Pairing
Words at Hand
Fragomen LLP
Two practices in the UK Italian-citizenship field, read alongside one another. Both profiles use the same public-record sources, held to a single editorial standard.
The pairings on this site are not rankings. They are two practices read together, sourced from the same public record, written in the same register.
Words at Hand
A London-based translation company whose certified translations are accepted by the Italian Consulate for citizenship applications. Companies House registered since February 2018, working from a physical London office on the south-bank side of the city.
Translations accepted by the Italian Consulate for citizenship applications, the relevant quality signal for this specific use case.
Companies House registered (11225262) since February 2018.
Physical London office, in-person document drop-off available.
Operating long enough to have handled most document types and edge cases that appear in citizenship translation work.
6 dimensions separate them on the public record. Everything else this directory tracks reads the same for both.
- Registration
Words at Hand
Words at Hand Limited, company 11225262, currently active, on the register since February 2018.
Fragomen LLP
Fragomen LLP, company OC324170, currently active, on the register since November 2006.
- Regulation
Words at Hand
No UK regulator found. Assistance with Italian citizenship is not, on our reading, reserved work under UK law, so most providers in this directory are in the same position.
Fragomen LLP
Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, SRA number 459836.
- Dispute resolution
Words at Hand
Their own site names no alternative dispute resolution scheme, so if a complaint cannot be settled directly there is no ADR body named to escalate to.
Fragomen LLP
Member of the Legal Ombudsman. If a complaint cannot be settled directly, there is a body to escalate to.
- How to reach them
Words at Hand
Publishes email and phone as ways to reach them, stated hours Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm. Published on their own site, so it is checkable and it is what they hold themselves to.
Fragomen LLP
Publishes phone and a contact form as ways to reach them. Published on their own site, so it is checkable and it is what they hold themselves to.
- Independent reviews
Words at Hand
We hold no rating for them, and no record of when anyone last looked, so read this as a gap in our data rather than a finding about theirs.
Fragomen LLP
2.5 out of 5 on Trustpilot from 7 reviews. A sample that small moves several points on a handful of reviews, so read the reviews rather than the number.
- Scope
Words at Hand
One service, not a full-service practice. You will be arranging the other steps yourself or through someone else.
Fragomen LLP
2 of the services this directory tracks. Narrow enough to be a specialism, not wide enough to cover a whole case end to end.
Fragomen LLP
Describes itself as the world's largest immigration law firm. The London office sits at 95 Gresham Street, SRA-regulated, with the institutional infrastructure of a global practice built around corporate immigration. Italian citizenship by descent is one specialism within a portfolio that spans more than forty countries. Useful when an application is part of a wider international mobility picture.
SRA-regulated, with mandatory professional indemnity insurance.
Operating from a Companies House LLP since 2006, with nearly two decades of continuous UK trading.
Physical London office at 95 Gresham Street, with in-person meeting capability.
Backed by a global firm that states a presence in more than forty countries. Useful when a citizenship application sits alongside corporate or cross-border immigration matters.
Sources
Both profiles are built from provider websites, Companies House filings, the SRA Register, and other public records. Every link in the marginalia goes to the original record. If any data point is outdated, either firm can request a correction. Last reviewed 2026-03-30.