The rule
Home Affairs asks applicants to submit English translations of all documents in other languages. Then it distinguishes:
- Translator in Australia: include their NAATI practitioner number.
- Translator outside Australia: provide their full name, address, phone number and qualifications in the language they are translating from.
So a translator in Poland, Germany or Spain is not expected to hold a NAATI credential under this rule — but the qualification in the source language has to be stated.
A usual statement
I certify that this is a true and accurate translation of …….
Add your full name, address, phone number, your qualification for the source language, the date and your signature.
Checklist
- English translation of every document in another language.
- Full name, address, phone number.
- Qualification in the language you translate from.
- Statement of accuracy, date, signature.
Where Lingverra saves time
Lingverra produces a precise translation in the layout of the original, reads handwritten entries, transliterates names as in the passport and flags uncertain passages. The certification statement is already under the translation, with the date, and it says what you actually translated from: the original, a certified copy, a copy or a scan. Your name and contact details print under the signature from your profile. You can rewrite the statement once in the profile or for a single document. Checking and signing remain your job.
Read also: where the time really goes when translating from a scan