Sworn translation: Criminal record extract
Official translation, signed and stamped by a sworn translator. Recognised by French authorities.
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What you receive
Your sworn translation, ready to submit
- Sworn translation · signed PDFSigned and stamped by the sworn translator · by email
- Stamped paper originalOptional · by post in mainland France (€10 incl. VAT) · or collect it in Montreuil
For which procedures
A translation recognised for your procedures in France
- Job applications and recruitment
- Civil service applications
- Visa and naturalisation applications
- Child adoption in France or abroad
- Enrolment in qualifying training programmes
- Obtaining accreditation (childminder, etc.)
- Starting a business in certain sectors
- Residence permit applications
Recognised by French authorities: prefectures, OFII, ANTS, town halls and courts. Abroad, an apostille or legalisation may be required.
Good to know
About this document
A criminal record extract shows whether a person has any convictions. For naturalisation, the French government’s Service-public website requires, depending on how long the applicant has lived in France, an original foreign criminal record extract or equivalent document; every document in a foreign language must be accompanied by its French translation by an approved translator. In the other direction, the French criminal record extract (bulletin no. 3), free of charge and issued whatever your nationality, is translated for an employer, a school or an authority abroad. Send the complete extract as a clean scan of each full page. For a document in a non-Latin script, give us the spelling of names on your own documents when you order and we will use it. In another European Union country, a document certifying the absence of a criminal record can sometimes be presented without any formality; elsewhere, an apostille or legalisation may be required: check with the authority that will receive your file.
Technical sheet
- Document
- Criminal record extract
- Languages online
- 13 languages, into or out of French · 75 on request
- Value
- Sworn translation, recognised by French authorities
- Delivery
- Signed PDF by email · paper original optional (€10 incl. VAT)
- Turnaround
- Up to 5 business days · express 48 hours maximum
- Price
- From €35 incl. VAT per page*
- Payment
- Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay · no account needed
* Standard page of up to 250 words, in English or Arabic. €42 to €58 for the other languages.
How it works
You upload your document
PDF, JPG or PNG: a sharp scan of each page, or your phone’s scan function.
We translate it
A sworn translator translates it, signs it and stamps it.
You receive the PDF
Signed PDF by email, paper original by post if you chose it.
You submit it
At the prefecture, the town hall, the university…
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Frequently asked questions
For my naturalisation, which criminal record should be translated?
Depending on how long you have lived in France, Service-public requires an original foreign criminal record extract or equivalent document, issued by the country concerned. Like every foreign-language document in the file, it must be accompanied by its French translation by an approved translator. Send a scan of the original you will submit.
Can the French bulletin no. 3 be used abroad?
Yes. It can be requested free of charge, online or by post, whatever your nationality. In another European Union country, Service-public states that some public documents, including those certifying the absence of a criminal record, can be presented without any formality, sometimes with a multilingual form. Elsewhere, the authority may require a translation and an apostille or legalisation.
Will my translation be accepted by the authorities?
Yes, in France. Our sworn translations are recognised by French authorities: prefectures, OFII, ANTS, town halls and courts. Abroad, an apostille or legalisation may be required; check with the body that will receive your file.
How long does it take?
With the standard option, allow up to 5 business days depending on volume. With the express option, the translation is delivered within 48 hours maximum, or even the same day depending on the language.
Will I receive the paper original?
You always receive the signed translation as a PDF by email. The stamped paper copy can be posted as an option, for €10 incl. VAT in mainland France (international postage on request). You can also collect it from our office in Montreuil.
Are my documents protected?
Your documents are covered by professional secrecy (Article 226-13 of the French Criminal Code). Our website and our management software are hosted in France, in compliance with the GDPR, and connections are encrypted.
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