Chinese ID Card NAATI Translation

What Information Is Translated?

The Chinese ID card translation covers both sides, including name, date of birth, address, ID number, issuing authority and validity period.

When Can I Use This Translation?

Our NAATI-certified translations are accepted by the Department of Home Affairs for Chinese ID card identity evidence in visa applications. Follow your application’s Department of Home Affairs visa document checklist.

• Visitor visa (subclass 600, Tourist stream outside Australia): The official checklist requests a national identity card if you have one. Department of Home Affairs: subclass 600 Tourist stream outside Australia identity document checklist.
• Partner visa (subclass 820): Submit the applicant’s Chinese ID card as identity evidence; the card does not establish a partner or family relationship. Department of Home Affairs: subclass 820 Partner visa identity document checklist.
• Australian citizenship by conferral: Use the card as one supporting identity document. For applicants aged 16 or over, documents must collectively show photo, full name, date of birth, signature and residential address. Department of Home Affairs: citizenship by conferral identity document guidance.
• Other visas, permanent residence and parent visas: Use the translation when your checklist asks for the card.
• Bank accounts, loans and source-of-funds checks: When the bank requests an English translation for identity checks.
• University, professional assessment, lawyers, courts or government agencies: When the recipient requests an English translation.
• Tax file number (TFN) applications: Check whether your ATO pathway requires or accepts the card and translation; not every pathway does.

Customer examples

A customer in Singapore ordered an English translation of their Chinese ID card for an Australian Visitor visa (subclass 600), Business Visitor stream. Before ordering, they asked about translation of both sides, NAATI certification, PDF delivery and turnaround.

Another customer requested a Chinese ID card translation for a visa application. The completed translation was delivered in 12 hours for that order.

How Do I Order and Upload My ID Card?

1. Choose your delivery speed and quantity.
2. Add to cart.
3. At checkout, upload both sides; put your passport’s English name spelling in order notes if you want it matched.

Quantity 1 covers one card, both sides. Standard defaults to A$45; Priority costs A$72, including A$27 (60%) extra.

Delivery Time and Format

• Standard Chinese ID card translation: delivered within 12 hours.
• Priority Chinese ID card translation: PDF emailed within 1 hour after payment and clear, complete images of both sides are received.
• Priority is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• A hard copy can be arranged separately; postal delivery is outside the 1-hour turnaround.

Order online across Australia, including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide, or overseas; receive the PDF by email.

Important Notes

• Upload both sides. A partial screenshot is not recommended. The back shows issuing authority and validity period.
• Check the receiving organisation’s latest requirements before submission.

Chinese ID Card NAATI Translation FAQ

Do I need a NAATI translation of my Chinese ID card for an Australian visa application?

For an Australian visa, provide an English translation of your Chinese ID card according to your document checklist. The card does not replace marriage or family relationship documents.

Can I translate only the front side of the ID card?

Chinese ID card translation includes both sides; the back shows issuing authority and validity period.

Can I use a PDF NAATI translation?

You can submit the Chinese ID card translation PDF when the receiving organisation accepts electronic documents.

• A hard copy can be arranged separately if required.

Does the translation expire?

A NAATI Chinese ID card translation usually has no fixed expiry date. Follow recipient validity requirements; if the card expires, is replaced or details change, translate the latest card.

Should the English name spelling match my passport?

For Chinese ID card translation, matching your passport’s English name spelling is recommended; put it in order notes for checking.

Official References

• NAATI Certification
• NAATI Online Directory
• Department of Home Affairs: attaching documents to an online application

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Ready to order your Chinese ID card translation? Choose your delivery speed and quantity, or contact AO Translation with a question.

Last edited: 29 October 2026. Reviewed by Jinhong Li, NAATI Certified Translator (CPN5BW39O, Chinese ↔ English) — verifiable in the NAATI online directory.