Which documents must be translated for an Australian university application?
Transcripts, graduation certificates, and scholarship or financial evidence where applicable, lodged with copies of the originals. Most universities accept translations by an accredited translator such as NAATI.
In-depth Answer
Two stages need translations: the university application that yields an offer, and the student visa lodgement with Home Affairs, which may ask for financial evidence and sponsor relationship documents.
To save time, commission one set covering both stages and order spare hard copies, since some faculties still ask for printed originals.
On transcripts: where the institution issues its own sealed English version, most universities accept it without a further translation — checking this first genuinely saves money.
Vocational or specialised graduates should also translate subject descriptions, which makes credit transfer assessment far easier.
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