Employment seniority certificate translation
Sworn translation of zaświadczenie o stażu pracy — a short summary of employment periods for ZUS and pension. Not the full employment book and not an income-amount certificate.
A seniority certificate lists dates and workplaces without the full employment-book journal. ZUS often asks for this format for pension and insurance calculations.
Seniority certificate translation: work periods for ZUS
Seniority vs employment book
Certificate — summary; book — full journal.If ZUS accepted a short certificate — we translate it. If they require every book page — see `/tlumaczenie-ksiazeczki-pracy`.
What the form should contain
Full name, periods, employers, roles (if any), issuing body.Without the issuer’s stamp/signature some offices reject the form — we flag that from the scan.
Do not confuse with income
This is about time worked, not salary.Earnings amounts belong on the income-certificate page. Different search intent and UW pack role.
Pension context
Often filed with a PFU/pension-body decision.The pension decision is translated separately: `/tlumaczenie-decyzji-emerytalnej`.
Volume
Shorter than a full book, longer than a one-line certificate.A table with several employers can yield 2–3 billable pages.
Apostille
Rare for ZUS.A sworn translation is usually enough.
Languages for seniority certificate translation
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 seniority certificate specifically is requested
A summary of periods for insurance and pension calculations.
Crediting periods from another country.
ZUSAnnex to a pension case.
ZUSWhen an official extract is needed, not the book.
Sąd, ZUSRarely — if HR specifically asked for staż.
PracodawcaApostille on a seniority certificate
In typical ZUS cases an apostille is not required. We follow the written requirement.
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.
Check the ZUS letter. Sometimes the book is enough; sometimes they want a separate archive/PFU extract. We translate what is on the list.