Cultural advisory and document verification
Advice and mediation where cultures meet, and expert checks on whether identity and official documents are genuine.
Cross-cultural advisory and mediation
For governments, companies and organisations working with communities, partners and authorities from other cultures.
Our cultural advisers and mediators help organisations understand the cultural, historical and social context of the people they work with, so that meetings, partnerships and negotiations are not derailed by misunderstanding.
Mediation builds understanding between people from different backgrounds. Our specialists keep communication open and help resolve cultural conflicts in a range of settings. Their sociolinguistic background also informs approaches to alternative dispute resolution (ADR).
Document verification and authentication
Expert human checks on identity and official documents.
Fraudulent and counterfeit documents, particularly identity documents, are a real risk for businesses and public bodies. Unlike automated identity document verification technologies (IDVTs), our service adds expert human scrutiny. Our specialists combine careful analysis with a deep understanding of document security features and document types from around the world.
- Experienced specialists who know how documents are made and what to look for.
- International scope: UK and European documents, and documents from many other countries.
- Case by case: each check is set up for the document and the decision you need to make.
- Lower risk: informed decisions and protection against document fraud.
Our verification draws on established practice and wide professional networks, so you can decide with confidence.
Cultural advisory within SILA Linguists®
Cultural expertise backed by interpreting, translation, transcription and language analysis.
Cultural advisory and document verification are part of the full service SILA Linguists® provides. Our advisers work alongside professional interpreters who attend face to face or join by video and telephone, translators who deliver certified translation accepted by UK authorities, a transcription team for recordings in the original language and in English, and analysts who carry out language analysis and nationality assessment.
Our advisers and linguists are prepared for the legal sector, immigration and asylum services, police and justice, councils and the public sector, healthcare, education, charities, financial services and fashion and luxury brands entering new markets. SILA Linguists® provides these services in more than 350 languages and dialects, in the UK, North America, Australia, New Zealand and beyond, with every adviser bound by confidentiality agreements.
Contact our specialists
Our bookings team will confirm the details with you and arrange the right linguist. Have the language (and dialect, if you know it), the type of assignment and the date ready.