Applying for citizenship, a work permit, or a job that requires vetting? A police clearance certificate that isn't in English or Irish has to reach the caseworker as a certified police clearance translation. We render every field, stamp and result in full — completed by an accredited, native, human translator and issued with a signed Certificate of Accuracy that ISD (INIS) and employers nationwide recognise.
It's handled entirely online, so wherever you are in Ireland — Dublin, Cork, Galway or Limerick — you upload once and we do the rest, securely and in strict confidence. With express and same-day options built around application and onboarding deadlines, your certified translation lands ready to submit — not stuck in a queue while your deadline runs down.
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Accepted by the offices and employers that require police clearance evidence
Certified police clearance translation for applicants in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and right across Ireland — a fast, secure and fully online service, so there's no need to search for a translator near you or visit an office.
A police clearance certificate is read for one thing above all: whether the result is clean, and whether the name and dates match your other documents exactly. Here's exactly what "certified" means for this document, and how we build accuracy in from the first line.
A certified police clearance translation is a complete, precise English rendering of your original, released with a signed Certificate of Accuracy. Because Ireland holds no state register of "sworn" translators, the responsibility rests squarely on the person doing the work: for ISD (INIS) and employers, an acceptable translation is a full, accurate one that a qualified, accredited, ITIA-affiliated professional puts their name to — submitted with your original, never in place of it.
What decides most naturalisation and vetting files isn't any single detail — it's whether the name, date of birth and issuing authority match exactly across every other document you've submitted. A caseworker cross-reads your clearance certificate against your passport and residence history, so a name transliterated two different ways is enough to trigger a query. We translate every field precisely, matching your other documents character for character.
One useful thing to know before you pay for anything: some countries issue clearance certificates that are already bilingual or carry an apostille that reduces what needs translating. We confirm your exact requirement upfront by reviewing what you've been issued, so you pay for precisely the translation your application needs.
Accepted first time — or we fix it free. If ISD (INIS) or an employer ever raises a query on our work, we revise and reissue at no charge until it's accepted. A stalled application costs you weeks — so we carry that risk, not you.
The same document gets asked for across several different application types, and each is really checking something specific. Here's where a police clearance translation is most often needed — and what each party is verifying when it asks for it.
A naturalisation application to the Citizenship Division of ISD requires certified clearance certificates from every country you've lived in for six months or more, translated precisely and matched to your residence history.
Roles involving vetting — childcare, healthcare, finance, security — often require employers to see a translated clearance certificate before finalising an offer.
Critical Skills and General Employment Permit applications sometimes require translated clearance certificates alongside employment contracts and qualification documents.
Some visa categories and residency routes require a translated police clearance certificate as part of the supporting document set submitted through ISD.
Recruitment agencies placing candidates from abroad often need a translated clearance certificate before a role can be confirmed, especially for regulated sectors.
Adoption applications and certain legal proceedings require a certified clearance translation to confirm a clean record as part of the case file.
Every certificate is matched to a native-speaking, bilingual translator who works manually — never by machine — and knows the legal and administrative vocabulary of your source country. That native fluency is what keeps names, results and official titles accurate the first time. We handle clearance certificate translations to and from 90+ languages, with dedicated specialists in Ireland's most-requested pairs:
From the first upload to the final signed PDF, your certificate moves through one accountable workflow — submitted online, translated by a single named linguist, then independently verified before anything is certified. Here's each step, and where the quality checks sit.
Upload a clear scan through the secure form, WhatsApp or email. We confirm the language pair and send a quick estimate in minutes.
A native-speaking, ITIA-affiliated translator renders every field manually, matching the transliteration to your other documents.
A second qualified linguist checks the translation against the original line by line — then attaches the signed Certificate of Accuracy that makes it certified.
Your signed translation arrives in 24–48 hours — express and same-day when your deadline is close — ready to submit, with posted hard copies on request.
That independent second-linguist verification is the quiet difference — it catches the mismatches that trip up single-pass translations, and it's why our certified translations clear ISD (INIS) scrutiny without a follow-up query.
A professional certified translation mirrors your original like-for-like — same layout, every stamp and result noted — and carries the translator's signature and Certificate of Accuracy that make it ISD- and employer-accepted. Here's the shape yours will take.
Send us a scan of your certificate and we'll return a free, no-obligation sample of your certified translation, so you know exactly what to expect.
All fields, stamps and results rendered in full — nothing summarised or skipped.
The dated, official declaration from a named translator that makes the document verifiable and legally recognised.
Your translation laid out to mirror the original, so a caseworker can cross-check the two at a glance.
A tamper-evident, verifiable PDF sized and named for direct submission to any online portal.
Wet-ink signed originals delivered anywhere in Ireland for offices that still need paper.
Add Irish Notary Public certification or a DFA apostille for institutions that require extra formality.
Because a clearance certificate is usually a single document, our pricing stays simple and affordable — one clear price per certificate, with no per-word calculations. You'll see an all-in estimate before you commit, with no hidden extras.
Standard
24–48 hour delivery
Same-Day
Delivered within 4–6 hours
Certified + Notarised
For embassies & use abroad
💬 The figures above are starting estimates. Because your final price depends on the exact document and any add-ons, we send you a confirmed final price before any work begins — so you always approve the cost first.
Any service can translate a document. Far fewer get the transliteration precisely right — and fewer still stand behind their work if ISD (INIS) ever queries a detail. Before you trust anyone with a document this central to your application, these are the marks of an experienced, trustworthy police clearance translation service in Ireland.
If any authority ever queries a certified clearance translation we've submitted, we revise and reissue it free of charge.
Clearance certificates from dozens of countries — translated precisely by people who know exactly how ISD (INIS) reads them.
No anonymous stamps. Every translation carries a qualified, ITIA-affiliated, accredited translator's name — the accountability ISD (INIS) insists on.
Application and onboarding deadlines don't move. Standard turnaround is 24–48 hours, with fast, express and same-day options when your date is close.
If ISD (INIS) or an employer queries a detail, we revise and reissue at no cost — your certified translation isn't finished until it's accepted.
Your clearance certificate contains sensitive personal data — handled confidentially, encrypted, access-controlled and deleted after delivery, fully GDPR-compliant.
| Feature | IrelandTranslations.ie | Generic agencies | Freelancers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accepted by ISD (INIS) | ✓ | Sometimes | ✗ |
| Free revision if rejected | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Transliteration precisely matched | ✓ | Varies | ✗ |
| Upfront price, confirmed before work | ✓ | ✗ | Varies |
| Same-day urgent delivery | ✓ | Sometimes | Depends |
Every review below is from someone who trusted us with the clearance certificate behind a citizenship, employment or visa application — and moved forward once it was accepted.
"Needed my Polish clearance certificate translated for citizenship. Names matched my passport exactly — approved with no follow-up."
"Translated for a childcare role that needed vetting. Employer accepted it straight away — no follow-up needed."
"My Ukrainian clearance certificate translated for an employment permit. Quick, confidential, and every detail was right."
"Certificate translated for a visa application. Clear, accurate, and delivered exactly when promised."
"Clearance certificate and passport both translated for my naturalisation file. Not a single detail was queried."
"Needed clearance certificates translated for a work permit. Fast, accurate, and exactly what my employer needed."
"We use them whenever we onboard candidates from abroad. Consistently accurate, always delivered on time."
"Got a certificate translated and notarised for an embassy requirement. Handled the whole chain without any hassle."
"My Brazilian clearance certificate translated for an adoption file. Accepted without any follow-up questions."
"We send new-hire documents here regularly for security-cleared roles. Consistently accurate, always on time."
"Had my clearance certificate translated for a legal matter. Smooth from start to finish, and every detail matched."
"We use them to translate clearance certificates when relocating international hires. Always reliable."
When your application is on the line, the translation behind your clearance certificate has to be right the first time — accurate, certified, and accepted without a query. That's what we take off your plate, and it's why 5,800+ police clearance certificates we've translated have cleared ISD (INIS) checks on first submission.
Send your certificate now and a clear, all-in estimate comes back within 15 minutes — or talk it through with a translator first. You'll know the cost and turnaround before you commit a cent, with express and same-day delivery on hand when your deadline is close.