If you have personal documentation written in a language other than English, you may need to have it translated in order to provide identification or other supporting documents to institutions such as Australian banks, government bodies or employers.

If you plan to live, work or marry overseas you may need to have personal documentation translated from English into another language before you leave.

If you are researching your family tree, you may also want to have official documents, letters and diaries translated for you and future generations.

Documentation people commonly need translated includes:

• Birth Certificates
• Marriage Certificates
• Bank Statements
• Academic Qualifications
• Employment and Personal References
• Passports and other proof of identity

Certified translations are available at reasonable cost. You can also ask to have an extract of a document translated, if translating the full document would be too expensive.

Services that individuals will find useful include:

• Translation of personal documents