Translation and Interpreting Service Rates

Rates

Translation service

The translation service rates are listed below, not taking into account the specifics of some papers, which may require a tailor-made quote.

Translation type Languages Fee
Translation (direct and inverse) UMA COMMUNITY English, French, Italian, German, and Portuguese  €0.08/word
Translation (direct and inverse) English, French, Greek, Italian, German, Dutch*, Basque*, Catalan, Portuguese €0.10/word
Translation (direct and inverse) Arabic, Czech, Japanese, Russian, Romanian, Polish €0.12/word
Sworn translation ** English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese €0.14/word
Sworn translation ** Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Slavic languages €0.18/word
Sworn translation  – Duplicates of multi-page documents Additional 10% on the price of the translation
Proofreading of text for publication *** English, French, Greek, Italian, German, Dutch*, Basque*, Catalan, Portuguese €0.05/word
Proofreading of text for publication *** Arabic, Czech, Russian, Romanian, Polish €0.06/word
Urgent requests will be subject to a 25% surcharge on the final price.
All translations will be subject to a €0.02 supplement per word for revision to guarantee the quality of the service.
Prices do not include VAT.

* For these languages, consult with the translation service about whether the request can be fulfilled.
** The minimum sworn translation service fee is €20.00.
*** The Translation and Interpreting Service may apply the translation fee to documents which require grammatical restructuring of their content.

Interpreting service

The interpreting service rates are listed below, not taking into account the specifics of some requests, which may require a tailor-made quote.

Type of interpreting Languages Fee
Simultaneous interpreting (full day: up to 7 hours) Arabic, English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Russian, Romanian €560
Simultaneous interpreting* (conferences) – (half a day: up to 4 hours)  Arabic, English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Russian, Romanian €450
Extra hour of simultaneous interpreting Arabic, English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Russian, Romanian €155
Sworn interpreting English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese €60/hour
Sworn interpreting Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Slavic languages €80/hour
Consecutive interpreting 15% surcharge on simultaneous interpreting
Prices do not include VAT.

* Consult combinations of bilateral interpreting.

Technical costs for renting sound equipment, interpreting booths, etc. will be added to the cost of the interpreting service.

  • Subtitling (inverse: from Spanish to other languages): €8 per minute.
  • Subtitling (direct: from other languages to Spanish): €10 per minute.

Spanish Sign Language Interpreting Service (SSL)

The Spanish sign language interpreting rates are charged per hours not taking into account the specifics of some requests, which may require a tailor-made quote.

Service Fee

SSL Interpreting (Regular service)

€66/hour
SSL Interpreting (Courses <25 hours) €43/hour
SSL Interpreting (Conferences) €62/hour
SSL Interpreting (Conferences) (half day: 3.5 hours) €219
SSL Interpreting (Conferences) (full day: 7 hours) €425
SSL Interpreting (Congresses) €66/hour
SSL Interpreting (Congresses) (half day: 3.5 hours) €266
SSL Interpreting (Congresses) (full day: 7 hours) €479
Increase in the price in the following cases Additional 15%
· Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays
· Night (from 9:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.)
· Urgent (48 hours before the service)

Additional 10%

· People who are blind and deaf
These are guide prices and must be confirmed on a case-by-case basis.
Prices do not include VAT.

The FGUMA offers various payment options regardless of the requester´s legal status:

  • Bank transfer
  • Payment by PayPal
  • Payment via funds reservation