Translations of police clearance and criminal record certificates, into English and from English.
Almost every country issues some form of police clearance, but no two look alike. A Chinese 无犯罪记录证明, a Japanese 犯罪経歴証明書, a Korean 범죄경력회보서, a Vietnamese Phiếu lý lịch tư pháp, a German Führungszeugnis, an Italian certificato del casellario giudiziale, a Brazilian certidão de antecedentes criminais and a Turkish adli sicil kaydı are all police or judicial record certificates, yet they are issued by different bodies, in different formats and with different wording. We translate them in both directions.
A police certificate is short, but every line matters. The wording of a nil result varies from country to country, and we translate it exactly as written rather than rephrasing it into a standard Australian form. Where offences are listed, we render the offence names and any statute references as they appear on the certificate; we do not interpret codes or abbreviations that the document itself does not explain. Issue dates, validity periods, reference numbers and online verification codes are reproduced precisely so the reader can check the original with the issuing authority.
Some authorities set their own rules on how recent a police certificate must be, or ask for it to be legalised or apostilled first. That step is separate from translation, so check with the body you are submitting to before you order.
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We translate what your documents say. We do not advise on their legal effect, and we cannot confirm whether a particular court or agency will accept them. Please check requirements with the receiving body or your lawyer.
Yes. Upload the certificate and choose the target language. We translate it in full, including the reference number and any verification details.
If the apostille or notarial certificate is in a foreign language, include it in your upload and it will be translated with the certificate. Tell us if you only want the certificate itself.
We translate what is printed on the certificate. We do not interpret codes that the document does not explain; the issuing authority can tell you what they refer to.
Each authority sets its own rule, so check with the body asking for it. We translate the certificate exactly as issued, including its dates.
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