German Translation - German to Georgian and Georgian to German

This page is about written translation. For an interpreter at a meeting, a medical consultation or a notary, see the German interpreter page.

German authorities have a distinctive rule that shapes everything else: for many procedures inside Germany they expect a translation by a translator sworn or authorised by a German court. For other procedures - the embassy in Tbilisi among them - a translation made and certified in Georgia is the normal route. Knowing which applies saves both time and money, so that is the first thing we establish.

Which German documents we translate

German into Georgian

German documents come into Georgian when a Georgian body has to act on them: a marriage registered in Germany being recorded here, a German degree being recognised, a German court decision being enforced, a German company opening a branch, a patient returning with a German hospital report. We translate them into the terminology the Georgian recipient uses and keep the structure of the original.

German administrative writing packs a great deal into long compound nouns and precise legal categories. Terms such as "Aufenthaltstitel", "Beglaubigung" or "Vollmacht" have exact meanings, and where Georgian law has no identical institution we name the German term and explain it, rather than substitute something that only looks similar.

Georgian into German

Georgian documents go into German for the embassy, universities, the recognition authorities, employers, registry offices and courts. The German reader compares the translation against German templates, so it follows German official style and conventions - dates, addresses and document structure included.

Names follow the Latin spelling in your passport exactly. German authorities cross-check names across every document in a file, and a name spelled one way on the diploma and another on the passport is a common reason for a request for further documents. We fix the spelling once and use it throughout.

German translation for the embassy and visas

Visa applications at the German embassy in Tbilisi - for family reunification, study, work or a national visa - require the Georgian documents with a German translation. Civil status documents usually also need an apostille. The embassy publishes the requirements for each visa type, and those requirements change, so we work from the current checklist you have received rather than from memory.

For family reunification the typical package is the marriage certificate and birth certificates of the children, with apostilles and German translations. For a student visa it is the school certificate or diploma, the university's admission letter and proof of funds. We translate the whole package together so the names, dates and document numbers match across it.

Diplomas, study and recognition of qualifications

To study in Germany or to work in a regulated profession, a Georgian qualification usually has to be evaluated or recognised. Universities often work through uni-assist, and the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB) issues statements of comparability for foreign degrees. Both want the diploma and its supplement with every subject, hour and grade translated in full.

The supplement is the part that decides the outcome. The recognition body compares your programme subject by subject with the German one, so subject names have to be rendered consistently and the grading scale stated exactly as the Georgian document defines it. We do not convert grades ourselves - that is the recognition body's job - but we make sure it has everything it needs to do it.

German translation for work visas and the EU Blue Card

For a German work visa or an EU Blue Card the file usually includes the diploma and its recognition or statement of comparability, the employment contract or job offer, a CV and proof of professional experience. For regulated professions - doctors, nurses, engineers in some fields - a professional recognition procedure comes first, and it asks for detailed training records and work certificates.

Work certificates from Georgian employers are often short. German authorities expect them to describe the position, the duties and the period of employment. We translate what the certificate says, and if it is too thin for the purpose we tell you before translating, so you can ask the employer for a fuller version.

Legal, medical, technical and financial German

German translation with notarization and apostille

In Georgia, a German translation is notarized when a Georgian body or a foreign recipient asks for an official certification. The apostille is a separate step, placed on public documents for use abroad; Georgia and Germany are both parties to the Apostille Convention. See notarization and apostille and legalization.

For procedures inside Germany - a registry office, a court, some recognition bodies - a translation by a translator sworn in Germany may be required instead. In that case we tell you so before the order, and our part may be limited to the apostille.

How a German translation order runs

Price and turnaround for German translation

The price depends on the direction, the volume of text, the subject and the certification. A package for one visa application is quoted as a whole, which is usually cheaper than translating the documents one by one. See translation prices.

A civil status certificate is usually ready within one or two working days, a diploma with a long supplement takes longer, and apostille timing depends on the Public Service Hall. If you have an embassy appointment, give us the date first: the order is planned backwards from it.

Frequently asked questions about German translation

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