Should I request the Spanish-language version instead?

Either version works for us — we translate whichever language your certificate is issued in, and note if it mixes Galician and Spanish text.

Are place names like A Coruña translated or kept as written?

Place names are kept in the form printed on the certificate; where your passport uses the Spanish form instead, we add a short note linking the two.

Does the translation prove my legal name?

No. It reproduces the certificate accurately; the receiving authority decides what it accepts as proof of identity or name.

Do you translate marginal notes?

Yes, every marginal note on the literal certificate is translated in full.

Galician · Certificación literal de nacemento

Galician Birth Certificate TranslationCertificación literal de nacemento

Birth in Galicia is recorded by Spain's national Civil Registry, which can issue the certificate in Galician because it is co-official there, as a certificación literal de nacemento, or in Spanish on request. The Xunta de Galicia's electronic justice portal explains how to request and use these certifications. We translate the full literal certificate exactly as issued, whichever of the two languages it is written in.

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What this document contains

Issued in Galicia (Spain) by Spain's Civil Registry (Registro Civil / Rexistro Civil), administered nationally by the Ministerio de Justicia with regional guidance from the Xunta de Galicia. A certified translation reproduces every field below, including stamps, seals and handwritten notes.

Given name and two surnames, in the order registered
Date, time and place of birth, in words and figures
Parents' full names and nationalities
Registry volume and page or the digital record code
Marginal notes (notas marxinais), for example later corrections or nationality entries
Issuing registry office, date of issue and registrar's signature or verification code (CSV)

Versions you may have

Literal certificate (certificación literal) — the full, word-for-word registration record
Extract certificate (certificación en extracto) — a shorter summary form
Spanish-language certificate (certificado literal de nacimiento) from the same registry

Original title: Certificación literal de nacemento

Also known as: certificado de nacemento · certificación en extracto · certificado literal de nacimiento (Spanish-language version)

TransLingo translates the document you supply. We do not issue, obtain, verify, notarise or apostille it, and the receiving authority decides what it accepts.

Official information

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Names, script and upload tips

Galician civil records may use Galician forms of given names and places (Xosé, Uxía, A Coruña, Ourense) while your passport uses the Spanish form (José, La Coruña). We keep the form exactly as printed on each document and add a translator's note linking it to the passport spelling where one is supplied as a reference.

Request the literal certificate where possible, as it includes marginal notes
Keep the registry verification code fully legible if issued electronically
If place names are shown in both Galician and Spanish on the same certificate, upload the full page so both forms are captured

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