Czech to English
Czech to English translation
For visitors driving on a Czech licence, and for anyone who needs a Czech birth, marriage or other record in English. Translated in full, delivered by email, with NAATI certification as an option.
What a Czech document needs
Three things a Czech document brings with it
Czech records carry surname forms, numbers and register references that an Australian reader will not know how to read.
-ová, or not
A Czech woman’s surname usually takes -ová: Novák’s wife or daughter is Nováková. Since 2022 a woman may register the masculine form instead, so one family’s records can show both. The translation keeps each person’s surname exactly as registered.
The birth number
The rodné číslo begins with the date of birth, and for a woman 50 is added to the month, so 755212 means 12 February 1975. It is copied exactly as printed, with its slash, and never “corrected” to look like a date.
Rodný list, oddačí list
The birth certificate (rodný list), marriage certificate (oddačí list) and death certificate (úmrtní list) each cite the register volume, page and entry number. Those references are translated too, so the reader can see exactly which register entry the certificate comes from.
Driving here on a Czech licence
What to carry with a Czech licence
What Tasmania says
“If your licence is not in English you must also carry an official translation or international drivers permit.” The page also refers to “an English translation of your licence by a person accredited to translate”, and the NAATI option is exactly that.
At the Budget desk
A licence not in English “must be accompanied by an approved translation such as an International Driving Permit”. A translation, like a permit, is shown with the card and never instead of it.
Source: Budget Australia, requirements for renting FAQ (checked 19 September 2026)
Hiring at the airport? Airport car hire on a non-English licence covers what to have ready at the counter.
What a careful job includes
Every field, every register reference
Your licence, both sides
Name, date and place of birth, validity dates, the municipal authority that issued it, and each category on the reverse with its dates and codes, all put into English.
Civil records in full
Birth, marriage and death certificates, with the registry office, the register reference and any note added later about a marriage, divorce or change of name.
Diplomas and extracts
Diplomas with their supplements, transcripts and criminal record extracts. Seals and signatures are marked where they appear, and anything unreadable in your photo is marked [illegible].
Choose the NAATI certification option for a translation prepared by a NAATI-certified translator, carrying their certification statement, NAATI stamp and credential number. See the birth certificate and marriage certificate pages for those documents.
Pricing
The full price on screen before you order
Translation is $39.99 per page into English, delivered digitally. Add NAATI certification for $59.99 per page, prepared by a NAATI-certified translator and carrying their certification statement, NAATI stamp and credential number. Where the translator uses NAATI’s digital stamp, it carries a QR code you can scan to check the credential.
Delivery is by email and the order page shows the delivery options. Translating a licence only? Start at driver licence translation. Need a NAATI-certified translator? See NAATI translation in Australia. Other languages: Slovak, Polish and German, or see every language we translate.
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