Kurdish to English
Kurdish to English translation
For Kurdish families who need a certificate, an identity document or a court paper in English. Kurdish is written two ways and often sits beside another language on the page, so check what yours is first. Translated in full, by email, with NAATI certification as an option.
What a Kurdish document needs
Three things a Kurdish document brings with it
Before anything is translated, it matters which Kurdish, which script, and which other language shares the page.
Kurmanji or Sorani
Kurmanji is usually written in Latin letters, in Turkey and Syria; Sorani in an Arabic-based script, in Iraq and Iran. They are different enough to be handled separately, so tell us which your document uses, or send us a photo first.
Often not Kurdish at all
Many documents Kurdish families hold are in Arabic, Turkish or Persian, or print Kurdish beside one of them. Choose the language most of the page is in: Arabic, Turkish or Persian (Farsi). For a page that mixes two, ask us and we will confirm before you pay.
Names in two alphabets
A name printed in Arabic script on one document and in Latin letters on another can look like two different people. The translation uses your passport’s spelling and keeps the father’s and grandfather’s names in their labelled places, so the records line up.
Before you pay anyone
The free service, and the visa rule
Check the free service
“Permanent residents and eligible visa holders can get up to 10 personal documents translated into English for free.” If you arrived on a humanitarian visa in the last two years and you are in Australia, this is the place to start.
Sources: TIS National, About the Free Translating Service and Eligibility (checked 19 September 2026)
For a visa file
“All documents not in English must be translated into English. Translators in Australia must be accredited by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters.” The free service does not take visa translations; the NAATI certification option does.
Source: Home Affairs, translating documents (page last updated 16 September 2026)
The free service’s limits are on who the Free Translating Service is for. Dates on Iraqi and Iranian documents may follow other calendars: dates and calendars.
What a careful job includes
Every script, every stamp
Identity and civil records
Identity cards, civil status records, birth and marriage certificates, with the issuing office, the record number and each seal and signature.
Court and religious records
Court decisions, marriage contracts and divorce papers, translated in full with the names of both families and every witness.
School and university records
Certificates, results and transcripts, translated table for table. Text that cannot be read in the photo is marked in square brackets.
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 how NAATI translation works. Other languages: Arabic, Persian (Farsi) and Turkish, or see every language we translate.
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