证件翻译
Vaccination Record & Medical Certificate Translation for Study, Work and Immigration
Study, work-visa and immigration applications often require health documents: vaccination records, medical exam reports, health certificates. Here's what to translate, where it's used, and the three things that go wrong most — international vaccine names, exact dates and dose numbers, and details matching your passport.
Contents
Applying to study, for a work visa or for immigration usually means submitting health documents alongside your degrees and finances: vaccination records, medical examination reports, health certificates. These are dense with dates and names, which makes vague translation especially costly. Here's what to translate and the three things that most often go wrong.
Health documents commonly translated
- Vaccination/immunization records (the one universities ask for most)
- Medical examination reports / health check forms (work permits, residence, some visas)
- Medical history, diagnosis or medication letters (where the institution asks)
Where they're used
Enrolment at universities abroad (many have mandatory immunization requirements), work-permit and residence applications, immigration medicals, and accompanying-family applications.
The three things that go wrong
- Use internationally recognized vaccine names: the same vaccine is named differently across systems (China's 百白破 is DTaP/Tdap, 卡介苗 is BCG). The translation should give the international name, keeping the original alongside where useful so the receiving school or doctor can identify it.
- Copy dates and dose numbers exactly: date given, which dose, intervals — item for item. Never infer or fill in a missing dose.
- Name and date of birth must match the passport: any mismatch in spelling or birth date usually means resubmission.
Certification
Most universities and immigration authorities accept a certified translation (with a translation seal) from a qualified provider; a few require notarization. See Certified vs Notarized Translation. For the full study-abroad set, see the Study Abroad Document Translation Checklist; for clinical records, see Medical Document Translation.
What we provide is translation: we render your documents faithfully, and we do not issue or alter any medical finding. Requirements vary by institution — always follow the current rules of the one receiving your file.
