consistent throughout a multilingual set.
Employment records, tickets, delay confirmations and company statements serve different purposes
An employer certificate may accompany an employment book, contract, income note, UP-2 or UP-3. A travel record may accompany a ticket, reservation, delay confirmation, complaint or refund decision. Freight files may include a consignment note, invoice, handover report or contract.
Each record is translated according to its own evidential function. Company and person names, routes, trains, periods, references and amounts are compared for obvious discrepancies, but missing facts are never added from a neighbouring record.
Frequently Asked Questions
What can a BDZ certificate confirm?
Only the fact stated in the source, such as employment and period, position, training, journey, train and route, ticket, delay, freight carriage or another specific circumstance.
Does the exact issuing company matter?
Yes. BDZ Holding, the passenger and freight operators and the infrastructure company are distinct legal entities. The full printed issuer is retained.
Is a copy sufficient for translation?
A legible file is usually sufficient for assessment and translation. An original is needed only when a specific authentication or the recipient requires it.
Does every BDZ certificate require an apostille?
No. The record type, signature, legal character, destination and recipient rules determine whether certified translation alone is sufficient.
Can related railway or employment records be translated as one set?
Yes. Tickets, delay confirmations, complaints, employment books, UP-2/UP-3 forms, contracts and consignment notes remain separate records with consistent names, periods and references.
Quotation based on record type, language, recipient and authentication
The La Fit Trans quotation reflects the exact BDZ group issuer, record type and volume, language, recipient, authentication, turnaround, copies and delivery. The result preserves the employment, railway and administrative meaning in a professionally presented translation.

