How do you translate a CURP printout from gob.mx into English?
The CURP (Clave Única de Registro de Población) is the 18-character personal key of the Mexican population register, and the constancia you print from gob.mx/curp is a one-page record of it. We make a certified translation of the constancia in full: the key, the name, the registration details, the legends, and notes for the QR code and the barcode. A CURP printout is one page: $25, ready within 24 hours after payment.
What the CURP is
The CURP is assigned by the Registro Nacional de Población e Identidad (RENAPO). It was created by a presidential agreement of October 23, 1996, and RENAPO calls it the identifier that proves the identity of the Mexican population (RENAPO (opens in a new tab)). The U.S. Department of State describes it as a unique number that works as a national identification document for government, banking and social services in Mexico. A Mexican national needs it, for example, to request a Mexican police certificate (U.S. Department of State (opens in a new tab)).
The key has 18 characters. RENAPO’s own example builds it from a person’s name, sex, date of birth and place of birth (RENAPO (opens in a new tab)). We copy the key exactly; it is never translated or reordered.
What the printout shows
RENAPO describes the newer design of the constancia printed from gob.mx/curp: a barcode and a QR code as electronic security features, the national flag and the legend Soy México, in the same style as the single format of the birth certificate (RENAPO (opens in a new tab)). The new design dropped the details of where the birth was registered, to protect personal data, so an older printout may still show those details.
In the translation, the key and every data line keep the order of the page. The legends are translated, and the flag, the QR code and the barcode are noted in brackets. Your name is spelled as in your passport, with both surnames in the order of the CURP.
Where the translation goes
- USCIS: a CURP printout in Spanish goes with a full English translation and the translator’s certification that it is complete and accurate (8 CFR 103.2(b)(3) (opens in a new tab)). What USCIS accepts
- Immigration court: the translation comes with a typed certification that has 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 translations
5 samplesEach sample has the original, the translation and the signed certificate. Personal details are blurred.
Questions
Is the CURP the same as my birth certificate?
No. The acta de nacimiento is the civil registry record of your birth; the CURP is your key in the national population register. The current acta prints the CURP, so it is in the acta’s translation too.
How much does it cost?
A CURP printout is one page: $25. Each additional page in the same order is $20, so a CURP, a birth certificate and a voter card are $65.
Do I need a notary or an apostille?
Not for USCIS: it asks 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.