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Marriage Certificate Certified Translation for Germany

Certified translation of your Heiratsurkunde by officially sworn translators — accepted by the Standesamt, Ausländerbehörde, embassies, courts, and universities across Germany.

  • Standesamt-accepted — required for civil registration
  • Upload scan — no original required
  • 3–4 day delivery or Express 24h
  • 100% accepted guarantee — free re-translation if rejected
  • All languages: Arabic, Turkish, Russian + 50+ total
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Common Use Cases

When do you need a certified
marriage certificate translation?

German authorities require a certified translation by a sworn translator for all official marriage registration and related proceedings.

Standesamt (Civil Registry)

Required when registering a foreign marriage at the German Standesamt, or when the Standesamt needs to verify your marital status. Both partners must present certified translations of their birth and marriage certificates.

Marriage registration Remarriage

Ausländerbehörde

Family reunification (Familienzusammenführung) visa applications require a certified translation of the marriage certificate to prove the marriage relationship to the immigration authority.

Family reunion Residence permit

Embassies & Consulates

Most embassy visa applications and spousal visa applications require certified translations of the marriage certificate. Our translations are accepted by all embassies operating in Germany.

Visa applications Spouse visa

Courts & Notaries

German courts and notaries require certified translations of marriage certificates in divorce proceedings, inheritance cases, property transactions, and other legal matters involving marital status.

Divorce proceedings Inheritance

Naturalisation

German citizenship applications (Einbürgerung) require certified translations of all civil status documents — including marriage certificates. Our translations meet all requirements of the Einbürgerungsbehörde.

Einbürgerung

Banks & Insurance

Name change after marriage, adding a spouse to insurance or joint bank accounts — German financial institutions often require a certified translation of the foreign marriage certificate as proof.

Name change Joint accounts
What's included

Your certified translation
— everything covered

A certified marriage certificate translation must render every element of the original document — not just the main fields. Our sworn translators translate and explicitly identify all annotations, stamps, and official marks, as German authorities check each element carefully.

  • Full translation: names, dates, places, witnesses, registration numbers
  • All stamps, seals, and official marks — described in the translation
  • Translator's certification clause with court stamp and signature
  • High-resolution certified PDF delivered to your email
  • Optional: printed certified hard copy by free post
  • Pay after delivery via Klarna — zero risk
Preparation checklist

Before you order

You need to provide

  • A clear scan or photo of the full certificate — both sides if stamps appear on reverse
  • If multi-page: photograph every page spread
  • File format: PDF, JPG or PNG, max 20 MB

You do not need

  • To post the original — the sworn translator works from your scan
  • An apostille on the marriage certificate (for most German purposes)
  • To pay upfront — Klarna "pay after delivery" is the standard option

ISO certified · recognition guarantee

ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001:2013 certified. If a German authority rejects your certified translation due to a fault on our part, we redo it at no charge.

Transparent Pricing

Simple, fixed pricing

No hidden fees, no per-word charges. The price you see is the price you pay — including VAT.

Standard · PDF
€56.50
incl. VAT · per document
Delivered in 3–4 business days
  • Certified PDF by email
  • Sworn translator stamp
  • Accepted everywhere in Germany
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€66.50
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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to send my original marriage certificate?

No — you do not need to post your original marriage certificate. Upload a clear photo or scan when placing your order. A smartphone photo taken in good light works perfectly. The sworn translator works from this copy. Your original stays with you throughout the process.

Which German authorities accept your marriage certificate translations?

All German public authorities are required to accept certified translations produced by court-sworn translators. This includes the Standesamt (civil registry), Ausländerbehörde (immigration office), German courts, notaries, universities, banks, and all federal and state authorities. Our translations are backed by a recognition guarantee: if a German authority refuses your translation due to a fault on our part, we redo it at no charge.

My marriage certificate is in Arabic, Russian, or Turkish — can you translate it?

Yes. We cover marriage certificates in all major scripts including Arabic, Cyrillic (Russian, Ukrainian), Turkish, Chinese, Greek, and more. Our sworn translators are native-language readers who verify every character — particularly important for name transliteration, where accuracy is critical for German authority submissions.

Does my foreign marriage certificate need an apostille?

This depends on the authority and the country. Most German immigration offices (Ausländerbehörde) do not require an apostille. The Standesamt often does for non-EU countries, particularly for remarriage purposes. Check with the specific authority before ordering. If you are unsure, we can advise.

How much does a certified marriage certificate translation cost?

The price for a certified marriage certificate translation starts at €56.50 incl. VAT for PDF delivery. PDF plus the certified printed original by free post is €66.50. Express 24h digital delivery is €74.90. All prices are shown instantly — no quote needed. Multi-page marriage certificates are priced per page.

Into which languages can a marriage certificate be translated?

We offer certified marriage certificate translations in 19 language combinations. Into German from: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Ukrainian, Romanian, Dutch, Greek, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Portuguese, Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian. From German into: English (UK), English (US), Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch, Greek. One of the two languages must be German for a certified translation in Germany.
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