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The languages accepted by Malta are Maltese and English.
The indicative list of the public documents falling within the scope of this Regulation is as follows: birth certificate, free status certificate, marriage certificate, civil union certificate, death certificate and conduct certificate.
The public documents to which a standard multilingual form may be attached as a translation aid are the birth certificate, free status certificate, marriage certificate, civil union certificate, death certificate and conduct certificate. The documents certifying capacity to marry and capacity to enter into a civil union are one and the same, known as the free status certificate.
As Malta does not recognise translators as professionals with a warrant, it does not have a list of persons qualified to carry out certified translations. In the absence of a legal framework for translators, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion (MFTP) has a system for the registration of the signatures of persons who carry out translations. This database of signatures is not for public use but is only for use by the MFTP to confirm and compare the signatures of persons who carry out translations. More information can be found at: https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Pages/Authentication-of-Documents.aspx
The Ministry for Justice, Culture and Local Government also has a list of interpreters and translators, published at http://www.justiceservices.gov.mt/courtservices/CourtExperts/default.aspx, which can be used as a reference.
It is standard practice for lawyers/notaries to make copies of public documents as certified copies of original public documents. It is at the discretion of the body requesting the documents to decide whether or not to accept copies. Certified copies of other public documents can also be issued by the Courts of Justice.
Certified copies of other documents normally include a statement attesting that the document is a certified copy, and the stamp and signature of the person empowered to issue a certified copy. Certified translations bear the date, signature and stamp of the translator.
Certified copies of other documents normally include a statement attesting that the document is a certified copy, and the stamp and signature of the person empowered to issue a certified copy.
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