How do you translate an ID card from Honduras (DNI) for USCIS?
USCIS asks for a full English translation of a document in Spanish, with the translator’s signed certification. We translate the ID card from Honduras in full, front and back: the new Documento Nacional de Identificación (DNI) or the older tarjeta de identidad, both issued by the RNP. Both sides fit on one page: $25, ready within 24 hours after payment.
One card, two names
The Department of State lists the Honduran ID card under its older name, tarjeta de identidad: a plastic card issued by the National Registry of Persons (Registro Nacional de las Personas, RNP) when a person turns 18, requested in person at any RNP office. The RNP doesn’t issue certified copies of it (U.S. Department of State (opens in a new tab)).
On its own site the RNP calls the card the Documento Nacional de Identificación (DNI): a personal document that can’t be transferred and that every citizen must have (RNP (opens in a new tab)). In 2019 the RNP announced “Identifícate”, a national project to register citizens again and issue a new DNI, with technical support from the UN Development Programme (RNP, 2019 (opens in a new tab)). So a Honduran file may hold either card, and we translate whichever you have.
What the translation includes
We translate both sides of the card in full, as USCIS requires (8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) (opens in a new tab)): names, the identity number, dates and places, signatures, and anything stamped or handwritten. Numbers are copied digit for digit. Since there are no certified copies of the card, we work from clear photos or a scan of the card itself.
The ID card and the police record
The ID card is also the key to a Honduran police record. Applicants in Honduras present the card, a copy and a letter to the Director of the DPI, the police investigations directorate (Dirección Policial de Investigaciones). From abroad, a lawyer or a close relative can apply with a copy of your ID, your letter of authorization and the letter of request (U.S. Department of State (opens in a new tab)). We translate the police record too.
Names
Honduran names usually carry two surnames. We keep both, in the order of the card, 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 the translation goes
- TPS (Form I-821): among the documents that prove identity and nationality, the instructions name a national identity document from your country of origin that bears your photo or fingerprint (Form I-821 instructions (opens in a new tab)).
- Green card (Form I-485): the instructions ask for a copy of a government-issued identity document with your photograph (Form I-485 instructions (opens in a new tab)). What USCIS accepts
- Immigration court: a typed certification with the translator’s address and phone. What the court accepts
Our Spanish documents are translated and certified by a native Spanish speaker. What to file in your case is for you or your attorney to decide.
Sample translation
The sample has the original, the translation and the signed certificate. Personal details are blurred.
Questions
Do you translate the old tarjeta de identidad?
Yes. We translate the card you have, the older tarjeta de identidad or the new DNI, with everything printed on both sides.
How much does it cost?
Both sides of a Honduran ID card are one page: $25. Every additional page in the order is $20, so an ID card with two one-page documents is $65.
Do I need a notary or an apostille?
Not for USCIS or TPS: 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.
This is a summary of what the agency publishes, not legal advice.