# Legalisation of a company reference for satisfactory performance
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Certification and legalisation of a client or company reference
A company reference describes a completed contract, project, delivery or service through a statement by a client or business partner. La Fit Trans connects an accurate translation with the authentication required by the issuer, country and recipient.
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Legalisation of a company reference depends on the legal nature of the document, the signatory and the country where it will be presented. La Fit Trans prepares the translation and coordinates suitable authentication when the recipient requires it. The client’s assessment of satisfactory performance retains its business meaning without presenting a private letter as an official certificate.
## What type of company reference does this service cover?
The service covers a reference issued by a client, contracting authority, partner or other organisation for a completed contract, project, delivery, construction work or professional service. It may confirm scope, period, value, quality, observed deadlines and the issuer’s overall assessment. It remains a statement by that particular issuer even when used for a tender, registration, financing procedure or international business relationship.
## How do translation, certified translation and legalisation differ?
They are separate services. Professional translation conveys the reference, while a certified translation connects it to the presented source in the agreed format. Legalisation or an apostille authenticates the origin of an applicable public or notarial act, not the truth of the positive assessment contained in the reference. The receiving body determines which result is required for its particular procedure.
## When can a private company reference be authenticated?
A company reference is normally a private document. Where a foreign recipient requires an authenticated signature or officially traceable origin, notarisation of the signature, a certified copy or another accepted form may be appropriate. A subsequent apostille or consular authentication relates to the corresponding notarial or official certification and depends on the issuing country, country of use and the recipient’s rules.
## How is a Bulgarian company reference prepared for use abroad?
For a Bulgarian reference, the issuer, signatory, representative capacity, date, letterhead and any existing notarial certification are reviewed. If an internationally authenticated document is required, the route is selected after checking the foreign recipient’s requirement and the available signature certification. Translation, the notarial act, certification of the notary and any consular procedure remain clearly separated in the quotation.
## How is a foreign company reference used in Bulgaria?
For a foreign reference, the country of origin, status of the issuer, type of signature and available notarial or official certification matter. An apostille may authenticate an applicable public act or notarial certification where the international framework permits it; a bilateral treaty, consular legalisation or another recognised route may apply instead. Translation into Bulgarian remains a separate component of the completed document set.
## What details are preserved in the translation?
The translation follows the registered names and details of the issuer and contractor, the contract or project, subject, period, values, currency, results and evaluative wording. The reference number, date, position and name of the signatory, seal, electronic signature and means of verification are described as visible in the document. The positive tone is retained without adding achievements or guarantees that the issuer did not state.
## How does this reference differ from related documents?
A company reference describes satisfactory performance or a business relationship. A personal recommendation assesses an individual candidate, a job description defines duties, and a bank reference provides financial or balance information. A contract establishes rights and obligations, while an acceptance protocol records a particular handover or approval. These records may support one application, but they are not interchangeable and require different terminology in translation.
## How are the price, turnaround and delivery determined?
Price and turnaround depend on the language pair, length, contractual or technical terminology, tables, values, attachments, legibility and number of certified copies. Notarial, apostille, consular and courier steps have their own cost and schedule when applicable. La Fit Trans can combine translation, independent review, certified copies and online or office collection in one order with each service clearly identified.
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