Arabic Background Check Translation
Arabic background check translation for a US employer, licensing board or landlord screening someone who lived in the Gulf, and the reverse: a US FBI or state check translated into Arabic for a work or residence visa in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar or Kuwait. We translate the good conduct certificate, the experience certificate and the papers that come with them.
- Up to 250 words per page
- $25 per page
- Standard turnaround
- From 24 hours
- Certificate of accuracy
- Signed & stamped
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Written for Arabic background check records
The Gulf good conduct certificate, and why it is hard to get after you leave
In the Gulf the background check is called a شهادة حسن سيرة وسلوك, a certificate of good conduct, and each state issues it through its own system, mostly to people who are still there.
UAE, Qatar and Kuwait
The UAE issues the certificate through the Ministry of Interior or Dubai Police, and a former resident can apply from abroad with the old Emirates ID number and a fingerprint card. Qatar's comes from the Criminal Evidences and Information Department, and Kuwait's from the Criminal Evidence Department, which generally wants the applicant in Kuwait. The certificates are short, bilingual in part, and state the purpose and the residence period. We translate the Arabic portions, the stamps and the QR verification line, and keep the English the office printed.
Saudi Arabia and the sponsor
A Saudi citizen prints the certificate from Absher. A foreign worker's request goes through the employer or sponsor, and once the إقامة has lapsed and the person has left, the certificate is seldom issued at all. A US employer or board that insists on one is often asking for a document that cannot be produced, and we say so plainly. What a former Saudi resident can usually supply instead is the شهادة خبرة, the experience certificate from the employer, attested by the Chamber of Commerce, and the exit stamp, both of which we translate.
A US check going the other way
Qatar, Kuwait and in some cases the UAE and Saudi Arabia ask a new employee or a dependent for a police check from the country they lived in last, and for an American that is the FBI Identity History Summary or a state police check. Saudi Arabia takes it with an apostille from the US Department of State; the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait want State Department authentication and then their own embassy's stamp in Washington. We translate the check into Arabic after the stamps are on, so the stamps are translated too.
Who is asking for your Arabic background check translation?
The translation is the same. What changes is whether the recipient wants anything added to it.
USCIS and the National Visa Center
Green card and visa applications ask for police and court records with a complete English translation and a signed certification. No notarization is needed.
Employers and licensing boards
An employer or a professional board checking your record from abroad accepts a certified translation they can read next to the original. Ask whether they want a hard copy.
Residency and work permits abroad
An FBI or state background check going to another country usually needs an apostille and a translation into that country's language, sometimes notarized.
Before you upload
Three things that save a day of back and forth on a Arabic background check.
Get the check issued first, then order the translation
Most background checks are valid for a few months. Have it issued, then upload it, so the translation and the original are current together.
Send the report the checklist names
A police certificate, a court record and an FBI identity history summary are different documents. Read the employer or consulate checklist and send the one it asks for.
Keep the verification code in the scan
Online reports carry a QR code or a reference number that the recipient uses to confirm the result. Scan the whole page so it is translated with the rest.
Details and pricing
What is included in a Arabic background check translation
One price per page covers the translation and its certification. A page is up to 250 words, and the quote tells you the page count before you pay.
Everything on the background check is translated, including stamps, seals and handwritten notes. Tell us the English spelling you use for each name when you order.
Certified Translation
Word-for-word translation with a certificate of accuracy for official use.
$25
USD / page
up to 250 words per page
Included
- Signed & stamped certification of translation accuracy
- Certified by a professional translator
- Digital delivery via PDF
- Review and approve final translation
- 100% Guaranteed Acceptance
- Standard turnaround starting at 24 hours
Optional services
- Expedited turnaround
- Priority handling when your deadline is shorter than the standard turnaround.
- By deadline
- Notarization
- A notary public signs and stamps the certification statement.
- $20 per order
- Physical copy
- A wet-ink original of your translation, mailed by express courier.
- $35 per order
- Apostille
- Authenticates the notary’s signature and seal for use in Hague Convention countries.
- $180 per document
What the certificate of accuracy states
Your translation arrives with a Certification of Translation Accuracy issued by ImmiTranslate. It is the page the receiving organization checks first.
- The translation is complete and accurate.
- The document title and the language pair.
- The translator is competent in both languages.
- A signature and the ImmiTranslate certification stamp.
- Our American Translators Association corporate membership.
Our translation process
Our goal is to make the translation process as simple as possible for you. Our service is streamlined specifically for documents of this nature.
Arabic Background Check FAQ
Most questions about pricing and turnaround can be answered faster by requesting a quote.
- I lived in two Gulf countries. Do I need a certificate from each?
- Ask the employer or board; most want one from every country where you lived for a set period. Each certificate is its own page in the order, and a Kuwaiti and an Emirati certificate look nothing alike, so the translation names each issuing department as printed. Where one country will not issue a certificate after you left, send the experience certificate and the residence pages instead.
- My Gulf certificate is already partly in English. Do I need a certified translation?
- If anything on it is Arabic only, yes for most US recipients. The result line, the stamps, the issuing officer's name and the purpose are usually Arabic only even when the heading is bilingual. A licensing board or employer wants one signed translation covering the whole page rather than a document that is half readable, and that is what we provide.
- What else does a US employer ask for from someone who worked in the Gulf?
- Usually the شهادة خبرة, the experience certificate every Gulf employer issues on leaving, which states the position, the start and end dates and sometimes the final salary, and the registered labour contract. Some ask for the cancelled residence visa page as proof of the dates. We translate these as a set with one certification, with job titles translated and the company name kept as it registers itself in English.
- How much does a certified translation cost?
- Certified translation is $25 per page, with a page counted as up to 250 words. Notarization, a mailed physical copy and an apostille are optional and priced separately.
- How long does a certified translation take?
- Standard turnaround starts at 24 hours and depends on the length and language of your documents. If you have a deadline, include it in your quote request.
Other Arabic documents we translate
Background check translation in other languages
Each of these pages is written for that language's background check records.
Sending it with an application? Read the Certified translations, Notarized translations before you order.