# NAATI Certified Police Check Translation

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- Last updated: 2026-07-09
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Need your police check translated for immigration, professional registration, or employment in Australia? Our NAATI-certified translators deliver fast, certified translations accepted by the Department of Home Affairs, AHPRA, and state licensing bodies in Australia.

Whether you are applying for a visa, citizenship, permanent residency, or professional licensing, get our NAATI police check translations at $25 per page and delivered on time.

- Delivered by NAATI-Certified Translators
- 100% Guaranteed Acceptance
- Delivery from 12 Hours
- Apostille & Notarization Option Available
- Worldwide Priority & DHL Shipping Available
- 24/7 Phone, Email & WhatsApp Support

## Frequently asked questions

### How Much Does a Police Check Translation Typically Cost?

Most single-page police clearance certificate translations in Australia cost $30-$69 per page. At Translayte, our certified police check translation costs $38.99 per page and is delivered in 12-24 hours.

### What Qualifications Should a Certified Translator For Police Checks Have?

For translations accepted by Australian authorities, the translator must hold NAATI credentials and be proficient in the language pair being translated.

### What if my Police Check is Damaged or Contains Abbreviations?

Our translators will note any features that cannot be reproduced visually in the NAATI certification statement. If a document is too damaged to translate accurately, you should request a replacement from the issuing authority.

### Can I Translate the Police Check Myself Using Online Tools?

No. The Department of Home Affairs, AHPRA, and state licensing bodies require translations to be certified by a NAATI-credentialled translator. Self-translated or machine-translated documents will be rejected.

### What Other Documents Might Need Translation Besides the Police Check?

Australian immigration and professional registration applications often require certified translations of birth certificates, marriage certificates, academic qualifications and transcripts, employment references, medical reports, and passports or national identity cards. Translayte offers NAATI-certified translation for all of these document types through the same ordering process.

### Can I Trust a Translation Service With my Sensitive Police Record?

All documents uploaded to Translayte are handled in accordance with strict confidentiality protocols. Your police record is used solely to produce your certified translation and is never shared with third parties.

## About this service

## Police Check Translation by NAATI-Approved Translators

A police check, also called a police clearance or certificate of good conduct, is an official government-issued document confirming an individual's criminal history. It often shows prior criminal charges or confirms that there are none. If your police check is issued in a language other than English, Australian authorities require a NAATI translation before it can be submitted as part of any official application.

Common cases where you need a translation include an Australian visa application, employment, or professional licensing. Without a NAATI translation, your application will be delayed or rejected.

Police certificate structure and names vary by country. Some countries issue single-page "nil record" certificates that confirm no criminal history exists. Other countries, like Germany, the United States, and India, issue multi-page criminal history reports.

Police certificates also have many names, like;

- Criminal record certificate
- Certificate of No Criminal Record
- Casier Judiciaire in France
- Führungszeugnis in Germany
- Antecedentes Criminais in Portugal
- Certificado de Antecedentes Penales in Spanish-speaking countries.

Translayte’s [NAATI-certified translators](https://translayte.com/certified-translations/naati-translator) understand these differences and handle both formats. Every translation includes the NAATI certification statement required by the official authorities and Australian employers in regulated sectors.

## When Do You Need a Police Check Translation by a NAATI-Certified Translator?

You need a NAATI-certified translation for police checks, immigration, visa applications, citizenship, employment, and court proceedings if the document is in a language other than English.

### Australian Visa & Immigration Applications

If you are applying for skilled migration, partner visas, employer-sponsored visas, and permanent residency, you need certified police check translations for each country you have lived in for 12 months or more over the past 10 years.

### AHPRA Professional Registration

Doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, physiotherapists, and other health practitioners applying for AHPRA registration must submit certified translations of overseas police checks alongside their qualifications.

### State & Territory Licensing Bodies

If you are applying for occupational licensing in construction, education, finance, or security, you will often need to provide police clearances from your country of origin.

### Australian Employer Background Checks

Employers in regulated sectors such as healthcare, aged care, childcare, finance, and law enforcement often require police clearance certificates from overseas-trained applicants to meet compliance obligations.

### Australian Citizenship Applications

If you apply for citizenship by conferral, you must submit a translation of an overseas police certificate to demonstrate good character.

### University & Educational Institutions

Some Australian universities and vocational education providers require police checks and their certified translations from international students and staff in placements involving vulnerable populations.

## Accepted Formats of Original Police Checks for Translation

Police checks vary considerably in format, length, and layout across countries, and our translators are experienced with all of them. The format we accept for translation:

- A clear scan or high-resolution photo submitted in PDF, JPEG/JPG, PNG, or Word document.
- Both single-page "nil record" certificates and multi-page criminal history reports are accepted.
- Documents with handwritten entries, official stamps, or government seals are accepted.
- Police checks that include an apostille stamp are accepted.
- Older documents or those printed on security paper with watermarks are accepted.

Note: When submitting to Australian authorities, you will generally need to provide the original document along with a certified translation.

## Steps to Get Your Police Check Translated

Getting your police check translation from Translayte is fast, easy and completely online. Here's how it works:

- Upload a clear scan or photo of your police check in PDF, JPEG, PNG, or Word format

- Select your source language and English as the target

- Choose delivery speed. Standard: 12-48 hours; Express: 12 hours or less.

- Add optional services like apostille, notarisation, or hard copy shipping if needed

- Complete payment through our secure online checkout

Once payment is confirmed, your translation is assigned to a NAATI-certified translator with language proficiency and experience with immigration documents. You'll receive an accurate, complete police check translation accompanied by a certification statement and all other required information, like translators' NAATI credentials.

## Languages We Translate Police Checks From

We translate police checks from 150+ languages to English. Here are the most commonly requested languages for police check translation in Australia

- [Arabic](https://translayte.com/languages/arabic)
- [Chinese](https://translayte.com/languages/chinese-simplified)
- [Hindi](https://translayte.com/languages/hindi)
- [Spanish](https://translayte.com/languages/spanish-european)
- [French](https://translayte.com/languages/french)
- [German](https://translayte.com/languages/german)
- [Portuguese](https://translayte.com/languages/portuguese-portugal)
- Tagalog (Filipino)
- [Nepali](https://translayte.com/languages/nepali)
- Vietnamese
- [Korean](https://translayte.com/languages/korean)
- [Japanese](https://translayte.com/languages/japanese)
- [Thai](https://translayte.com/languages/thai)
- [Italian](https://translayte.com/languages/italian)
- [Russian](https://translayte.com/languages/russian)

**Don't see your language listed? See other**[**languages**](https://translayte.com/languages)**we support.**

## What Does NAATI Police Check Translation Cost?

Translayte’s NAATI-certified police check translations in Australia cost $38.99 per page, with a 12-24-hour turnaround time. Additional services, such as notarisation, apostille, and courier delivery of a paper copy, will increase the final cost.

## Why Choose Translayte for Your Police Check Translation?

Translayte is one of the best NAATI-certified translation companies with over 150,000 completed orders and a 4.7-star rating from 10,000 reviews. Here's why you should choose us:

### Experience with police check translation for Australian immigration & licensing

We translate police checks for skilled migration, partner visa, AHPRA, and state licensing with hig acceptance rate. Our translators understand exactly what Australian authorities look for and how to translate police check documents from different countries.

### Reviewed for immigration & authority acceptance

Every translation undergoes a multi-step review process to ensure it meets the certification requirements of Home Affairs, AHPRA, and state licensing bodies.

### Fast turnaround in 12-24 hours

Skilled migration nominations and AHPRA registrations often have strict deadlines that require urgent translation turnaround. Translayte’s offers a standard delivery time of 12-24 hours. You can also request express service delivered the same day or within 12 hours.

### Strict confidentiality and data security

We use top encryption and data security to ensure your documents are safe. Our translators work under confidentiality protocols that ensure your information is never shared with third parties.

### 24/7 support

Our team is available 24/7 via WhatsApp, Call, and Email to answer questions about certified translation for Department of Home Affairs requirements, AHPRA submissions, or professional licensing applications.

### Fixed, transparent pricing

We offer transparent pricing for police check translation. You can see the total cost upfront without uploading your documents, so you know exactly what you are paying before you confirm your order.

Ready to order your NAATI Certified Police Check Translation? [Request a free quote](https://translayte.com/orders/create) for an accurate translation accepted by the Department of Home Affairs, AHPRA, and other Australian authorities.

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