Latest updates on Ministry of Foreign Affairs- Changes in languages of translation:
The Translation Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stopped offering translation services in the following languages:
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Finnish
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Swedish
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Chinese
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Japanese
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Slovenian
What this means in practice
Impact on assignees :
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From now on whenever translation from or to one of the above mentioned languages is needed, we will be contacting the competent foreign embassy to take recommendation of official translators
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The cost of translations via independent translators is higher than the cost of the translation service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Receipt of translation costs will always be requested as a proof
Official information :
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There is no official information on the above provided by the ministry
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A hand written declaration may be given stating that the language of translation requested is not being offered by the authority
