Vehicle registration certificate (dowód rejestracyjny) translation
Sworn translation of a vehicle registration certificate / dowód rejestracyjny for Wydział Komunikacji and Starostwo. VIN, numbers, owner and dates — verbatim. Car purchase contract and deregistration certificate are separate pages.
A dowód rejestracyjny is the base document for registering a foreign car. We translate all blank fields. Packs often also include a purchase contract and deregistration certificate.
Sworn registration certificate translation for Polish vehicle registration
What must be in the translation
VIN, make/model, plate number, owner, dates.A VIN or name error = refusal at Starostwo. We check characters one by one.
Both sides of the blank
Front and back — if there are entries.We carry over inspection stamps, restrictions and owner-change notes. Empty fields follow sworn-translation rules.
Registration pack
The certificate rarely travels alone.Often you also need `/tlumaczenie-umowy-kupna-samochodu` and `/tlumaczenie-zaswiadczenia-o-wyrejestrowaniu`. We suggest the list for your Starostwo.
Not a driving licence
Driving licence is a separate page.For WORD / licence exchange — `/tlumaczenie-prawa-jazdy`, not the registration certificate.
Electronic extract / PDF
Accepted if Starostwo accepts that original.Send the file — we say whether a paper sworn copy is still required.
Apostille on the certificate
Usually not needed for PL registration.If the issuing country/Starostwo requires legalisation — that apostille path is separate.
Languages we translate registration certificates into
We work both ways: a foreign document into Polish for offices in Poland, a Polish document into the destination-country language.
Documents from Ukraine for offices in Poland — the most common pair.
Soviet-era documents and those issued in Russia and Belarus.
Documents from the UK, Ireland, the USA, India and the UAE.
Polish documents for Ukrainian offices — certificates, extracts, rulings.
For foreign employers, universities and consulates.
For offices and banks in countries that require Russian.
Three types of translation — and when you need each
If the document goes to a public office — you need a sworn translation. Prices below are for Ukrainian, Russian and English; other languages are quoted separately.
When a dowód rejestracyjny is translated
Registration, re-registration, sale — Wydział Komunikacji.
First registration of a foreign car.
Starostwo / Wydział KomunikacjiRe-registration after purchase.
StarostwoWhen an officer asks for data from the certificate.
Tax officeProof of vehicle data in a case.
Court, insurerApostille on a registration certificate
For typical registration in Poland an apostille is not required. Exceptions — on a written demand from Starostwo or the issuing country.
Who already ordered
All reviewsI sent a photo in the evening, had a PDF by morning, and the paper copy in Wrocław two days later. Urząd Wojewódzki accepted it without questions.
They asked to match the name spelling to the passport — I would not have thought of it. That is why the pack was accepted first time.
The amount quoted on Telegram did not change. Good when there are no “extra pages” at the end.
FAQ
These are the questions we hear most about this document.
It depends on stamps, notes and prior owners. We check the scan and quote the exact amount before we start.