Translator - Request authorisation

• Residence or professional establishment in Berlin • Professional competence Proof of a translator's examination taken in Germany by a state examination office or a university or a translator's examination abroad recognised as equivalent by a German state authority. • Personal suitability You must prove the required personal reliability for your activity.

• Application Authorisation is only granted upon request, please use the online processing for this. • Identity card Copy of identity card or passport with certificate of registration. For applicants who are not nationals of an EU member state: Residence title entitling to permanent gainful employment. • Curriculum vitae Curriculum vitae in tabular form with passport photo • Testimonials Proof of a successful examination as a translator from a state examination office or a higher education institution in Germany or an examination passed abroad and recognised as equivalent • Certificate of good conduct for presentation to an authority service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/120926/ • To verify personal reliability, information from the Federal Central Register (certificate of good conduct) is required for submission to an authority (document type O). • The information must not be older than six months. • Please state "Ermächtigung als Übersetzer/in" as the purpose of use when applying. The receiving authority for the proof is the "Landgericht Berlin - Dienststelle Littenstraße". You can find the current addresses under "competent authorities".

EUR 40.00 minimum fee EUR 120.00 to EUR 160.00 in total (depending on the number of languages)

• Code of Civil Procedure (Zivilprozessordnung ZPO) § 142 para. 3 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/zpo/__142.html • Berlin Justice Act (Justizgesetz Berlin JustG Bln) § 39 para. 2 p. 2 and ff. §§ of Chapter 7 for language mediators gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-JustizGBEpG9 • Language Mediator Responsibility Ordinance Berlin (Sprachmittlerinnen- und Sprachmittlerzuständigkeitsverordnung Berlin SpZV BE) gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-SprachmittlerZustVBErahm • Berlin Judicial Administration Costs Act (Justizverwaltungskostengesetz Berlin JVKostG Berlin) No. 4 of the Annex to section 1 p. 2 gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-JVKostGBEV14Anlage

approx. 3 months

• Interpreter and translator database www.justiz-dolmetscher.de/Recherche/en/