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🇩🇪 Zertifizierte Übersetzung ins Englische

German paperwork is thorough, and Irish bodies need all of it in English: the Abiturzeugnis for the CAO, a Handelsregisterauszug for the CRO, an Erbschein for the Probate Office or a Rentenbescheid for SUSI. Our native German translators handle documents from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, keeping umlauts, ß and legal terms precise. Every translation carries a signed Certificate of Accuracy, our stamp and a reference number. €29.95 per page, and most orders arrive within 24 hours.

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German in Ireland

German Speakers in Ireland, Many of Them Irish-Born

Census 2022 counted 27,926 people speaking German at home, and more than half of them, 14,961, were born in Ireland. That makes German one of the most rooted foreign languages here, spoken in Irish-German families as much as by recent arrivals. Cork has the largest group, ahead of Dublin City, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown and Fingal, with strong numbers in Kildare and Galway. Our German work is broad: school results, pensions, inheritances, company filings and references for Irish employers.

27,926

German speakers at home, Census 2022

14,961

of them born in Ireland

3,910

in Cork city and county, the largest group

German Documents We Translate Most

Birth certificate

Geburtsurkunde

German Standesämter issue a Geburtsurkunde or a fuller beglaubigter Registerausdruck showing later amendments. We translate whichever you have, including Austrian and Swiss birth records, which follow their own layouts.

Divorce order

Scheidungsbeschluss

German family courts now decide divorces by Beschluss rather than Urteil. We translate the order, its Rechtskraftvermerk confirming finality and any Versorgungsausgleich (pension-splitting) ruling it contains.

Abitur certificate

Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife

We translate the Abiturzeugnis with every course, the points out of 15 and the final Durchschnittsnote, or the Austrian Reifeprüfungszeugnis and Swiss Maturitätszeugnis, for the CAO and Irish universities.

Police certificate

Führungszeugnis

Issued by the Bundesamt für Justiz, in a standard or extended (erweitertes) version for work with children. Austrian Strafregisterbescheinigungen and Swiss Strafregisterauszüge are translated with the same care.

Employment reference

Arbeitszeugnis

German references follow a coded style in which small wording differences signal very different grades. We translate the text faithfully, so an Irish employer reads exactly what your former employer wrote.

Certificate of inheritance

Erbschein

Issued by the Nachlassgericht to confirm the heirs. When a German estate includes Irish assets, we translate the Erbschein and related will. The Probate Office also asks for a translator’s affidavit, so ask your solicitor how it should be handled.

Commercial register extract

Handelsregisterauszug

For a German GmbH or AG setting up a branch in Ireland, the CRO asks for a certified translation executed before a notary. We translate the extract and articles; confirm the notarial step with your company secretary.

Pension statement

Rentenbescheid

Statements from the Deutsche Rentenversicherung or an Austrian Pensionsversicherungsanstalt, showing monthly amounts and contribution periods. We translate every figure for SUSI, Revenue queries or a financial adviser.

From Upload to Delivery in 3 Easy Steps

No account required. No commitment. Exact price in seconds.

1

Upload Your Document

Send a photo, scan or PDF of your document through our secure portal. We count the words and show you the exact price in euro straight away.

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We Translate & Certify

A professional translator completes your translation, and we attach a signed Certificate of Accuracy with our full contact details, company stamp and reference number.

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Download & Submit

Your certified translation arrives by email as a PDF, ready to submit. A hard copy by tracked post or an apostille can be added at checkout. 12-hour expedited service on request.

Why German Speakers in Ireland Need Certified Translations

German Translation Cost

Transparent, Flat Pricing

€29.95 per page for German, the same as every other language. Most certificates fit on a single page (300 source words). Digital delivery is free; a hard copy by tracked post can be added at checkout.

€149.95
Apostille
Per document, digital delivery, for use abroad under the 1961 Hague Convention. €199.95 with a shipped hard copy.
€14.95
Hard Copy by Tracked Post
A printed certified copy with wet signature, posted to you. Add it at checkout. A 12-hour expedited service is available on request.
FAQs

German Translation: Common Questions

What is the price of a German translation?+
€29.95 per page, where a page is 300 German source words. Civil certificates are usually one page; an Abiturzeugnis is often two, and a Handelsregisterauszug depends on its length. German costs the same as every other language.
How quickly can you translate German documents?+
Most one- to three-page orders are with you by email within 24 hours. Company articles or a long Erbschein file take longer, and we confirm the timeline up front. If time is short, we can quote a 12-hour expedited service on request.
Do I need a beglaubigte Übersetzung from a sworn translator?+
Not for Irish bodies. In Germany a beglaubigte Übersetzung is made by a translator sworn by a German court, but Ireland has no such system. Irish authorities accept certified translations from professional translators, which is what our signed and stamped Certificate of Accuracy provides.
Can a German or Austrian multilingual form replace the translation?+
Sometimes. Germany and Austria are EU members, so they can issue a multilingual standard form under Regulation 2016/1191 with birth, marriage and death certificates. ISD accepts it for EU Treaty Rights and citizenship, as can the Civil Registration Service, but many other bodies still want a translation. Switzerland is outside the EU, so Swiss certificates need a translation and possibly an apostille.
Can you translate Irish documents into German?+
Yes, for example Irish birth, marriage or company documents needed in Germany or Austria. German and Austrian offices often insist on a translator sworn by one of their own courts, so check with the receiving office before you order.
Will you write Müller or Mueller?+
Exactly as the document is printed, so Müller stays Müller and Weiß keeps its ß. Passports print MUELLER in the machine-readable line, so if an Irish form uses that spelling we add it in brackets to link the two.
Can you explain what my Arbeitszeugnis really says?+
We translate it faithfully rather than rewriting it, so phrases such as “stets zu unserer vollsten Zufriedenheit” are rendered accurately in English. We do not add grades or interpretation to a certified translation, but the English wording reflects the strength of the original.
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