Medical certificates we translate.
The translation preserves the medical meaning accurately. It does not add a diagnosis or interpretation that is not in the source document.
- Medical certificates
- Sick notes
- Fitness-to-work certificates
- Medical clearance certificates
- Fitness-to-travel certificates
- Foreign medical certificates
- Practitioner declarations
Medical certificate vs medical report.
Medical certificate
- What it contains
- Usually a concise formal certification or declaration.
Medical report
- What it contains
- Contains more detailed clinical findings, history, diagnosis or treatment information.
If your document runs to several pages of clinical detail, it is likely a medical report rather than a certificate. See Medical Report Translation.
Employment and sick-leave certificates.
South African employment law recognises medical certificates as proof of incapacity in specified sick-leave circumstances. The Basic Conditions of Employment Act requires the certificate to be issued and signed by an appropriately registered practitioner or another person authorised to diagnose and treat patients.
Premium Lingua translates the certificate as it appears. It does not advise on sick-leave entitlements or employment-law questions.
Work, travel and activities
Fitness certificates.
Fitness certificates cover fitness for work, travel, sport or an activity, and administrative procedures. Whether a particular certificate is accepted is determined by the receiving body, so confirm its requirements before submitting.
Accuracy and privacy
Medical terminology and confidentiality.
Even short medical certificates can contain technical abbreviations, practitioner titles and health information. The translation preserves the medical meaning accurately, without adding a diagnosis or interpretation that is not present in the source. Premium Lingua handles the document only for the translation you have requested and shares it only with the linguists working on your file.
What should you send us?
- The complete certificate
- A clear signature and stamp
- The source and target language
- The receiving employer, insurer or authority
- Your deadline
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Need a medical certificate translated?
Send us the complete signed certificate and tell us where it will be used.