Guides
Each rule in plain words, with a link to the official source and the date we checked it.
What agencies require
- What kind of translation does USCIS accept?What the translation and the translator’s certification must include, and why translations get sent back.Checked
- What kind of translation does immigration court accept?What the translator’s certificate must include, and why the court rejects filings.Checked
- What kind of translation do NVC and US consulates accept?What the translator’s certification must include, how to upload the translation, and why NVC asks for corrections.Checked
- What kind of translation do WES and ECE accept?What WES and ECE require from a translation, which translations WES turns down, and when ECE doesn’t need one.Checked
- Does Social Security need a certified translation?Who translates foreign documents for Social Security and what the translation must be.Checked
- What kind of translation does the California DMV accept?Which documents need a translation for the DMV and what kind of translation it asks for.Checked
- How do you translate an apostille on a foreign document?What an apostille confirms, its ten fields, how we translate it, and whether USCIS needs one at all.Checked
- Do you need a notarized translation for USCIS?What USCIS asks for instead, what a notary actually checks, and which recipients may still want one.Checked
- What does a translator’s certification for USCIS say?The two required statements, the details around them, who signs, and a sample.Checked
How we translate documents
- How do you translate a Russian or Soviet birth certificate for USCIS?What the translation includes, how we handle names and handwriting, a sample and the price.Checked
- How do you get a certified translation of a Russian passport for USCIS?What the translation includes, how we spell names and translate office names, samples and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Russian diploma and transcript for WES or USCIS?What the translation includes, how we translate grades, what WES turns down and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Russian marriage or divorce certificate for USCIS?What the translation includes, divorce certificates and divorce decrees, samples and the price.Checked
- How do you translate an adoption decree for USCIS?What the I-130, I-600, I-800 and N-600 instructions ask for, which document records an adoption in each country we cover, and what the translation includes.Checked
- How do you translate an Argentine birth certificate (partida de nacimiento) for USCIS?Acta or certificado, what a copy from the registry looks like, digital partidas, names and the price.Checked
- How do you translate an Argentine marriage certificate (acta de matrimonio) for USCIS?What the acta records, paper and digital copies, divorce, names and the price.Checked
- How do you get and translate a police certificate from Argentina for a US visa?What the Department of State asks for, requesting it in Argentina or abroad, how long it is valid, and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Bolivian birth certificate for USCIS?Who issues the certificate, what its security format looks like, the one-year rule for visa interviews and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Bulgarian death certificate for USCIS?Who issues the extract, what it leaves out, when USCIS asks for it and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Bulgarian diploma for WES or USCIS?What a Bulgarian university issues, degree names, the six-point grade scale and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Bulgarian divorce decision for USCIS?Which document proves a Bulgarian divorce, certified copies, the registry note and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Bulgarian marriage certificate for USCIS?Who issues the certificate, electronic duplicates, the marital status certificate and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Bulgarian police certificate for a US immigrant visa?Who issues the court certificate, how to get one from abroad, what the consulate asks and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Chilean birth certificate for USCIS?What the certificate shows, its three versions, the folio and verification code, a sample and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Chilean marriage certificate (certificado de matrimonio) for USCIS?The three kinds of certificate, what the Department of State says for Chile, divorce and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Chilean police certificate (certificado de antecedentes) for a US visa?Which certificate the consulate names, who can get one, what the translation includes and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Colombian cedula for USCIS?The two valid versions of the cedula, what the translation covers, ID cards for minors and foreigners, and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Colombian death certificate (registro civil de defunción) for USCIS?Copy of the folio or digital copy, what the registro de defunción must state, and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Colombian diploma and acta de grado for WES or USCIS?Which Colombian documents go together, the Ministry of Education and Cancillería steps, and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Colombian marriage certificate (registro civil de matrimonio) for USCIS?What the registro must state, paper and digital copies, divorce notes, names and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Colombian police certificate for a US immigrant visa?What the Department of State says for Colombia, court records, the apostille and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Costa Rican birth certificate for USCIS?Paper and digital certificates, when the literal certificate is asked for, older records and the price.Checked
- How do you translate foreign court records for USCIS?Which court records the I-485, N-400 and I-601 instructions name, what the Department of State asks for, and what each country’s court issues.Checked
- How do you translate a Cuban birth certificate (certificación de nacimiento) for USCIS?Who issues the certificate, extract and literal copies, portal copies with a case number and PIN, names and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Cuban death certificate (certificación de defunción) for USCIS?Who issues a Cuban death certificate, what it records, how to get one from abroad, and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Cuban diploma and transcript for WES or USCIS?What we translate from a Cuban degree, how Cuban education documents are legalized for use abroad, and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Cuban divorce certificate for USCIS?The three Cuban divorce documents, copies from abroad, the online code, what we translate, the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Cuban marriage certificate for USCIS?Three ways to marry in Cuba, what the certificate shows, the documents that prove a divorce, and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Cuban police certificate for a US immigrant visa?What travel.state.gov says for Cuba, who requests the certificate, its two versions, validity, and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a divorce decree for USCIS?What USCIS and the Department of State ask for, what proves a divorce in each country we cover, and what the translation includes.Checked
- How do you translate a Dominican birth certificate (acta de nacimiento) for USCIS?Who issues the acta, extracto, inextensa and the 2025 format, what the embassy in Santo Domingo asks for, a sample and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Dominican death certificate (acta de defunción) for USCIS?Where a Dominican death is registered, the July 2025 single format, inextensa copies for the embassy, and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Dominican diploma (título) for WES or USCIS?What MESCYT legalizes, why the apostille comes after it, what we translate and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Dominican divorce certificate (acta de divorcio) for USCIS?How a Dominican divorce is recorded, inextensa or the 2025 format, what we translate, the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Dominican marriage certificate (acta de matrimonio) for USCIS?Civil and Catholic marriages, the 2025 format and the inextensa, divorce records, and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Dominican police certificate (certificación de buena conducta)?Who needs the certificate, how it’s ordered from abroad, what’s on it, the online check, names, the price.Checked
- How do you translate an Ecuadorian birth certificate for USCIS?Which Ecuadorian birth records the Department of State lists, what the translation includes and the price.Checked
- How do you translate an Ecuadorian diploma (título) for WES or USCIS?The SENESCYT certificate and signature, what the apostille needs, what we translate and the price.Checked
- How do you translate an Ecuadorian marriage certificate for USCIS?Which Ecuadorian marriage records the Department of State lists, how a divorce is shown, what the translation includes and the price.Checked
- How do you translate an Ecuadorian police certificate (certificado de antecedentes penales)?Where the certificate comes from, what the Posee antecedentes box means for a visa, names, court and military records, the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Guatemalan death certificate (certificado de defunción) for USCIS?What a RENAP death certificate shows, why it comes from RENAP and not the town hall, and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Guatemalan DPI for USCIS?The fields on both sides of the DPI, the CUI, older IDs, where the translation goes and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Guatemalan marriage certificate from RENAP for USCIS?What RENAP puts on the certificate, certificates printed online, divorce, names and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Guatemalan police certificate for a US immigrant visa?Which of the three Guatemalan records the embassy accepts, requesting it from abroad, a sample and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Honduran death certificate (acta de defunción) for USCIS?Which Honduran death record the State Department lists, what the entry contains, who signs it, and the price.Checked
- How do you translate an ID card from Honduras (DNI) for USCIS?The two names of the Honduran ID card, what the translation covers, the police record, where it goes and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Honduran marriage certificate for USCIS?Which RNP document to order, older folios, civil marriage and divorce notes, the price.Checked
- How do you translate a police certificate from Honduras for a US immigrant visa?The constancia de antecedentes policiales, antecedentes penales from the courts, requesting from abroad, and the price.Checked
- When do you need a translation of medical records for USCIS?Where the I-693, N-648, I-601 and I-600 instructions mention medical records, and how we translate diagnoses, tables and handwriting.Checked
- How do you translate a Mexican baptism certificate (fe de bautismo) for USCIS?When a baptism record can stand in for a birth certificate, what it must show, what the translation includes, the price.Checked
- How do you translate Mexican court records for USCIS or an immigrant visa?What USCIS and the consulate ask for, what a Mexican court record looks like, what the translation includes, the price.Checked
- How do you translate a CURP printout from gob.mx into English?What the CURP is, what the gob.mx printout shows, where its translation goes, the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Mexican driver’s license for the DMV or USCIS?Who issues licenses in Mexico, what the DMV says about foreign licenses, what the translation includes and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Mexican INE card (credencial para votar) into English?What an INE card shows, which models are valid, where it’s used as ID in the US, the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Nicaraguan birth certificate for USCIS?The certificado and the literal, who issues them, what the translation includes, names and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Nicaraguan marriage certificate for USCIS?Who issues the certificate, divorce and common-law union certificates, the one-year rule for visa interviews and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Nicaraguan police certificate (certificado de conducta)?Who issues the certificate, the cédula rule for people who left young, validity for a visa, other Nicaraguan records, names, the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Panamanian birth certificate for USCIS?Who issues the certificate, the current and older formats, the copia íntegra, Canal Zone births and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Peruvian birth certificate (partida de nacimiento) for USCIS?Who issues the partida, the RENIEC certification for a visa, old handwritten records, names and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Peruvian death certificate (acta de defunción) for USCIS?RENIEC and municipal death records, the RENIEC certification the embassy asks for, old handwritten entries, a sample and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Peruvian diploma (bachiller or título profesional) for WES or USCIS?Bachiller or título, the SUNEDU registry, what’s on the back of the diploma, a sample and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Peruvian marriage certificate for USCIS?Where a Peruvian marriage is registered, the RENIEC seal, divorce annotations, names and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Peruvian police certificate: antecedentes policiales, penales and judiciales?Which office issues which certificate, what each one looks like, the single certificate the embassy asks for, getting them from outside Peru, names, the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Romanian death certificate for USCIS or NVC?Who registers a death in Romania and Moldova, when an immigration case needs the certificate, and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Romanian diploma for WES or USCIS?Romanian and Moldovan degree documents, authentication at home, diplomas from Transnistria, and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Romanian divorce certificate for USCIS?Three ways a divorce is documented in Romania, Moldova’s certificate, the annotation NVC won’t take and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Romanian marriage certificate for USCIS?Who issues the certificate in Romania and Moldova, marriages registered from abroad, surnames after the wedding and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Romanian police certificate for a US immigrant visa?What the Department of State says for Romania, applying from abroad, the consulate statement, and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Russian death certificate for USCIS?What a Russian death certificate shows, why the cause of death may not be on it, replacement copies and the price.Checked
- Do you need a translation of your Russian driver’s license at the DMV?What the California and New York DMVs ask for, the international driving permit, what the translation includes and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Russian name change certificate for USCIS?What the certificate shows, why your birth certificate changes too, how we spell the old and the new name, and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Russian paternity certificate for USCIS?What the certificate shows, how paternity is registered in Russia, what Form I-130 asks for and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Russian school certificate (attestat) and its grades?The two kinds of attestat, the grades supplement, Soviet certificates, where the translation goes and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a death certificate from El Salvador (partida de defunción) for USCIS?Which registry issues the partida, the forms it comes in, marginal notes, a sample and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a diploma from El Salvador for WES or USCIS?MINEDUCYT registration and auténtica, the notas globales and CUM, what we translate and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a DUI from El Salvador for USCIS?Who issues the DUI, the optional fields, the “conocido por” line, where the translation goes and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a marriage certificate from El Salvador (partida de matrimonio) for USCIS?Who issues the partida, the acta matrimonial and church certificates, divorce in the margin, names and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a police certificate from El Salvador (solvencia de la PNC) for a US immigrant visa?The solvencia, antecedentes penales and court records, how to request them, and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a birth certificate from Spain for USCIS?Literal, extract or plurilingual, electronic certificates with a CSV code, a sample and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a marriage certificate from Spain for USCIS?Extract and literal certificates, what the entry records, divorce, names and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a police certificate from Spain for a US immigrant visa?What the Department of State says for Spain, who needs a police certificate, what the translation includes and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Ukrainian archive certificate for USCIS?Which records sit in Ukrainian archives, what a certificate confirms, what a no-record answer means for USCIS, a sample and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Ukrainian court decision for USCIS?When a decision is the document you need, what the Department of State says about Ukrainian court records, register copies and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Ukrainian death certificate for USCIS?What the certificate shows and what it leaves out, certificates from occupied areas, a sample and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Ukrainian diploma and supplement for WES or USCIS?Diploma and supplement, diplomas printed in two languages, what WES asks for Ukraine, samples and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Ukrainian divorce certificate or court decision for USCIS?Certificate or court decision, what the translation includes, surnames after the divorce, a sample and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Ukrainian driver’s license for the DMV?Card and paper formats, the license in Diia, how we spell names, where the translation goes and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Ukrainian employment record book for USCIS?What the book holds, the paper book and electronic records since 2021, where the translation goes and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Ukrainian marriage certificate for USCIS?What the certificate shows, older formats and extracts, surnames after the marriage, samples and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Ukrainian military ID for USCIS and NVC?Which military document you have, what the translation covers, where it goes and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Ukrainian name change certificate for USCIS?Who issues the certificate, which documents change after it, how we spell both names, where the translation goes and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Ukrainian passport for USCIS?The ID card, the passport book and the foreign passport, the stamps inside, how we spell names, a sample and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Ukrainian police certificate for a US immigrant visa?What the State Department says for Ukraine, requesting it in Diia, what the translation includes, a sample and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Ukrainian civil registry extract for USCIS?What the extract is, the two forms, when it stands in for a certificate, a sample and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Ukrainian school certificate for WES or the DV lottery?Atestat or svidotstvo, what the grades supplement lists, where the translation goes, a sample and the price.Checked
- Do you need a translation of your vaccination record for immigration?What the civil surgeon accepts as a vaccination record, who provides the translation, the visa exam abroad, and how we keep dates readable.Checked
- How do you translate a Venezuelan birth certificate (partida de nacimiento) for USCIS?What a Venezuelan partida shows, where copies come from, what the translation includes and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Venezuelan cedula for USCIS?Card versions, what the translation covers, the SAIME data certificate, the criminal record, and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Venezuelan diploma and notas certificadas for WES or USCIS?What we translate from a Venezuelan degree, how the apostille is requested and checked, and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Venezuelan divorce decree (sentencia de divorcio) for USCIS?What the decree is and who issues it, divorce versus separation, the marginal note on the marriage certificate, names, the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Venezuelan marriage certificate (acta de matrimonio) for USCIS?What the acta de matrimonio shows, divorce decrees, de facto unions and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Venezuelan police certificate for a US immigrant visa?Who can get a Venezuelan police certificate, what it shows, what the translation includes and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a bilingual Belarusian document?Current and Soviet Belarusian certificates, how we translate two languages, stamps, names, samples and the price.Checked
- How do you get a birth certificate translated for USCIS?What USCIS asks for, the five languages we translate, and what to send us.Checked
- How do you translate a Bulgarian birth certificate for USCIS?Who issues the certificate, the trilingual form, how we spell names and the price.Checked
- Who can do a certified Spanish to English translation for USCIS?Who may certify a Spanish translation, which documents we translate, and what you get.Checked
- How do you translate a Colombian birth certificate (registro civil de nacimiento) for USCIS?The copy of the folio and the digital copy, where the original is kept, corrections and notes, the apostille, copies from a consulate and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Guatemalan birth certificate from RENAP for USCIS?Which office issues the certificate, the numbers that verify it, how long the code works, delayed registrations, copies from a US consulate and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Honduran birth certificate for USCIS?The copy of the folio and the certificación, what the RNP form shows, old handwritten folios, late registrations, getting one from the US, a sample and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Mexican birth certificate (acta de nacimiento) for USCIS?The fields of the acta, older formats, how we spell names with two surnames, a sample and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Mexican death certificate (acta de defunción) for USCIS?What a Mexican acta de defunción records, how it differs from the doctor’s certificate, where to get a copy, and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Mexican diploma (título profesional) for WES or USCIS?What a título and a cédula record, electronic titles since 2018, the transcript, a sample and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Mexican divorce certificate (acta de divorcio) for USCIS?The acta de divorcio and the court sentencia, administrative divorce at the registry, what the translation includes and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Mexican marriage certificate (acta de matrimonio) for USCIS?What a Mexican acta de matrimonio records, civil and church weddings, older handwritten records, a sample and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Mexican police certificate (constancia de antecedentes penales) for a US visa?State and federal certificates, which one the US consulate asks for, how the federal one is issued, a sample and the price.Checked
- How do you translate Mexican school records for USCIS, WES or a US school?What a Mexican report card and school certificates contain, the 5 to 10 grade scale, electronic certificates, a sample and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Moldovan birth certificate for USCIS?What today’s certificate looks like, Soviet-era certificates, the electronic register of 2025, Transnistria and the price.Checked
- How do you get and translate a Moldovan police certificate for a US visa?The certificate the Department of State accepts, the one it no longer does, how to apply, the fee, and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Romanian birth certificate for USCIS?Who issues the certificate in Romania, duplicates, multilingual extracts and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Salvadoran birth certificate (partida de nacimiento) for USCIS?Who issues a partida, city hall and RNPN copies, marginal notes, canceled partidas, ordering one from the US and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a birth certificate from Spanish for USCIS?What the certificate is called and who issues it in each country, what the translation includes, samples and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Ukrainian birth certificate for USCIS?What the certificate shows, re-issued copies and extracts, how we spell names, a sample and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Russian award certificate or letter of appreciation?What the translation includes, how we translate signatures and seals, which awards USCIS looks at, samples and the price.Checked
- How do you get a certified translation of a Russian bank statement for USCIS?What the translation includes, how we translate transactions, amounts and stamps, where USCIS rules mention shared finances, which documents the EB-5 rules name, and the price.Checked
- How do you translate Russian chats and social media posts for USCIS?What the translation includes, how we translate emoji, voice messages and reactions, where USCIS rules mention chats, samples and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Russian employment record or letter for USCIS?What the translation includes, how we translate forms, job titles and amounts, which EB-1A and O-1 criteria concern your work and what evidence USCIS names for them, a sample and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Russian military ID or officer’s ID card for USCIS and NVC?What the translation includes, how we translate ranks, positions and seals, samples and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Russian police clearance certificate for a US immigrant visa?What the translation includes, what the consulate and USCIS ask for, a sample and the price.Checked
- How do you translate Russian articles about you for an O-1, EB-1A or EB-2 NIW case?What the translation includes, how we translate charts and tables, which publications USCIS looks at for EB-1A and EB-2 NIW, samples and the price.Checked
- How do you translate a Russian receipt, email or spreadsheet for USCIS?What the translation includes, how we translate amounts, dates and spreadsheets, where USCIS rules mention such documents, samples and the price.Checked
By visa and program
- Which documents need to be translated for Form I-130?What USCIS asks of a translation, which documents people usually translate for a spouse petition and for other relatives, name changes, removing conditions on a green card (I-751), samples and the price.Checked
- Which documents need to be translated for an asylum application (I-589)?What USCIS asks of a translation, identity and family documents, evidence for the case, Form I-730, samples and the price.Checked
- Which documents need to be translated for a green card (Form I-485)?What USCIS asks of a translation for Form I-485, which documents people usually translate, samples and the price.Checked
- Which documents need to be translated for a K-1 fiancé(e) visa?What USCIS asks of a translation, which documents people usually translate for the petition and for the embassy, samples and the price.Checked
- Which documents need to be translated for the DV lottery (Diversity Visa)?The State Department’s translation rule, which documents people usually translate, who handles the case, samples and the price.Checked
- Which documents need a translation for a DACA request?Where DACA stands, the translation rule for Form I-821D, identity documents, travel abroad, court records and renewals.Checked
- Which documents need a translation for humanitarian parole?The translation rule for parole, the evidence USCIS lists by type of request, children, Uniting for Ukraine and Ukrainian re-parole.Checked
- Which documents need to be translated for Form I-751?The I-751 translation rule, evidence of the marriage, filing without your spouse, records from abroad and where to file.Checked
- Which documents need to be translated for Form N-400?What the N-400 instructions ask of a translation, name changes, marriage-based cases, foreign court and police records, support orders and long trips.Checked
- Which documents need a translation for TPS?The translation rule for Form I-821, primary and secondary proof of nationality, missing documents, court records and re-registration.Checked
- Who translates the evidence for an asylum case?Which evidence we translate, what USCIS and the court ask of a translation, a package of many pages, names, price.Checked
- How much does it cost to translate an EB-1A evidence package?What evidence gets translated for each EB-1A criterion, how pages are counted, what a typical package costs, names and terms.Checked
- Which documents need to be translated for Form I-730?What the I-730 instructions ask of a translation, documents for a spouse and a child, names, samples and the price.Checked
- Which documents need a translation for Ukrainian TPS or re-parole?What the I-821 and I-131 instructions ask of a translation, which documents, names, the status of TPS for Ukraine, price.Checked
Handwritten documents, original layout and same-day orders
- Can you get a certified translation the same day?The turnarounds, what they cost, what stays the same and how to order.Checked
- Who can translate handwritten Soviet documents for USCIS?Which documents, how we read handwriting, faded stamps and abbreviations, samples and the price.Checked
- Can a translation look like the original form?What the original layout is, when people choose it, the price and a sample in both formats.Checked
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