Document Translation
Macquarie Community College Blacktown provides a free document translation service funded by The Department of Immigration and Citizenship for students enrolled in the AMEP who are settling permanently in Australia. The service allows recently arrived migrants and refugees to participate in their new community by having their personal documents translated.

Only those who are settling in Australia permanently are eligible for this ervice. This includes permanent visa holders, people who have migrated to Australia on a resident visa issued by Australian authorities, and refugees and humanitarian entrants.

Only documents to be used for settlement purposes or legal proceedings in Australia are eligible for translation. Students must provide legible certified photocopies of original documents. We do not accept original documents.Students must also complete a document translation application form in English and provide a passport or Document for Travel to Australia containing a valid resident visa.

The following documents are eligible for free translation.

• Birth certificate
• Educational and vocational certificates (highest certificate only)
• Baptismal certificate (if you don't have a birth certificate)
• Medical documents obtained prior to migration
• Marriage certificate
• Police/penal certificate (if required for employment)
• Child vaccination certificate
• Death certificate
• Change of name certificate (issued before migration)
• Driver's license
• Employment record
• Divorce document and associated affadavit

This is a free service. To organise translation of your documents, just ask your teacher or the administration staff at Macquarie Community College Blacktown.

The AMEP is an Australian Government Initiative Funded by DIAC, The Department of Immigration and Citizenship

Visit DIAC's Web Site for More Information about

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Macquarie Community College
Level 2, 125 Main Street
PO Box 380
Blacktown NSW 2148
Tel (02) 96214175
Fax (02) 96213865

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