Translation & Apostille in Málaga
Costa del Sol, Andalusia
Málaga's translation demand splits between two populations that need completely different things. Incoming technology employees need qualifications, employment records and family documents translated for permits and school places; the long-settled international community needs inheritance, property and pension documents.
The one that most often goes wrong is qualification recognition, because it is treated as a translation job when it is really a procedure with a document list attached. Regulated professions — health, engineering, law — have requirements beyond a sworn translation, and ordering translations before confirming the list is how people pay for pages nobody asked for.
Local context: Málaga
| Extranjería office | Oficina de Extranjería de Málaga, which also serves Marbella, Fuengirola and the rest of the Costa del Sol |
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| Company registry | Registro Mercantil de Málaga |
| Local context | A fast-growing technology hub alongside a long-established international community, so company formation and remote-work permits are both routine here |
| Work authorisation | Granted by the central Oficina de Extranjería |
| Tax administration | Agencia Tributaria (state) + Agencia Tributaria de Andalucía for regional taxes |
| Language | Spanish only — no co-official language |
Sources: Cita previa — Sede electrónica · Portal de Inmigración · Agencia Tributaria
What we handle: Translation & Apostille
Sworn (jurado) translations, apostille and document legalization.
- Sworn (jurado) translations accepted by Spanish authorities
- Apostille of foreign and Spanish documents
- Legalization where an apostille doesn’t apply
- Birth, marriage, diplomas, criminal-record and corporate docs
Questions about this service
My employer needs my diploma translated for a work permit. Is that all?
For the permit, often yes. For actually practising a regulated profession, no — that is a separate recognition procedure with its own requirements. The two get conflated constantly, and discovering the difference after arriving is a poor time to find out.
Do my children's school records need sworn translation?
For enrolment, schools usually want them translated, and for placement into the correct year an official translation is normally expected. Requirements vary by school and by whether the education system is recognised, so confirm with the specific school before ordering.
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