translating german police checks
#1
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translating german police checks
Hi guys,
has anyone recently had to get german police checks done? if so did you then have to get them translated in to english before you sent them to OZ.
Can you now scan them and e-mail them, as a couple of months ago i was told that you had to send the original police checks (both UK and German) in the post?
Many thanks for your help
has anyone recently had to get german police checks done? if so did you then have to get them translated in to english before you sent them to OZ.
Can you now scan them and e-mail them, as a couple of months ago i was told that you had to send the original police checks (both UK and German) in the post?
Many thanks for your help
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Re: translating german police checks
You definitely have to have them translated. They also have to be translated by Immigration authorised translators. You can not just use a friend etc.
Information on the immigration website, regarding translations.
GEMS
Information on the immigration website, regarding translations.
GEMS
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Re: translating german police checks
Yep I agree with this, I read it on immi.gov.au yesterday.
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Re: translating german police checks
We got ours translated for £10 each at the Germany embassy in London. It was very quick and easy.
good luck
We sent both copies without any problems but we where told they had to be in english.
good luck
We sent both copies without any problems but we where told they had to be in english.
Last edited by charmed; Jan 28th 2008 at 2:35 am.
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Re: translating german police checks
Hi guys,
has anyone recently had to get german police checks done? if so did you then have to get them translated in to english before you sent them to OZ.
Can you now scan them and e-mail them, as a couple of months ago i was told that you had to send the original police checks (both UK and German) in the post?
Many thanks for your help
has anyone recently had to get german police checks done? if so did you then have to get them translated in to english before you sent them to OZ.
Can you now scan them and e-mail them, as a couple of months ago i was told that you had to send the original police checks (both UK and German) in the post?
Many thanks for your help
When we did our German police checks last year we scanned the originals without translation and they were accepted, we had no problems and were granted our visas.
Jo x
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Re: translating german police checks
thank everyone for the replys, i had a look on the translation/interpreter section of the immi web site but could not find a list of official translators, any help pointing me in the right direction would be much appreciated.
Jo thats gr8 that they can be scanned and that you didn't need to get yours translated - who was your case officer? (hopefully we may have the same one)
debs
Jo thats gr8 that they can be scanned and that you didn't need to get yours translated - who was your case officer? (hopefully we may have the same one)
debs
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Re: translating german police checks
thank everyone for the replys, i had a look on the translation/interpreter section of the immi web site but could not find a list of official translators, any help pointing me in the right direction would be much appreciated.
Jo thats gr8 that they can be scanned and that you didn't need to get yours translated - who was your case officer? (hopefully we may have the same one)
debs
Jo thats gr8 that they can be scanned and that you didn't need to get yours translated - who was your case officer? (hopefully we may have the same one)
debs
our CO was Raechel Bos (region 1)
Good luck
Jo x
#9
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Re: translating german police checks
Hi, we did not translate ours either. Waiting to see if thats a problem. Have CO already.
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Re: translating german police checks
you don't need an official tranlator- they are v hard to come by outside of Oz.
What you do need is a 'certified' translation- I got mine done by someone I found on the web for about £20.
You could risk sending without a translation, but it might just delay you if they ask for one.
What you do need is a 'certified' translation- I got mine done by someone I found on the web for about £20.
You could risk sending without a translation, but it might just delay you if they ask for one.