German Asylum Documents Translation
German asylum documents translation for people who applied for protection in Germany, Austria or Switzerland and now have a case in the US. We translate the BAMF decision, the interview transcript, residence papers and court rulings into certified English, because USCIS and the immigration court will ask what happened there.
- 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 German asylum documents records
The German asylum file, page by page
A US asylum or refugee case asks about every country where you sought protection before. If that country was Germany, Austria or Switzerland, the answer is a stack of German paperwork.
The BAMF Bescheid and what status it gave
The Bescheid from the Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge states the outcome in numbered points: recognition as Asylberechtigter, Flüchtlingseigenschaft, subsidiärer Schutz, a finding of an Abschiebungsverbot, or a refusal as offensichtlich unbegründet. The first four are different protection statuses with different rights, and a US officer weighing firm resettlement needs to know which one you had. We translate each point with its legal citation and keep the Begründung, the reasoning, in full.
The Anhörung transcript
The Niederschrift über die Anhörung is the BAMF record of your interview, written in German from what the interpreter said. It is often the document a US attorney reads most closely, because any difference between that account and your I-589 will be raised. We translate it line by line, question and answer as numbered, including the closing note that the transcript was read back to you.
Austrian and Swiss papers
In Austria the decision comes from the Bundesamt für Fremdenwesen und Asyl, with appeals to the Bundesverwaltungsgericht. In Switzerland the Staatssekretariat für Migration decides, and your status shows on the Ausweis N for asylum seekers or the Ausweis F for provisional admission. We translate the card, the Verfügung and any court Erkenntnis so the status is named correctly.
Who is asking for your German asylum documents translation?
The translation is the same. What changes is whether the recipient wants anything added to it.
USCIS asylum offices
USCIS asks for a complete English translation of every foreign-language document and a signed certification from the translator. No notarization is needed.
Immigration courts
An immigration judge expects each exhibit translated in full and certified, filed with the original. Courts refuse summaries, so every page you file is translated whole.
IRCC
Refugee claims in Canada accept a certified translation with the translator's affidavit. Order the certified translation and add notarization if your application guide asks for it.
Before you upload
Three things that save a day of back and forth on a German asylum documents.
Send every page, including the envelopes
Police reports, threat letters, medical reports and newspaper clippings each count. Postmarks and envelopes show when and where a letter was sent, so scan them too.
Keep handwritten pages readable
Letters and notes are often handwritten. Photograph each page flat in good light, and tell us any names or places that are hard to make out.
Give us the names as your application spells them
Your I-589 fixes the English spelling of your name and of each family member. Tell us that spelling so every document in the file matches.
Details and pricing
What is included in a German asylum documents 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 asylum documents 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.
German Asylum Documents FAQ
Most questions about pricing and turnaround can be answered faster by requesting a quote.
- Which German documents should go with my I-589?
- Usually the BAMF Bescheid, any Verwaltungsgericht judgment on appeal, your Aufenthaltsgestattung or Aufenthaltserlaubnis, and the Reiseausweis für Flüchtlinge if you held one. Your lawyer decides whether the Anhörung transcript goes in. Each page of up to 250 words is $25, and a Bescheid with a long Begründung can run to twenty pages, so ask your lawyer first.
- My Bescheid was a Dublin decision. Is that translated differently?
- No, but it says something different. A Dublin Bescheid rejects the application as unzulässig because another EU state was responsible, and orders transfer there. It never decided your claim on the merits. The translation keeps the word inadmissible and the named member state, so a US reader does not take it for a refusal of your story.
- Can you translate my US asylum documents into German?
- Yes, from English into German, for family in Germany or a German lawyer following your case. The BAMF or a German court may order its own translation from a translator sworn in Germany, so ask what the office will accept before you file ours.
- 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 German documents we translate
Asylum documents translation in other languages
Each of these pages is written for that language's asylum documents records.
Sending it with an application? Read the USCIS translation requirements before you order.