German certificate of conduct (Führungszeugnis)
Führungszeugnis Translation into English
Looking for a Führungszeugnis translation? The Führungszeugnis is issued by the Bundesamt für Justiz from the Bundeszentralregister. This page helps you identify the certificate you hold and prepare it for an English translation by a NAATI-certified translator. To order, see German police check translation.
Identify the German certificate you hold
The BfJ explains that personal-data labels are shown in German, English and French. Where there is no entry, that statement is also shown in those languages. Check the actual version you hold and the receiving organisation’s instructions before deciding whether an English translation is needed. Source: Bundesamt für Justiz — Führungszeugnis FAQ, checked 9 September 2026.
- Check the issuing body named on your document: the Führungszeugnis is issued by the Bundesamt für Justiz from the Bundeszentralregister
- Check the purpose your certificate was issued for: private use, or for submission to an authority (zur Vorlage bei einer Behörde)
- Check separately whether it is an erweitertes Führungszeugnis (extended) or a Europäisches Führungszeugnis — purpose and scope are different things
- A Europäisches Führungszeugnis may include a contribution from another member state's register in the language in which it was transmitted
- Austrian and Swiss criminal-record certificates are different documents issued by other authorities and are outside the German issuer's scope
- Check the receiving organisation's instructions for which certificate it asks for and whether it wants an English translation
Issued by: Bundesamt für Justiz (Federal Office of Justice), Bundeszentralregister
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Preparing the certificate for translation
We provide English translations of German Führungszeugnis documents by NAATI-certified translators. Send a complete, legible copy of the document, including any headers, footers, seals or reference numbers present. Translation, obtaining the certificate and authenticating it are separate steps. Check the receiving organisation’s instructions to establish which steps apply. Authentication guidance for the Führungszeugnis is published by the Bundesamt für Justiz. TransLingo translates the record you supply: we do not issue, obtain, verify, notarise or apostille German records, and the organisation receiving your documents decides which certificate and what form of evidence it requires.
- Einfaches Führungszeugnis — the simple certificate, issued for private use
- Führungszeugnis zur Vorlage bei einer Behörde — issued for submission to an authority
- Erweitertes Führungszeugnis — extended certificate under § 30a BZRG
- Europäisches Führungszeugnis — European certificate under § 30b BZRG
- Send every page as issued; if names or details differ between your documents, flag the difference before translation rather than altering an official document
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