Dolmetscher oder Dolmetscherin nach Landesgesetz allgemeine Vereidigung

Hamburg Interpreters Act (HmbDolmG)
https://www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/bsha/document/jlr-DolmGHA2005V4P1
Court Interpreters Act (GDolmG)
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gdolmg/BJNR212400019.html

You can be publicly appointed as an interpreter or translator and be generally sworn in.

As an interpreter and/or translator, you can be publicly appointed and sworn in by the relevant authority. As a court interpreter, you can be sworn in by the relevant authority.

Public appointment and general swearing-in or swearing-in takes place upon proof of your professional qualifications and knowledge of German legal language. Following this, you will be sworn in, during which you will take an oath obligating you to perform your duties truthfully, conscientiously, and impartially.

These procedures ensure that interpreters and/or translators meet the requirements for quality and reliability in legal and official contexts. The exact procedure for public appointment and general swearing-in may vary depending on the federal state.

• Application form
• CV
• passport photo
• Evidence of professional qualifications (certificates)
• Proof of application for a certificate of good conduct for submission to an authority

• You meet the necessary professional requirements.
• You have basic knowledge of German legal language.
• You are of legal age, personally suitable and live in orderly financial circumstances.

According to the Court Interpreters Act, you must also

• have the nationality of an EU or EEA Member State or Switzerland and/or
• have a main residence in an EU or EEA member state or Switzerland,
• submit the application where you have your main residence or professional establishment.

100.00 EUR - 500.00 EUR

• You submit your application along with the necessary documents to the responsible authority.
• The responsible authority will examine your application and request any missing documents or information from you.
• The responsible authority will decide on your application and inform you of the decision in writing.

Processing usually takes about 3 months.

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New legal regulations, the Court Interpreters Act and the Hamburg Interpreters Act, have been in effect in Hamburg since January 1, 2023. If you were already appointed and sworn in before this date, you may be required to take action under the Court Interpreters Act. Further information can be found in the "Links" section.

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• Interpreters and/or translators can be publicly appointed and generally sworn in by the competent authority.
• Court interpreters can be sworn in by the relevant authority.
• Public appointment and general swearing-in or swearing-in takes place upon proof of professional qualifications and knowledge of German legal language.
• This is followed by the oath: the oath obligates the employee to carry out his or her duties truthfully, conscientiously and impartially.
• These procedures ensure that interpreters and/or translators meet the requirements of quality and reliability in legal and regulatory contexts.
• The exact procedure for public appointment and general swearing-in may vary depending on the federal state.

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