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I am applying for a visa for Spain. I gathered all the necessary documents and made them translate. Now I have a doubt which I was not able to clarify reading the available information on the application process and this forum: do I also need to translate my passport (issued by San Marino, which is not in the EU, and with the personal information written in Italian, English and French)? What if it contains a visa stamp (from the UK, so in English)?

I already spent thousands so don’t want to waste more if not necessary. Thank you.

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Very likely no, because almost all passports are bilingual, where English is secondary language. Especially those from countries with different alphabets (✔ Israel, ✔ Greece, ✔ Ukraine, ❓ ChinaJapan). I can't find a San Marino passport's biographical page picture.

To my record, it is only necessary to translate passports (with a bilingual stamp) to travel to certain few Arabian-speaking countries such as Lybia.

What if it contains a visa stamp (from the UK, so in English)

Essentially nothing. Travel record has little to no weight in student visa applications compared to the ability to economically sustain yourself and criminal records (which are part of companion documentation). Every country you visit stamps foreign passports in their own language.

I believe you are overthinking this, but I understand you care a lot about your application. Should I be concerned about my Бориспіль stamp on my last page? (please let the OP guess before commenting)

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