Price is based on text quantity. When translation goes from English to Hungarian, the length of the English text is calculated, and when it’s from Hungarian to English, the length of the Hungarian text counts. Translators often work with the number of the words, I do that too, however, some of us invoice based on character count. Wordcount is something Word can tell you, but CAT tools (computer-aided translation tools) like Trados and memoQ can even tell you the number of repetitions. My price quote is prepared with the wordcount, the type of the text, and the volume of repetitions in mind, and influenced also by the urgency of your project. I usually use a per word rate of appr. 0.4-0.6 EUR, but this can vary.
When wordcount is hard to calculate for a school report or a certificate of good conduct / police report, I will give you a flat rate in my quote.

The translation of a school report usually doesn’t take more thank 2-3 working days, but I always suggest a delivery deadline based on the volume of the translatable and my availability. In case you have a really urgent project, make sure to let me know, so that we can discuss, how quickly I can deliver.

You can send your official documents as a photo from your phone, but I can also accept Word documents, pdf files, and Excel worksheets. When it’s a pdf, I prefer searchable pdf files, these enable more accurate analysis and translation than an image pdf.
In case you have xliff files suitable for CAT tools (computer-aided translation tools like Trados and memoQ, Phrase and Smartling), or even a translation memory ™ and termbase (tb), feel free to send me these. I have my own Trados and memoQ licences, so I can work with them smoothly.

In Hungary, only one entity is authorized to deliver sworn translation of foreign language official documents: OFFI (https://www.offi.hu/en). However, if you need to submit a Hungarian document outside of Hungary, it usually won’t require a translation verified by OFFI, a translator’s declaration might suffice. I suggest you to ask the organization requiring you to submit this document, and explore what exactly they expect. If they tell you that a translator’s declaration or the signature of the translator will do, I’m happy to provide you with the English translation.

I have translated school reports and recommendations for several people planning to work or study abroad. For example, I translated year-end school reports or maturity / school leaving exam certificates for students heading to Denmark or the Netherlands, and also the tax returns of parents to be submitted as part of the dormitory application. I always welcome these tasks: I consider these to be special opportunities to support someone with my work in living their dream life.

I process personal data according to my Privacy Notice. Details of the discussions with my clients or the content of the documents received won’t be disclosed in any way (oral or written form). I don’t upload anything in any machine translation or AI platform. I work in my own office, no one will see the information displayed on my screen. I’m well aware of the confidential nature of my work, and I value my clients’ trust in me.

I do realize how intensely the language industry changes technology-wise, and I do trainings about AI, still, as for now, I just can’t stand the conflict between AI and my values concerning environment protection and human creativity. Therefore, I don’t use it in my work processes. I also have to tell you that AI would take over that part of the translation work which I love the most.
So no, I don’t use artificial intelligence.