Translation Bureau in Telavi

A translation bureau for Telavi - TARGMANEBI's service for the regional centre of Kakheti. Telavi is the administrative, academic and tourist heart of the region: the Iakob Gogebashvili State University is here, along with regional clinics, the offices of wine companies, hotels, and thousands of families with members studying or working abroad. That is why demand for document translation in Telavi is constant and often urgent.

From Telavi to Tbilisi over the Gombori pass is about two hours. Going down to the capital for one certificate, queueing and coming back costs a whole day. TARGMANEBI's scheme removes that problem: you send the document from Telavi as a photo or a PDF, we prepare and check the translation, arrange notarization and an apostille where needed, and you receive the finished document in Telavi by courier or electronically.

Which documents are translated in Telavi most often?

Kakheti's character shows in its translation orders. Where Tbilisi is dominated by corporate and legal texts, three directions stand out from Telavi: export documents for the wine business, academic papers for students and graduates, and personal documents for family members abroad.

Which languages do we translate into from Telavi?

Most orders from Telavi are in English and Russian, although the export of Kakhetian wine has noticeably increased demand for Chinese, Polish and German in recent years. For the families of Kakhetians working abroad we frequently translate into Italian, Greek, Spanish and French, while Turkish, Ukrainian, Arabic, Dutch and Czech are available too.

Each language is handled by a translator in that direction who knows not only the language but the document's field. In a wine laboratory report, one imprecise term means the document comes back from customs; in a diploma supplement, a subject name carried across wrongly delays the recognition of credits at a foreign university. So specialist terminology is checked at a separate stage.

Notarization and apostille from Telavi

A large share of the documents that reach us from Kakheti have to be submitted abroad or to an official body, so the question of certification arises almost every time alongside the translation. There are three different procedures here and they are often confused with each other:

• Certification with the bureau stamp - the translation carries TARGMANEBI's stamp and a confirmation that the document was translated and checked at the bureau. Enough for organisations that do not require the notarial form.
• Notarization - the notary certifies that the translator's signature on the statement of accuracy is genuine, or, where the notary knows both languages, the accuracy of the translation itself. We prepare the translation and organise the process with the notary.
• Apostille or legalization - international certification, whose necessity depends on the country that issued the document and on what the receiving body requires. You do not need to come to Tbilisi from Telavi for it - we carry out the procedure.

Which form you need is decided by the receiving side: the Italian embassy, a German university, a Polish employer or Chinese customs. If you are not sure, say where the document will be submitted when you send it, and we will choose the right form so that nothing has to be prepared twice.

How do I order a translation from Telavi?

The original is needed only in certain cases: a notarial procedure, certification of a copy, an apostille, or a specific requirement from an authority. If the original is needed we will tell you before the order starts and agree the most convenient way of getting it to us - by courier from Telavi, or on a visit to Tbilisi.

What does translation cost in Telavi?

An order from Telavi is priced on the same tariff as one taken in Tbilisi - the city has no effect on the cost. What sets the price is the language direction, the number of pages and the density of the text, the specialist difficulty and any additional procedures: urgent handling, notarization, apostille, courier delivery. A one-page standard document - a certificate, a statement, a passport - is the simplest and fastest category, while a wine company's multi-page contract calls for a separate assessment.

The final cost is confirmed after we see the document and before the work starts. There are no hidden charges: if an additional procedure is needed you will know in advance and decide for yourself whether you want it.

Who stands behind the Telavi service?

TARGMANEBI is the service brand of the sole trader Mariam Zumadze (ID 30601010853). The central office is in Tbilisi at 118 Davit Aghmashenebeli Avenue; working hours are Monday to Friday 10:00-19:00 and Saturday 11:00-19:00. Mariam Zumadze has a legal education and five years of experience, and coordinates every order from Telavi from receipt to delivery, so you always know who is responsible for your document.

If an inaccuracy on our side turns up in a delivered translation, we re-check it once notified and correct a confirmed error free of charge. A later change at the client's request - a different transliteration of a surname, say, or a replacement source document - is priced as separate work.

Frequently asked questions - translation in Telavi

Translation bureau in the other cities of Kakheti

Telavi is the centre of Kakheti, but documents are taken from every municipality in the region on the same terms. Choose your city to see which documents are translated there most often and how to receive the finished work locally.