Court Interpreter in Zadar — Certified German & French Translations

A court interpreter is a person appointed by the president of the County or Commercial Court. Their job is to translate, at the request of the court, natural or legal persons, written or spoken text from Croatian to a foreign language, from a foreign language to Croatian, or from one foreign language to another for which they are appointed. Court interpreters issue translations that must be completely faithful to the original text.

No. Each country has its own specific way of becoming a certified court interpreter. A court interpreter appointed in Croatia is authorized to perform their duties exclusively within the territory of the Republic of Croatia.

Court interpreter certification is required for translations of documents that will be used for official purposes, such as birth certificates, marriage certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees, court decisions, school certificates, diplomas, transcripts, certificates of no criminal record, residence certificates, powers of attorney, ID cards, passports, driver's licenses, commercial register extracts, certificates, declarations, etc.

A court interpreter's certification contains the certification text, the signature and stamp of the court interpreter. Each certified translation receives a number under which it is recorded in the certification book of the specific court interpreter.

A certified translation is a translation issued by a competent court interpreter who certifies its conformity with the original using their stamp. The validity of a certified translation is unlimited, unless otherwise specified by law.

The time required for translation depends on the quantity and complexity of the text that the court interpreter needs to translate.