As communications get faster and faster, it is on the Internet that you will find the translator who will quickly solve the puzzle you are facing when starting administrative procedures in view of conducting business or while travelling abroad.
How easy and, at the same time, how full of pitfalls… A good number of unscrupulous, so-called companies will try to snare you onto undesired paths. The more customers they attract the better, to the detriment of quality, and regardless of the code of ethics. Watch out! Some website are dressed up as a public service and display the names of well-known translators in order to divert the job to themselves…
This is how, while you are in need of a translation and particularly of one that will impact the success of your transaction, websites boasting of “quick results” might lead to complications and extra costs. Moreover, because the Internet has made the world a small village, your documents will be sent to a country where costs are low, but knowledge of laws and context is unknown. In the case that the translation does not meet the criteria of the requiring authority, you will have to look for another translator…
Despite the great progress done in terms of translation software, translation still has a bright future. As our profession is not regulated, many translation agencies are created, and then cease to exist everyday, but there will always be a need for knowledge, competence and sound human relationships. Therefore, it is advisable to seek out trained and verifiable professionals in the field.