Certified German Translation for Ireland: Visas and Citizenship

The four details on our certificate, word for word

The Irish immigration pages for family applications list the same four points. Our signed certificate shows each of them:

1. 1Confirmation from the translator that it is an accurate translation of the original document
2. 2The date of the translation
3. 3The translator's full name and signature
4. 4The translator's contact details

We also add the translator's qualifications, attach a copy of your German document and number every page. Ireland does not list these extras, but they help the officer.

Applying for Irish citizenship later? The citizenship pages describe a slightly different certification. The translator writes "Certified to be true copy/translation of the original seen by me". Then they sign, date and print their name, and add their occupation, address and phone number. Tell us before you order if you need this wording. Because it says "original seen by me", we explain how our translator can see your original document.

German documents and EU rules: you may need less than you think

No attestation for German civil documents. Ireland says State-issued documents from the EEA or Switzerland do not need to be attested as genuine. This covers birth, marriage, death and divorce certificates. You do not need an apostille for your German Geburtsurkunde or Heiratsurkunde.

The multilingual standard form can replace a translation. Under EU rules, your Standesamt can give you a multilingual standard form (mehrsprachiges Formular) with a birth, marriage or death certificate. Ireland says a translation of these documents is not required when you provide this form. So ask your Standesamt first. It may save you the translation fee. You still need a translation for documents without such a form, like a Scheidungsurteil (divorce decree), payslips or job references.

For the EU family route (joining an EEA or Swiss citizen), Ireland also says a translation made inside the EEA or Switzerland does not need attestation by a Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Our translations are made for this. Check the checklist for your own application, because each route has its own list.

Übersetzung Deutsch Englisch for Ireland: documents we translate

A German Führungszeugnis is issued in German by the Bundesamt für Justiz. It can come with a multilingual form, but that form is only a translation aid. If your Irish checklist asks for a police certificate, check whether it also wants a full translation.

Irish visa applications need paper originals

Irish join family visa pages say original documents must be provided. They want hardcopy only, not USB sticks, CDs or file-sharing links. Original certificates like marriage or birth certificates are returned to you. Other papers, such as bank statements, are not returned.

So when you order a certified German translation for Ireland for a visa, our signed paper original is the right choice. Add the signed paper copy by post (+ €9) when you order. Once you are in Ireland, you register your immigration permission and receive a stamp, such as Stamp 4. For that step, follow the document list you are given.

Names, dates and places

We copy every name exactly as on your German document, letter by letter. The machine-readable line of a passport writes ß as SS. If your passport spelling differs, we add it in a translator's note.

Dates are written in full, for example 2 June 2019. German place names stay in German.

How it works

1. 1Upload your German document. Usually a clear scan or photo is enough. Some offices want the translator to see the original, so check your letter.
2. 2Get a fixed price and a delivery date. You pay online.
3. 3Check the draft. Tell us if a date or place looks wrong before we certify it.
4. 4Receive your translation. You get the signed PDF by email and the signed paper original by post.

Read more about How our process works.

Prices for a certified German translation for Ireland

All prices shown are starting prices incl. VAT and postage within Germany. Your exact fixed price comes in a written quote after upload, before you pay.

Your files are transferred encrypted and deleted after 30 days (GDPR).

If your office asks for a change to our translation, we correct it free of charge.

See our prices for longer documents, or Get a fixed-price quote for your exact files.

Other countries, or German offices first?

Still deciding where to go? See our German translation for an Australian visa, our German translation for New Zealand, our German translation for the UK Home Office or our German translation for a UK passport. Everything is listed on our German to English translation hub. For the other direction, our partners make an English to German sworn translation. Need papers for a German office before you leave? See our sworn translations for German offices.

Frequently asked questions about German translations for Ireland