Western FrisianBackground, Culture and Documents
Background on the Western Frisian language, its dialects and writing system, and the document requirements for sworn translations. Translations are made by Rbtv-registered, court-sworn translators and accepted by every Dutch authority.
Summary of sworn Western Frisian translation
Sworn translation between Dutch and Western Frisian is official translation carried out by a translator entered in the Dutch Register of Sworn Interpreters and Translators (Rbtv). The translator's signed statement and stamp give the translation legal standing, which is why bodies such as the IND, gemeenten and courts accept it.
Definition: sworn Western Frisian translation
Sworn Western Frisian translation: Sworn translation between Dutch and Western Frisian is official translation carried out by a translator entered in the Dutch Register of Sworn Interpreters and Translators (Rbtv). The translator's signed statement and stamp give the translation legal standing, which is why bodies such as the IND, gemeenten and courts accept it.
Facts about Western Frisian
- Writing system
- Latin alphabet
- Number of speakers
- 500,000
- Countries
- Nederland (Friesland)
About sworn Western Frisian translations
International clients often use the words certified or notarised, while the Dutch system uses the term sworn (beëdigd). In the Netherlands the element that carries legal weight is the sworn, Rbtv-registered translator who signs and stamps the work; a notary is not involved in the translation itself. So if a Dutch body asks for a certified or official Western Frisian translation, a sworn translation is what they mean.
Only a translator sworn before a Dutch district court and listed in the Rbtv for the Dutch–Western Frisian pair, a register kept by Bureau Wbtv on behalf of the Ministry of Justice and Security. That registration is what authorities check, not the translator's qualifications alone.
Civil-status documents (birth, marriage, death and divorce certificates), academic documents (diplomas and transcripts), criminal-record extracts, and various legal and corporate documents are the most common.
Documents we translate into Western Frisian
We translate every kind of official document to and from Western Frisian. Below are the document types people request most often:
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Sworn translation Western Frisian
Rbtv-registered · accepted by every Dutch authority
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