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Sworn translators and interpreters: renewing registration
Renewing your registration requires evidence of professional activity and continuing education. Prepare these documents against your own expiry date.
Understand the processContinuing education and register renewal
Link to this sectionThe Royal Decree of 15 July 2026, published on 19 August, governs continuing education for renewal in the National Register. Article 6 covers sworn translators, interpreters and translator-interpreters: at least 60 hours during the six-year registration period. This is not 60 hours per year, an initial application or a single deadline applying to every professional.
The five elements of the renewal file
Link to this sectionSend these documents to the FPS Justice National Register service no later than six months before your six-year registration expires. The report must cover the languages for which you seek renewal.
- An up-to-date CV.
- An activity report covering regular practice and maintenance of linguistic and technical knowledge.
- A list of civil and administrative assignments during the six years, which may be anonymised.
- A list of relevant training completed during that period.
- Evidence of at least 60 hours of continuing education, subject to an accepted derogation.
Detailed programme and signed attendance evidence
Link to this sectionArticle 9 requires detailed training content and completed attendance certificates signed by the competent bodies within the same deadline. You must explain the relevance to your languages, translation or interpreting techniques, or necessary legal knowledge. Annex 2 includes courses, conferences, teaching, research and publications; calling an activity ‘training’ does not guarantee recognition.
Fewer than 60 hours: substantiate a derogation
Link to this sectionArticle 7 allows a derogation based on regular practice maintaining linguistic and legal knowledge. Substantiate assignments, subjects handled, pages translated per requisition or interpreting hours, and explain why the 60 hours were not completed. The service may request further evidence. Articles 7 and 10 provide for assessment of the file: a heavy workload is not an automatic exemption.
Preparation advice from CertiDocs
Prepare a file that can be checked
Link to this sectionCheck your registration expiry and set a reminder before the filing deadline. For each activity, retain the date, duration, language, topic, programme and attendance evidence; link the evidence to your summary. If expiry is imminent or your status is transitional, ask the Register service which procedure applies. Do not assume a new six-year period began on 29 August. These records belong with FPS Justice, not a CertiDocs quote form.
Documents to prepare
- Personal expiry date and languages to renew
- CV, report, assignments and training inventory
- Programmes, certificates and any reasoned derogation request
Steps to follow
Set the schedule
Work backwards from your own expiry and the six-month deadline.
Collect and cross-reference evidence
File each certificate with its programme and corresponding report entry.
Submit to the competent service
Use the National Register procedure and keep proof of submission.
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Frequently asked questions
+−Are 60 hours required every year?
+−Is a webinar automatically accepted?
+−Do I renew through CertiDocs?
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