Donegal has long attracted German and Austrian residents, and their documents reach us from Letterkenny, the Gaeltacht and the coast. We translate German property, inheritance, pension and school records into English, each with a signed Certificate of Accuracy, our stamp and a reference number. Everything is ordered online, and the translation is emailed to you as a PDF.
According to Census 2022, 562 people in Co. Donegal speak German at home, a figure that covers the entire county rather than Letterkenny alone.
German speakers in Donegal include long-settled residents who bought homes in rural parts of the county, Irish-German families and professionals working in Letterkenny. Their translation needs tend to be legal and financial: an Erbschein after a death in Germany, a notarial property contract, a Rentenbescheid or an Arbeitszeugnis. Because German is also used in Austria and Switzerland, we check the terminology of each country, as Austrian and Swiss documents differ in wording from German ones.
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German owners of houses in Donegal sometimes hold a German notarial contract or land register extract that a Letterkenny solicitor needs to read. We translate the full deed, including notary clauses and schedules.
When a Donegal resident leaves a will written in German, the Probate Office admits it in terms of a translation with an affidavit of translator. We translate the German Testament line by line for the Donegal estate. Your Letterkenny solicitor can advise how that affidavit should be sworn.
Doctors trained in Germany or Austria who join Letterkenny University Hospital register with the Medical Council. We translate the Approbationsurkunde and good-standing certificate with the official stamp and address the Council expects.
Students applying to ATU in Letterkenny with an Abitur translate the Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife. We keep the German point totals and the final grade, so the admissions office can assess it properly.
Ehefähigkeitszeugnis
German citizens marrying in Donegal may be asked by the registrar for proof of freedom to marry. The Standesamt issues an Ehefähigkeitszeugnis, which is generally valid for six months, so we translate it quickly and keep its issue date prominent.
Arbeitszeugnis
Lecturers and researchers moving from Germany to ATU's Letterkenny campus often provide references from earlier employers. German Arbeitszeugnisse use a coded style in which mild wording can signal a weak grade, so we translate the text faithfully rather than smoothing it over.
Erlaubnis zum Führen der Berufsbezeichnung Physiotherapeut
Physiotherapists from Germany planning a move to LUH apply to CORU, which reviews both training and the right to practise. The state-issued Erlaubnis confirms the protected title, and we translate it with the Berufsfachschule certificate and hours of practical training.
Time the German Ehefähigkeitszeugnis carefully for a Donegal wedding: request it after you book the notification appointment, and ask the registrar whether it must still be valid on the day you marry. If you divorced in Germany, include the Scheidungsbeschluss with its Rechtskraftvermerk in the same order, as the registrar will want to see that the divorce is final.
€29.95 per page (300 source words) for certified German translation, with free delivery by email. Add a hard copy by tracked post (€14.95) or an apostille for use abroad (from €149.95) at checkout. See all services.
