Skilled Visa Translation (Subclass 189/190/491)
French Translation for Australian Skilled Visa Applications
Skilled visa applications (subclass 189, 190 and 491) are points-tested, and every point you claim for qualifications, employment or partner skills must be evidenced in English. We prepare the full French document bundle for you or your migration agent, translated by NAATI-certified translators and delivered by email.
What Australian decision makers expect from French-speaking applicants
These are the French documents most often required for this pathway. Missing translations are one of the most common causes of a request for further information.
- Degree certificates and academic transcripts for qualification points
- Employment records and payslips for skilled employment points
- Overseas police certificates covering every country of 12 months' residence
- Birth certificate and marriage certificate for identity and partner claims
- Professional registration and membership certificates where relevant
NAATI Certification
What is a NAATI Certified Translation?
Assessors compare dates across documents closely. We reproduce every date in an unambiguous format, keep the original alongside where a calendar or format differs, and never silently harmonise conflicting records. French records distinguish the nom de naissance from the nom d'usage taken on marriage, and this is the single most common source of name mismatch in Australian applications. Accents (é, è, ç, ï) are dropped by Australian databases, so we reproduce the printed form and note the equivalence.
- Commonly required for Department of Home Affairs applications
- Used for university, government and employment submissions
- Includes the translator's certification statement and details
Flat rate
Instant price · Under 24-hour delivery
If your document contains multiple pages, you choose the pages to translate and each selected page is charged at $59. Your final page count is confirmed on upload before payment — no manual quote and no callback wait.
- $59 per page, shown upfront
- No manual quote — order immediately
- No waiting for a callback
- Your complete order delivered under 24 hours as standard — average under six hours
- Translation by a NAATI-certified translator
- Delivered as a secure PDF
Frequently asked questions
What the decision maker is assessing
Skilled migration under subclass 189, 190 and 491 is points tested, and each claimed point must be evidenced. The decision maker cross-checks your skills assessment, your employment history and your identity documents against each other, so internal consistency across translations matters as much as the content of any single one.
Documents most often translated for this pathway
- Degree certificate and full academic transcript for the qualification claimed
- Employment references and independent employment records for every claimed period
- Police clearance certificates for each country of 12 months' residence
- Birth certificate and passport bio page for identity
- Marriage certificate and partner's qualification documents where partner points are claimed
- Registration or licensing certificates for regulated occupations
French specifics for this application
For French skilled applicants the relevé de carrière from the Assurance retraite is the strongest independent employment record, because it is built from social-security contributions rather than employer goodwill. Pair it with the diplôme, the annexe descriptive with its ECTS totals, and the extrait de casier judiciaire (bulletin n°3) where a criminal-record document is requested.
French records distinguish the nom de naissance, which never changes, from the nom d'usage a spouse may adopt on marriage — and this distinction, not spelling, is the leading cause of name mismatch in Australian applications. Accents (é, è, ê, ç, ï) are dropped by Australian systems. Dates run day/month/year, and the mentions marginales printed in the margin of a copie intégrale record marriage, divorce, PACS and death against the original entry; they are part of the document and are always translated.
Order of work and timing
Qualifications and employment records are translated first because the skills assessment depends on them, and the skills assessment must be positive before the EOI can be lodged. Police certificates are ordered after the invitation, so they remain current when the case officer reaches the file.
Where these applications stall
- Employment dates in the translated reference conflicting with the independent contribution record
- Claiming partner points without translating the partner's qualification and English evidence
- A skills assessment obtained on one spelling of your name and a visa lodged on another
- Ordering an extrait sans filiation when the Australian agency needs parentage — only the copie intégrale or extrait avec filiation shows the parents
- Cropping the mentions marginales out of a scan, which removes the record of a divorce or a name change the case officer is looking for
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