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The movement of text from one language to another. Questions involving oral or written utterances that must be replaced and moved into one or more different languages. Translations can be made by a traveller when their mother tongue is not understood or by a visa applicant for documentation purposes. The scope of this tag also includes 'leakages' that may occur in the translation process (e.g., "I am a Berliner")

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When applying for a British visa, is it necessary to supply a translation of the passport?

No. The contents of modern machine-readable passports are fully standardized and do not require translation, they can even be read fully automatically. No, I don't have an official source specifically …
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