What color is the NAATI stamp?
NAATI doesn't mandate a stamp colour — translators use blue or black. What matters is that it's a wet stamp (not a scanned print) with CPN and expiry visible. Blue is most common because it's easy to distinguish from a photocopy.
In-depth Answer
This question stems from cases where DHA rejected a translation because the stamp was a scanned print — clients assume the colour matters.
NAATI's stamping guidelines require translators to apply the stamp physically; blue, black, or red are all acceptable — the point is a wet stamp.
NYC uses blue as standard because it (a) distinguishes from photocopies when a case officer reviews, (b) stays readable in scanned PDFs, and (c) matches DHA convention.
Field case: a client sent us a photo of another provider's stamp — we spotted it as a print instantly because the vector edges were too sharp.
Wet stamps show slight ink bleed and paper absorption.
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