Hello All,

I just received my work authorisation letter from Zurich canton and i am about to apply for my work visa via VFS, Chennai, India.

My employer has also applied for my dependants visa request (daughter and wife) at the Zurich canton and the immigration authorities has requested for apostilled marriage and birth certificate. (As advised by my colleagues who already went through this process) I have already apostilled my marriage and daughters birth certificate from state HRD and MEA (took more than a month) and provided the authorities the apostilled documents in English.

To my surprise, the immigration authorities in Zurich has came back asking for both documents translated to German first and then apostilled. I was in an assumption (based on experience from my colleagues) that the apostilled documents in English was sufficient to grant them authorization letter.

Please can someone let me know if they have translated their marriage and birth certificate and then apostilled ?

Even the official website doesn't mention any requirement for translating documents.
https://www.eda.admin.ch/countries/i...e-90-days.html

Any inputs on this regards is very much appreciated.

Canton Zurich indicates that a German translation of the foreign marriage certificate for the spouse and birth certificate for the children must be officially notarized:

"8.1 Erforderliche Dokumente
A. Beim Nachzug von Ehegatten:
–Eheschein im Original (mit amtlich beglaubigter deutscher Übersetzung)"

"B. Beim Nachzug von Kindern:
–Geburtsschein im Original (mit amtlich beglaubigter deutscher Übersetzung)."

http://www.ma.zh.ch/internet/sicherh...iennachzug.pdf

Note that the revised family reunification rules for Canton Zurich went into effect on March 1, 2017. Possibly the old rules were not so specific regarding a German translation.

Hope this assists you.

Many thanks for the prompt response.

When i did a quick google search, there are many such agencies who provide translation services. But i am not sure whether a translation document and notarisation from them is valid in switzerland.

Please can you let me know if there are any authorised Agencies/companies who provide such German translation and notary services in India ?

I would suggest that you contact the Swiss consular authorities in India to locate an officially recognized German translator. Possibly VFS in Chennai could also recommend one.

Good luck to you!