Who can do a certified Spanish to English translation for USCIS?
For USCIS, a certified Spanish translation is a full English translation with the translator’s signed certification that they are competent to translate from Spanish into English and that the translation is complete and accurate. No license or notary is required. Our Spanish documents are translated and certified by a native Spanish speaker. A one-page document is $25, ready within 24 hours after payment.
What makes a Spanish translation “certified”
USCIS doesn’t license translators. The rule for documents in a foreign language asks for a full English translation and the translator’s certification that they are competent to translate from Spanish into English and that the translation is complete and accurate (8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) (opens in a new tab)). The form instructions add the translator’s signature, printed name, date and contact information. That signed certification is what makes the translation certified. What the certification says
Who translates our Spanish documents
A native Spanish speaker translates each document, and the same person signs the certification under their own name. That matters because the wording differs from country to country: a birth record is an acta in Mexico, a partida in El Salvador and a registro civil in Colombia, and stamps and handwritten notes differ just as much.
What we translate from Spanish
- Birth certificates from Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean and Spain. Mexican birth certificate, other Spanish-language certificates
- Marriage and divorce records, including old handwritten entries.
- Police certificates (constancia de antecedentes no penales and similar).
- Death certificates, school records, bank statements and other documents for a USCIS or NVC case.
Names with two surnames
Spanish names usually carry two surnames, the father’s and the mother’s. We keep both, in the order of the document, and spell names as in your passport. Tell us the spelling when you order, and it will be the same in every document of your order.
Where it goes
- USCIS: the translation and certification filed with a copy of the document. What USCIS accepts
- NVC and US consulates: the Department of State doesn’t ask for a translation of a document in Spanish if you are applying for your visa in a country where Spanish is an official language. What NVC accepts
- Immigration court: a typed certification with the translator’s address and phone. What the court accepts
Sample translations
4 samplesEach sample has the original, the translation and the signed certificate. Personal details are blurred.
Questions
Do you also translate from English into Spanish?
No. We translate Spanish documents into English for US agencies.
How much does it cost?
$25 for the first page and $20 for each additional page in the same order, so three one-page documents are $65.
Do I need a notary?
Not for USCIS, immigration court or NVC: they ask for the translator’s signed certification, and it’s included.
How long does it take?
1–4 documents: within 24 hours after payment; faster, within 12 hours (+$15 a page) or 3 hours (+$30 a page, paid between 8 am and 6 pm Pacific time). For 5 or more, we give you the date with the quote.
How we do it
- Full translation
every stamp, signature and handwritten line
- Signed certificate
with the translator’s name, address and phone
- A PDF, ready to file
original, translation and certificate, translation pages numbered
- Price
$25 for the first page up to 250 words, $20 for each additional page, in the same document or another one.
- Turnaround
1–4 documents: within 24 hours after payment; faster, within 12 hours (+$15 a page) or 3 hours (+$30 a page, paid between 8 am and 6 pm Pacific time). For 5 or more, we give you the date with the quote.
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