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Lafilipina wrote:

Hi everyone! I have a question please, anyone have experience or anyone knows if I need to translate my documents from english to german? My fiance needs my documents upon acquiring legal capacity.

Thanks in advance!

Cheers

Janice

Hi Janice,

Yes, you need all legal documents to be translated. I recommend you send your Fiancé the documents and have them translated by an official translator („Dolmetscher“) here in Germany.

Usually, if someone goes to the Aliens Office to request for certain documents, they will specify which documents they need and what kind ( translated , notarized, etc.).

Your Fiancé needs to visit the Aliens Office. Second-guessing will only delay everything, if you don’t get the documents right. As a result, they could ask for more documents, if you don’t follow accurate procedures.

Kind regards,
B

BeZwe wrote:

Hi Janice,

Yes, you need all legal documents to be translated. I recommend you send your Fiancé the documents and have them translated by an official translator („Dolmetscher“) here in Germany.

B

Correction: a "Dolmetscher" is strictly an oral translator (interpreter). Someone who does written translations is an "Übersetzer",  a written translation is an "Übersetzung", the verb to translate written word is übersetzen.

TominStuttgart wrote:

BeZwe wrote:

Hi Janice,

Yes, you need all legal documents to be translated. I recommend you send your Fiancé the documents and have them translated by an official translator („Dolmetscher“) here in Germany.

B

Correction: a "Dolmetscher" is strictly an oral translator (interpreter). Someone who does written translations is an "Übersetzer",  a written translation is an "Übersetzung", the verb to translate written word is übersetzen.

Hi TominStuttgart,

Perhaps, you can also conjugate the verb „Übersetzen“. Not entirely correct. Dolmetscher does NOT strictly do verbal translation. Übersetzter (written) does on the other hand. Dolmetscher „usually“ and „mostly“ do verbal translation, however not limited.

We had a Dolmetscher. He translated my documents and I am married now since years.

Kind regards,
B

BeZwe wrote:

TominStuttgart wrote:

BeZwe wrote:

Hi Janice,

Yes, you need all legal documents to be translated. I recommend you send your Fiancé the documents and have them translated by an official translator („Dolmetscher“) here in Germany.

B

Correction: a "Dolmetscher" is strictly an oral translator (interpreter). Someone who does written translations is an "Übersetzer",  a written translation is an "Übersetzung", the verb to translate written word is übersetzen.

Hi TominStuttgart,

Perhaps, you can also conjugate the verb „Übersetzen“. Not entirely correct. Dolmetscher does NOT strictly do verbal translation. Übersetzter (written) does on the other hand. Dolmetscher „usually“ and „mostly“ do verbal translation, however not limited.

We had a Dolmetscher. He translated my documents and I am married now since years.

Kind regards,
B

No reason that someone who is an interpreter might not also be able to do translations. I just pointed out the meaning of the words - and  Dolmetscher means interpreter rather than translator. To tell a foreigner to look for a Dolmetscher rather than a Übersetzer for translations is misleading and wrong. And yes, übersetzen is a proper verb, this is entirely correct.