French-Georgian Translation Services in Tbilisi - For France, Belgium, Switzerland, Québec and Francophone Africa

French and Georgian: a pair defined by the French administration

French bureaucracy is famously precise about documents, and that precision reaches all the way to Tbilisi. A Georgian student applying through Campus France, a Georgian spouse applying for a visa de long séjour, a Georgian nurse seeking recognition, a French investor registering a company at the House of Justice or a French retiree buying a house in Kakheti all face the same question: which translation will be accepted? In France the answer is normally a traduction assermentée by a translator sworn before a Cour d'appel; in Georgia it is a translation notarized by a Georgian notary. Neither is automatically valid in the other country, and understanding how the two systems connect is the core of what we do for this language pair.

Our French team consists of Georgian sworn translators with French university training and native French editors, registered with the notary at David Agmashenebeli Ave 117. We also cover Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Monaco, Québec and the French-speaking countries of Africa, each with its own rules for legalization and certified translation, which we set out on the apostille and legalization page.

Translation directions for French

• Georgian → French: actes d'état civil (birth, marriage, death certificates), casier judiciaire equivalents, diplomas and relevés de notes, court judgments, Public Registry extracts, medical records and contracts leaving Georgia for France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Québec or Francophone Africa. Notarized in Tbilisi and apostilled where required.
• French → Georgian: passports, permis de conduire, extraits d'acte de naissance, casier judiciaire bulletin n°3, diplomas, Kbis extracts, statuts, procurations, contrats de travail and bank statements entering the Georgian system, always notarized in Georgia.
• French ↔ English and French ↔ Russian: direct translation for French companies with English-language head offices, for francophone African clients whose Georgian counterparts work in English, and for French-Russian bilingual files common in Tbilisi's diplomatic and NGO sector.

Bilingual Georgian-French templates for the standard civil status certificates and House of Justice extracts allow us to deliver a single certificate within 1-2 hours.

Which certification French-speaking authorities accept

Details for each destination are on the notarized and certified French translation page.

Pricing and turnaround for French-Georgian translation

French is a major European pair for us and is priced at the standard per-page tariff (1,800 characters with spaces), with fixed prices for passports, driving licenses, civil status certificates and short attestations. Notary fees, apostille state fees and courier charges to France or Belgium are itemized separately.

• Passport, permis de conduire, one certificate: 1-2 hours, notarized.
• Campus France or university packet (diploma, relevés, attestations): one business day.
• Visa de long séjour family file (certificates, casier, proof of income): same day or next day.
• Contracts, statuts, court files: 1-3 business days.
• Apostille on a Georgian document: add 1-5 business days.

Ordering from Tbilisi, from France or from anywhere in Georgia

Clients in Tbilisi send a photo on WhatsApp for a quote in 15 minutes and bring the original to Agmashenebeli 117, near Marjanishvili Metro, where the translation is notarized while they wait; passports and driving licenses are translated from the photo alone and delivered by courier, without a visit. Clients in Paris, Lyon, Brussels, Geneva or Montréal who need a Georgian document usually have the original with family in Georgia; we collect it, translate, notarize, apostille and ship by DHL or Chronopost-compatible courier with tracking. Clients in Batumi, Kutaisi and the regions send originals by courier and receive the finished documents back while our regional offices are being renovated. Communication is available in French.

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