Language services since 2004
Founded in 2004, Qingdao Senior Translation Consulting Co., Ltd. provides translation, interpreting and localization for businesses, institutions and individuals. Every project starts with a practical question: who will use this content, and what do they need it to do?
Language expertise with subject knowledge
We draw on resources covering more than 100 languages. Project managers match linguists to the language pair, subject and schedule, and coordinate terminology, reference files, formatting and feedback. Our priority service areas span game localization, global business, oil, gas and petrochemicals, manufacturing and industrial equipment, international engineering projects, life sciences and pharmaceuticals, finance, law, civil engineering, marine engineering, electronics and electrical engineering, power and energy, and translation for notarization and authentication.
Consistency is built into the work
For recurring work, we maintain approved terminology, style preferences and version records. For a single document, names, figures, units, stamps and layout still receive close attention. Confidentiality arrangements, phased delivery and on-site support are agreed before work begins.
Translation credentials and management systems
ISO 9001:2015
Quality management system certification
Management requirements for briefing, process control, quality assurance and continual improvement in translation services.
ISO/IEC 27001:2022
Information security management system certification
Information-security risk management for document handling, access, transfer and handover.
Translators Association of China
Institutional member
Professional language services scoped to each project’s content, linguists and delivery requirements.
The two ISO certifications are listed separately here. The valid certificates govern the certified entity, scope and status; relevant scope covers translation services, excluding branches, and associated information-security management. Company certifications, institutional membership and overseas individual translator credentials are checked separately.
Translation uses and recipient contexts
From visas, study and employment to legal matters, trade and specialist projects, we organize language support around the translation’s intended use. The following ten contexts group common recipients and users so you can identify who needs the document and what translation and supporting material to prepare.
Visas, immigration and identity matters
Typical documents: Passports, identity and household records, birth and marriage certificates, police certificates, financial evidence and travel documents.
Review priorities: Check language, name spelling, certification and signing requirements for the destination and application. Distinguish visa-centre instructions from those of the deciding authority.
Notarisation, authentication and government procedures
Typical documents: Notarial certificates, civil-status records, company registrations, powers of attorney and formal administrative documents.
Review priorities: Check originals, seals, attachments and certified content. Confirm translation, notarisation, authentication or Apostille steps separately, with formalities handled by competent bodies.
Education, study and qualification assessment
Typical documents: Diplomas, degrees, transcripts, course descriptions, references, research plans and professional qualification records.
Review priorities: Preserve institution, subject, course, credit and grade relationships. Check any designated translator, certification method and digital or paper submission requirements.
Court, arbitration and legal matters
Typical documents: Pleadings, judgments and orders, contractual evidence, arbitration documents, legal opinions and attachments.
Review priorities: Align party names, clause references and legal terminology, preserving evidentiary relationships. Designated or sworn-translator requirements depend on the proceeding and recipient.
Commerce, trade and company registration
Typical documents: Business licences, articles of association, trade contracts, invoices, origin and customs documents, tax records and company statements.
Review priorities: Check company identities, signatories, amounts, currencies, references and seals, and agree translation and supporting documents for the actual procedure.
Employment, professional mobility and social security
Typical documents: CVs, employment and experience records, employment contracts, salary records, social security and professional competency documents.
Review priorities: Keep job titles, employer names, service dates and salary information consistent, distinguishing recruitment use from formal authority submissions.
Banking, insurance and financial audit
Typical documents: Bank statements, credit references, financial and audit reports, insurance policies, claims documents and financing or investment material.
Review priorities: Cross-check amounts, currencies, periods, balances, tables and notes. Confirm completeness, certification and confidentiality with the recipient.
Healthcare, pharmaceuticals and research
Typical documents: Medical records, diagnostic and test reports, clinical or research protocols, consent forms, registration documents and medical communication.
Review priorities: Preserve terminology, units, time points and version relationships. Agree specialist review; translation does not replace diagnosis, ethics review or regulatory approval.
Engineering, procurement and testing
Typical documents: Tender documents, engineering contracts, technical manuals, design notes, construction methods, test reports and project correspondence.
Review priorities: Align technical terminology, equipment identifiers, standards references and revisions. Agree drawings, tables, signing and phased delivery with the project team.
Intellectual property and technical results
Typical documents: Patent descriptions and claims, trademark applications, technical disclosures, results summaries and transfer or licensing agreements.
Review priorities: Preserve names, technical features, numbering and references. Agree format and specialist review for the jurisdiction and agent; translation does not determine legal rights.
These are common uses and potential recipients, not a claim that they all accept the same translation format or credentials. The specific procedure, recipient’s current requirements and final review govern acceptance. Share the checklist or written guidance before commissioning so we can check suitability and agree scope, price and timing.
International certified and sworn translation services
The following covers common certified and sworn translation requirements across 15 countries. Cross-border documents need both accurate translation and the appropriate translator status, declaration and signing format. Where overseas-qualified linguists or additional formalities are needed, verify language direction, credentials and availability before confirming the project.
These are jurisdictional requirements and service-scoping notes, not a claim that the company holds every overseas individual licence or is universally designated by all authorities. Requirements depend on the document, purpose and recipient.
China and North America
China
Company credentials · CATTI linguist qualificationsCheck the translation provider, stamp, translator declaration and supporting documents against the requirements of courts, public security bureaus, notarial institutions, authentication authorities, CCPIT, commerce authorities and other recipients. CATTI assesses individual translation qualifications and does not confer overseas sworn-translator status on a company.
Check: provider identity, translation stamp, linguist credentials and recipient requirements.
United States
Certified translation · ATAUSCIS submissions require a complete English translation with the translator’s certification of completeness, accuracy and competence in the relevant language direction. ATA certification is an individual professional credential to verify for a project, not designation of a company by USCIS.
Check: complete translation, competence and accuracy certification, and the application checklist.
Canada
Certified translator · provincial / territorial credentialsVerify Canadian certified-translator status through the relevant provincial or territorial professional organization. Follow the specific IRCC application guide: a non-certified translator may need an affidavit. Check certified status, affidavit and original-copy requirements separately; general membership is not necessarily certification.
Check: certification, language direction, signature or stamp, affidavit and source-document format.
Asia Pacific
Australia
NAATI Certified TranslatorNAATI is Australia’s professional certification system. Where NAATI is required, verify the practitioner number, credential type, language direction and current status. Requirements may differ for translations prepared inside and outside Australia; NAATI is not a blanket requirement for every overseas translation.
Check: the particular visa or recipient guidance, practitioner details and certification information.
New Zealand
NZSTI credentials · INZ translation requirementsCheck the NZSTI membership category, translation direction and actual credentials for the intended use. NZSTI membership is not a universal statutory prerequisite for every New Zealand application. Follow the applicable INZ requirements for the translation, accuracy certification, signature or stamp and translator independence.
Check: application type, membership category, language direction and certification format.
Singapore
Notarial or consular translation certificationFollow the specific recipient or ICA procedure. Accepted routes may include translations provided or attested by the issuing country’s embassy, translations provided by a notary, or private translations notarised through an applicable route. Confirm the acceptable certifying body, notarial jurisdiction and format for the actual procedure.
Check: application purpose, accepted notarial jurisdiction and certification route.
Japan
Japanese translations · immigration and Legal Affairs Bureau requirementsPrepare Japanese translations to the requirements of the immigration authority, Legal Affairs Bureau or actual recipient, checking requested translator details such as name, address, date and signature. Any judicial-scrivener assistance is a separate matter and must be checked separately from the translation requirements.
Check: the specific document checklist, translator identification and separate procedures.
Europe
United Kingdom (UKVI)
Certified translation · ITIFor UKVI material, follow the relevant guidance on accuracy certification, translation date, translator’s full name, signature and contact details; an address can also support verification. The UK has no uniform state sworn-translator system. Qualified ITI membership (MITI/FITI) is a professional credential to check, not a compulsory UKVI licence.
Check: truth/accuracy statement, date, signature, address and contact details.
Germany
Beeidigter / ermächtigter ÜbersetzerGerman translators may be sworn, authorised or publicly appointed under the applicable federal or state rules, with credentials checked in the justice authorities’ directory. Where a certified translation is required, confirm the translator’s status, languages, certification wording and signature or stamp rather than assuming one format for every document.
Check: justice-directory entry, authorised languages, certification wording and signing requirements.
France
Traducteur assermentéApproved translators in France are generally judicial experts listed by a Court of Appeal. For sworn or certified translations, verify the listing, language, signing or stamping and domestic or overseas submission requirements. Some procedures allow exemptions or alternative routes; follow the actual recipient’s instructions.
Check: Court of Appeal listing, languages and the receiving procedure.
Italy
Traduttore giurato · asseverazioneA common sworn-translation route is for the translator to swear to the particular translation before a court clerk or notary, with an oath record. This is not a company-wide national sworn-translation licence. Confirm originals, translation, oath record, binding, appointment and subsequent use separately.
Check: court or notary, oath record and document assembly.
Spain
Traductor / Intérprete Jurado · MAECSpain’s foreign-affairs authority grants sworn translator/interpreter titles and publishes the directory. For official sworn translations, check authorised languages, translator identity, prescribed certification wording, signature and seal, as well as source copies and digital or paper submission format.
Check: official listing, authorised languages, certification wording and signing or sealing.
Portugal
Tradução certificada · translation certificationPortuguese translation or certification can involve a notary, registry official, lawyer, solicitador, eligible chamber of commerce or applicable consular authority. A translator may need to declare the translation’s fidelity before a competent certifying body. Verify the competent certifying body and use the procedure applicable in Portugal.
Check: certifying authority, declaration procedure and any applicable exemption.
Middle East and South America
United Arab Emirates
MOJ-registered legal translators · MoFA attestationFor UAE legal translation, verify Ministry of Justice registration and the relevant language. Translation and document attestation are separate steps. Determine any foreign-ministry, embassy/consular or UAE MoFA attestation route from the issuing country, destination and recipient requirements rather than applying one universal sequence.
Check: MOJ registration, language, document origin and attestation chain.
Brazil
Tradutor e Intérprete Público · tradução juramentadaBrazilian public translators are registered through a state Junta Comercial, and sworn translations are used where legally required. For immigration, civil registration or other official matters, verify registration, language and the particular translation and source-authentication requirements. Ordinary Portuguese translation is not automatically a public sworn translation.
Check: state registration, language, translation format and source-authentication requirements.
Check requirements before confirming delivery
- Documents and purpose: provide complete source material, destination, recipient and the specific procedure.
- Translator and language direction: where a certified or sworn professional is required, verify personal credentials, registration, languages and current status.
- Declarations and formalities: confirm accuracy certification, name, signature, address and contacts, plus any separate notarial or authentication requirements.
- Delivery and feedback: agree digital or paper format, assembly, courier, schedule and revisions within the scope.
