10 Best Translation Services in Singapore

Singapore is a multilingual, document-heavy city, and translation services in Singapore handle everything from certified and notarised paperwork for ICA, MOM and court submissions to legal, technical and business translation, interpretation and website localisation. The providers below are established local agencies, each confirmed on its own website, that between them cover dozens of languages. Shortlist a few, then compare scope, certification and quotes before you commit.

Elite Asia is a Singapore language-services provider offering certified and notarised document translation alongside legal, business, financial and technical work across the region. It also runs simultaneous, consecutive and remote interpretation, plus software, website and multimedia localisation, and says it works in more than 30 languages using accredited native-speaking translators. The company states its certified translations are accepted by most governments and organisations, and that it has operated since 2006.

Bugis
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ACTC Translation Centre handles certified and ICA-accepted document translation together with legal, financial, medical and technical work, and lists interpretation covering on-site, conference, telephone and cultural settings. The company says it works across more than 40 languages, holds ISO 9001:2015 certification and has operated since 1999. It also describes itself as an appointed translation agency for the United Nations and the Singapore Government.

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Lingua Technologies International provides certified and notarised document translation, with notarisation arranged through the Singapore Academy of Law, plus legal, business and technical translation, interpretation with equipment rental, transcription, subtitling and desktop publishing. The company says it is ISO 17100 certified, covers more than 40 languages and has operated since 1996. It notes that short documents can often be completed within one to two business days, with longer or technical projects taking more time.

City Hall
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WhizWordz International offers certified translation that it says is accepted by ICA, MOM and LTA, covering official, legal, medical, technical, marketing and financial documents. Beyond written translation it provides interpretation, transcription, subtitling, website localisation, transcreation and proofreading across a wide range of Asian and European languages. The company says it has operated since 2004.

Chinatown
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Chambers Translation Services provides certified and notarised translation, including ICA and Notary Public documentation, alongside legal, business, financial and technical translation. It also offers on-site, remote and whispered interpretation, transcription, subtitling and website localisation, and says it works in more than 100 languages. The company says it has served clients since 1994.

Selegie
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Raffles Translation Services offers certified translation for submissions to bodies such as ICA, MOM, LTA, ACRA and embassies, along with legal, technical, financial, medical and business translation and transcreation. It also provides consecutive and simultaneous interpreting, transcription, subtitling, voiceover and desktop publishing, and says it covers more than 100 languages. The company lists an office at Jurong Point in western Singapore.

Jurong Point
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VEQTA Translations is a Singapore-based agency offering certified document translation that it says is suitable for notarisation and legalisation, together with legal, business and technical translation. It also handles conference and business interpretation, website and software localisation, multilingual desktop publishing, subtitling and voiceover, and says it works across more than 200 languages. The company lists membership of industry bodies including GALA and the American Translators Association.

Marina Centre
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Stanza Translation Services focuses on certified document translation for Singapore government submissions, including ICA, MOM, HDB, ROM and the Traffic Police, with authentication arranged through the Singapore Academy of Law and notarisation on request. It also covers legal, medical, business, academic, technical and financial documents in English, Chinese, Malay, Tamil and a range of other Asian and European languages. The company says most certified translations are completed within one to three working days, with same-day requests possible.

Paya Lebar
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LingoExpress provides certified and notarised translation for official use, covering documents such as birth, marriage and divorce certificates, driving licences and court papers, which it says are accepted by ICA, MOM, MOE, ROM and other government bodies. It also translates legal contracts, business reports, technical manuals, marketing materials and websites across what it says are more than 45 languages. The company states shorter documents are typically completed within two to three business days, with expedited service for urgent requests.

Boon Lay
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Wordsburg is a Singapore-registered language and localisation company offering certified translation of personal and official documents, legal and court translation, and business content work spanning websites, marketing, e-learning, technical and medical material. It describes itself as a global content solutions partner working across localisation, language services and enterprise learning. The company lists an office on Cecil Street in the central business district.

Tanjong Pagar
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