German is spoken in Navan homes by Irish-German families and by people from Germany, Austria and Switzerland who work in Meath or commute to Dublin. We translate Geburtsurkunden, Abiturzeugnisse, Arbeitszeugnisse and Erbscheine into certified English for Irish offices, employers and solicitors. Navan clients order online at €29.95 per page, and the signed PDF usually arrives by email within 24 hours.
Co. Meath had 916 people speaking German at home at Census 2022, a county number that includes Navan.
Many German speakers in Ireland were born here, and Meath families reflect that, with Irish-German children growing up bilingual in Navan. Documents in German therefore often concern family and inheritance as much as work: a German parent's Geburtsurkunde for a child's passport, an Erbschein in a Meath estate, or an Arbeitszeugnis for a job application.
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A German certificate of inheritance can be key when a Meath resident's estate includes assets in Germany. We translate the Erbschein for the Dublin Probate Office. If an affidavit of translator is required, the solicitor will explain how to deal with it.
German references use coded wording that an Irish employer may misread. We translate the Arbeitszeugnis faithfully, so the tone of each standard phrase comes across as the German employer intended.
Students who moved to Navan after finishing school in Germany apply through the CAO with the Zeugnis der Allgemeinen Hochschulreife. We translate every subject and point score, keeping the overall Durchschnittsnote as printed.
We also translate German from Austria and Switzerland, where terms differ, such as the Austrian Matura or a Swiss Familienausweis. Navan clients can send these for citizenship or work purposes.
Meisterbrief
German electricians and mechanics applying to Boliden Tara Mines or Meath engineering firms often hold a Meisterbrief, the master craftsman qualification. We add a short note on its level, since Irish recruiters may not know it sits above a journeyman certificate.
Geburtsurkunde
German partners booking notification with the Navan registrar present a birth certificate from their Standesamt. Requesting the international version or the EU multilingual standard form may make a translation unnecessary for the registrar; otherwise we translate the certificate in full.
Zeugnis über die Zweite Staatsprüfung für das Lehramt
German teachers moving to Navan and applying to the Teaching Council usually hold two state examinations, the first on subjects and the second after the Referendariat. We translate both certificates and the subject list, since registration depends on what you studied.
German names with umlauts or ß may appear as Müller or Mueller, Strauß or Strauss, depending on the system that printed them. Tell us the form on your passport, and keep it identical for the Navan registrar, your employer and Revenue. German public documents are EU documents, so no apostille is needed for them in Ireland.
€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.
