Police Report, FIR and Arrest Warrant Translation for Asylum

Police report translation for asylum: what you receive

A police document may be one of the most important papers in your claim. It can show that you were accused, wanted or targeted. The caseworker will read the English version closely, so every detail must be there.

With each translation you receive:

• A line-by-line English translation, following the layout of the original: header, case details, narrative, officer's details, endorsements.
• Official details kept exact: police station name, district, case or FIR number, dates and times, section numbers of the law.
• Every stamp, seal and signature described, such as [round stamp: Police Station Kotwali, District Sylhet] or [signature over stamp, name illegible].
• Translator notes in square brackets for unclear handwriting, abbreviations and crossed-out words.
• A signed certification statement that the translation is true and accurate, with the date and the translator's full name, signature and contact details. We are members of the ITI, CIOL and ATC.

You receive a PDF that can go straight to your solicitor or into your evidence bundle. A signed printed copy is available if you ask.

Sample

Certified translation

First Information Report (FIR), police station record

Urdu → English

FIR number

redacted

Police station

redacted Police Station, redacted district

Date and time of report

redacted

Complainant's name

redacted

Accused

redacted

Sections of law

redacted Pakistan Penal Code

Summary of complaint

[Handwritten narrative, translated in full]

• [Round stamp: Police Station, name partly illegible]
• [Signature over stamp, name illegible]
• [Translator's note: the section numbers are copied exactly as written.]

Translator's statement

I confirm that this is a true and accurate translation of the original document.

Date

DD/MM/YYYY

Translator

Full name

Signature

Police documents we translate

FIRs from Pakistan and Bangladesh

An FIR is the first written record of a complaint to the police. For FIR translation Urdu to English, we translate the complainant's account word for word, as well as the printed form. Many FIRs are handwritten in Urdu, though many in Punjab and elsewhere are now computerised. For a first information report translation UK caseworkers can compare with the original, we keep the numbered layout. See our dedicated FIR translation page for more detail, and our Pakistan document translation for asylum page for other Pakistani records.

For a Bangladesh police case translation, we translate FIRs, General Diary entries and charge sheets from Bengali. See our Bangladesh document translation for asylum page too.

Arrest warrants, summons and proclaimed offender notices

These documents often come from a police station and a court together. For an arrest warrant translation for asylum, we translate the issuing authority, the case number, the charge and any bail terms. Our arrest warrant translation page covers warrants and court summons in more depth.

Police reports from other countries

We also translate police records from Iraq and Sudan (Arabic), Somalia (Somali), Iran and Afghanistan (Persian, Dari and Pashto), Eritrea (Tigrinya), Albania and Vietnam. Country guides: Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan, Eritrea, Albania and Vietnam.

Not a police clearance certificate

A police report in an asylum case is different from a police clearance certificate, which employers ask for to show you have no criminal record. If you need that instead, see our police clearance certificate translation page.

Handwritten police documents and penal code sections

Reading the handwriting

Police handwriting is often fast, cramped and full of abbreviations. Our translators read Urdu Nastaliq, Bengali and Arabic handwriting regularly. When a word cannot be read with confidence, we do not guess. We write [illegible] or give the likely reading with a note, for example [word unclear; possibly "Tuesday"].

Section numbers and their names

Police documents cite sections of the local penal code, often only by number. We keep the number exactly as written and add the name of the offence in square brackets where it is clear. For example:

• "u/s 506 PPC" becomes "under section 506 of the Pakistan Penal Code [criminal intimidation]".
• "u/s 324/34 PPC" keeps both numbers, with the short name of each section.

We use the official English titles of each law. We do not explain what the charge means for your case; that is for your solicitor.

Abbreviations and police terms

Common abbreviations include "u/s" (under section), "SHO" (Station House Officer), "ASI" (Assistant Sub-Inspector) and "PS" (police station). We expand each abbreviation the first time it appears, so the reader does not have to guess.

Where your translated police report is used

1. Your Home Office asylum claim. Police documents are usually sent with your statement and other asylum claim evidence translation.
2. Your appeal. The Tribunal Procedure Rules say a document not in English must be accompanied by an English translation. Your solicitor may include the police report in your asylum appeal bundle translation.
3. A fresh claim. If new police documents arrive after a refusal, they may be part of further submissions. See fresh asylum claim translation.

Police documents are often linked to court papers. If there is a later judgment or sentence, see our court document translation for asylum page.

Our translations are certified to meet the Home Office's published requirements. We translate what the document says. We do not comment on whether it is genuine, and we do not give legal advice. For advice, speak to a solicitor or an adviser regulated by the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA, formerly OISC).

Languages for police report translation

Most police documents we receive are in:

• Urdu and Punjabi, from Pakistan. See Urdu asylum document translation.
• Bengali, from Bangladesh. See Bengali asylum document translation.
• Arabic, from Iraq, Sudan, Syria, Libya and Yemen. See Arabic asylum document translation.
• Somali, Kurdish and Farsi, from Somalia, Iraq and Iran.
• Pashto, Dari, Tigrinya, Albanian and Vietnamese.

Police report translation price and delivery time

An FIR is usually one or two pages. A full police file with statements can be much longer.

Prices shown are starting prices and include VAT. We confirm your exact price in a written quote before any work starts. See our asylum translation prices. If you have a deadline, our urgent asylum document translation service can help.