Can I reuse an old NAATI translation?
The translation itself does not expire, but it remains usable only while the source document's facts are unchanged and the receiving agency imposes no age limit on the original.
In-depth Answer
The common misunderstanding is that the translation expires.
In fact it is the source document that ages under agency rules — police clearances or status certificates often must have been issued within a stated number of months.
So a birth certificate translation made years ago usually still works, because the underlying facts do not change, whereas an old single-status certificate translation generally does not, because status may have changed.
Also check that names and addresses still match the current passport; if the name changed since, add a translated change-of-name certificate to the bundle.
When unsure, follow the receiving agency's document-age rules, which differ from body to body.
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