Certified Translation of the Iranian Police Certificate (گواهی عدم سوء پیشینه)
The گواهی عدم سوء پیشینه is the Iranian certificate of no criminal record, written in Persian. IRCC provides no translation exemption for Iran: it has to be accompanied by a translation into English or French. Asiatis produces it, converted dates included.
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Get my quote onlineAlso known as
گواهی عدم سوء پیشینه — gavahi-ye adam-e su-e pishine · gavahi adam sue pishine · عدم سوء پیشینه · Certificate of no criminal record Iran · casier judiciaire iranien · police certificate Iran IRCC · traduction persan farsi document officiel
What is the gavahi-ye adam-e su-e pishine?
The certificate is issued by the Iranian police, on individual request and for a declared purpose. It carries your identity, your father's, your national number, the entry stating the presence or absence of a record, a date of issue and a seal. Two features set it apart from a European or North American record. First the dating: the document is dated in the Solar Hijri calendar, whose year begins at the spring equinox and not on 1 January. Second the legalization: an Iranian document destined for abroad generally passes through a chain of successive authentications, each stamp carrying its own date and reference which form part of the document to be translated.
Variants of the document
| Name | Type | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| گواهی عدم سوء پیشینهadam-e su-e pishine | Certificate of no criminal record | The document itself, issued by the police for a declared purpose. It is the one IRCC names. |
| تأییدیه دادگستریta'idiye-ye dadgostari | Judiciary legalization | Stamp applied by the Ministry of Justice. It carries its own date and reference, which must appear in the translation. |
| تأییدیه وزارت امور خارجهta'idiye-ye vezarat-e omur-e khareje | Foreign Ministry legalization | Second link in the authentication chain. Like the previous one, it is part of the document, not of its wrapping. |
How to obtain the document in Iran
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Request the certificate stating your purpose
The certificate is issued on individual request, with a declared purpose. State use abroad: that is what determines the form of the document and the legalization chain that follows.
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Plan the legalization before the translation
An Iranian document destined for a foreign application generally passes through successive authentications. Have them applied first: translating beforehand would leave out stamps the translation has to render.
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From Canada, check the consular route
Conditions for accessing this process from abroad vary. Check them before making arrangements. Asiatis does not obtain the document for you: we translate the one you have obtained.
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Send us every face of the document
Legalization stamps often sit on the reverse or in the margin. A scan showing only the front leaves out of the translation what authenticates the document.
What an acceptable translation requires
IRCC requires any document that is not in English or French to be accompanied by a translation into one of those two languages, and its page for Iran provides for no exemption: a document in Persian therefore has to be translated. The translation must be complete — headings, national number, record entry, police seal and legalization stamps included — and may not be produced by the applicant, by a family member, or by a representative on the application. Asiatis assigns your certificate to a certified translator who is a member of a Canadian professional order where the combination has one, and otherwise uses translation accompanied by an affidavit, the route IRCC provides where no certification exists. For a Quebec immigration application, the MIFI admits French and English alike.
The pitfalls specific to this document
A badly converted Hijri date shifts the whole year
The Iranian year begins at the spring equinox, around 21 March. A certificate issued in Bahman or Esfand therefore falls in the following Gregorian year. Converted by guesswork, it yields a date a year out — and that is the one the officer matches against your form.
Legalization stamps are part of the document
Each authentication carries its own date, reference and authority. A translation that summarizes them as "official stamp" strips the document of the chain establishing its authenticity, which is precisely what an officer checks on an Iranian document.
The father's name is part of the identity
Iranian documents identify a person by surname, given name and the given name of the father. That last is not a middle name: rendering it as one produces a name that no longer matches your passport.
Persian transcription has no single standard
The same name may be written Mohammadi, Muhammadi or Mohamadi depending on the convention used. The translation follows the spelling in your passport, and keeps it from one document to the next.
What you receive
- Complete certified translation, legalization stamps included
- Solar Hijri dates converted to the Gregorian calendar, to the exact day
- Father's name rendered as such, not turned into a middle name
- Spelling of the name aligned with your passport, from one document to the next
- PDF delivery — the digital format is enough for IRCC; paper copy on request
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Get my quote onlineFrequently asked questions
Does my Iranian police certificate need translating?
Yes. IRCC exempts only a few named documents from translation — the Japanese police certificate, for instance. Its page for Iran provides no such thing: the general rule applies, and a document in Persian must be accompanied by a translation.
How much does it cost to translate my Iranian certificate?
The price depends on the number of pages, and this document generally runs to one or two, legalization stamps included. Upload it to our online quote form to get your price in a few minutes.
Get my quote onlineShould legalization come before or after the translation?
Before. Legalization stamps are part of the document and must appear in the translation. Translating first would mean redoing the work once the stamps are applied.
How do you handle Iranian dates?
We convert them from the Solar Hijri calendar to the Gregorian calendar, to the exact day, taking account of the Iranian year beginning at the spring equinox. The original date is kept alongside so the officer can check.
Can a Persian-speaking relative translate the document for me?
No. IRCC does not accept translations made by the applicant, by a family member, or by a representative on the application, even where that person has perfect command of both languages.