Top Practices for Translating German Marriage Certificates in English

Marriage certificates are documents issued by authorities in almost every country in the world. They are almost universally printed or written in the official language of the country where the marriage occurred. This is fine until an individual or couple who is married seeks to travel and reside, work or study in a country where their native language is not used. Then, it is almost uniform that authorities in the country to which the married individual or couple travels require the certificate if needed to be presented, to be translated into that country's official language. For example, if a German couple is married in Germany, it is a foregone conclusion that their marriage certificate is printed in German. However, suppose either couple or both travel to another English-speaking country for work. In that case, they will need a German marriage certificate in English when applying for a work or residence visa.