Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

You only need to have your driving history translated if you are planning to skip G2 road test and go straight for G road test. In other words, the certified translation of your driver’s license is enough if you are planning to take G2 road test.

Yes. Once you are in Ontario, you will need to have your documents translated by an ATIO-certified translator. Most certifying bodies, evaluation organizations, and even Immigration and Citizenship require ATIO-certified translations. Some of the documents you may need to have translated are your driver’s license, educational credentials, identification documents, and professional licentiates. Therefore, when applying for a visa from outside of Canada, only have the documents immediately required for your Visa application translated.

Yes. In Ontario, English-Persian translators are only permitted to translate documents from English to Persian as a certified translator, and Persian-English translators are only permitted to translate documents from Persian to English as a certified translator.

There is no need to submit hard copies for certified translation. However, please note that the source of the translation — electronic copies or hard copies of originals — will be indicated in the certified translation.

Some organizations would not accept certified translations without the translator’s statement even when the translations are sealed and stamped. In fact, ATIO does not require certified translators to seal and stamp certified translations when the translator’s statement is included.

Yes. On the day of your citizenship interview, your officer will ask for the translation of any of your passports that are within the eligibility period. In case you cannot provide the translation, your citizenship application will be suspended until the officer receives the translation by mail. Please note that regardless of their date, all stamps in a passport within the eligibility period must be translated; that is, even stamps dated before the start of the eligibility period need to be translated.

If your passport also contains stamps that are in a language other than Persian, English, or French, besides ordering a Farsi-English translation of your passport, you will also have to seek the services of a certified translator of the other language or languages. To find a certified translator in any language combination, please visit ATIO’s Directory.

According to Drivetest’s website, applicants need a driver’s abstract that is issued within the last 6 months.

Generally, no. But for larger translation orders—usually more than 300 dollars—a 50% deposit is required.

If your child does not have a Canadian birth certificate (long form), you need to have his or her foreign birth certificate translated for his or her passport application. Please note that translations done outside of Canada are not accepted. In Ontario, translation must be done by ATIO certified translators in the right language combination. For example, for a Farsi birth certificate, you will need the services of a certified Farsi-English translator to do the translation.

To be valid, the police certificate must be either issued

• after the last time you were in that country, or
• no more than 6 months before the date you sign your citizenship application