# Legalization of a Certificate from the Social Assistance Agency
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Translation and legalization of a social-payment certificate
La Fit Trans translates and prepares certificates of social payments issued by a Bulgarian Social Assistance Directorate for use in Bulgaria or abroad. The service follows the actual document and the recipient’s requirements.
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A certificate issued within Bulgaria’s Social Assistance Agency system may confirm the type and amount of social payments received by a named person during a stated period. Before translation, the exact issuer, content, intended use and destination country are reviewed. This allows the correct format to be selected and avoids assuming that additional authentication is always required.
## What does the certificate confirm?
It commonly states which social payments were received and their amount. It may also specify a period, legal basis, separate benefit types and personal details. The translation follows the certificate actually issued and does not add facts that the competent directorate has not certified.
## Who issues the certificate?
A certificate of received social payments is issued by the competent Social Assistance Directorate. The names of the Agency, a regional directorate and the local directorate are not interchangeable. The translation retains the real issuing body, the signatory’s capacity, the reference number and the issue date.
## What may the translation be used for?
A foreign social-security, tax, immigration, education or other authority may request it as part of evidence about income, support received or family circumstances. The intended use is clarified first because different recipients may require a different period, form, language or type of authentication.
## Which details require particular care?
Names, personal identifiers, address, period, payment type, amounts, currency, legal basis, document number and date are checked carefully. Seals, signatures, official notes and qualified electronic signatures are reflected as visible in the source. Tables and repeated figures are compared throughout the document.
## Is it the same as an order or decision granting assistance?
No. An order or decision governs the grant, refusal, amount or duration of a particular benefit, while a certificate officially summarises the information stated by its issuer. A social assessment, referral, declaration and certificate also serve different purposes, so each title and function must be translated separately.
## Is an original required and how recent must it be?
The recipient may accept a paper original, an official copy or an electronic document with a verifiable signature. There is no universal validity period for every use; the receiving institution may require a particular reporting period or a recently issued certificate. A complete legible copy is normally enough for the initial quotation.
## Is an Apostille or consular legalization required?
Not in every case. The route depends on the issuer and signature, the countries of issue and use, any applicable treaty and the recipient’s instructions. A suitable translation may be sufficient, while other cases require prior certification, an Apostille or consular legalization. The route is checked before price and timing are confirmed.
## What does the La Fit Trans service include?
La Fit Trans reviews the complete document and the recipient’s instructions, prepares the translation and checks names, periods and amounts. Applicable authentication, paper copies and delivery can be arranged where needed. The quotation depends on the language pair, length, format, legibility, authentication and number of copies instead of a fixed generic package.
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