Embassy of the Commonwealth of
The Bahamas
Havana, Cuba

INFORMATION ABOUT DOCUMENT’S TRANSLATION SERVICE AT THE BAHAMIAN EMBASSY

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas has updated its visa application process from paper form to online. One of the requirements of the application is that the supporting documents must be translated and legalized into English in an official institution. Taking into account the peculiarities of the translation services in Cuba at the moment (costs, time and offices’ availability), the Embassy of The Bahamas in Havana has decided to temporarily offer the documents’ translation service in order to speed up the process.

Requesting translation service:

  • Documents’ translation service can be requested in person (personally), in our Embassy at 5ta Avenida # 3306 /30 and 32, Miramar, Playa or by email through: embahamas.havana@gmail.com.
  • For translation’s services requested through mail, a scanned pdf copy of the originals (each one separately), with good quality (to facilitate reading) and with a copy of your identity card on both sides must be sent to the aforementioned email.
  • If the service is requested in person, the originals, copies of them and the identity card must be presented.
  • The price of the translation is: 50.00 CUP per page. The official who attends the translation service will issue an invoice with the cost of the service calculated.
  • Payment of the service can be made in cash or via Transfermóvil to a card with the confirmation mobile number indicated by the official (the card number will be provided by the official when it was required).
  • Payment must be made as soon as the invoice is received.
  • Translations will not be delivered until payment is received and cleared.
  • The delivery time for translations will be between 24 to 48 hours during working days.
  • Translation can be requested in hard copy (paper, in which case clients must come and pick them up at the Embassy), in digital format (via e-mail), or both. The digital documents will be delivered in pdf format.

The translations being carried out at the moment are: criminal records, birth certificates, legal travel authorizations and to obtain passports for minors, medical certificates, marriage certificates, single status certificates, employment letters, acknowledgment of paternity. If you need to translate other documents not previously listed, please contact the Embassy and request for further information.

The translations and legalizations carried out by the Embassy of The Bahamas in Havana are for the exclusive use of the Government of The Bahamas in its Consular affairs and for clients who need to apply to travel to The Bahamas or any related consular service. DOCUMENTS ARE NOT TRANSLATED OR LEGALIZED FOR SERVICES OF ANY OTHER INSTITUTION, COUNTRY OR CONSULATE.

The service hours of the Embassy of The Bahamas are from Monday to Friday between 9:30 am and 3:00 pm (does not include holidays). For any further questions please, contact us through the telephone numbers (+53) 7 206 9918-19 or through our email: embahamas.havana@gmail.com