Change of name certificate translation, certified for USCIS
When the name on your birth certificate is not the name on your passport, USCIS asks for the document that links them. The change of name certificate is translated in full, with the old name spelled as in your old documents and the new one as in your passport.
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A photo from your phone or a PDF. Both sides if there are notes on the back.
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From $23.70 per document, certification included. Nothing is charged until you confirm.
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In your account on the day agreed, ready to attach to your USCIS packet.
Two documents or ten, the same rules: price by word count, one file back.
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The certificate lists the name before and the name after, the date of the change and the registry that recorded it. The translation has one job: to make the link between your documents obvious to a reader who has never seen either name.
Old name, new name
The previous name follows the spelling in your older documents; the new one follows your passport. Both are stated once in a translator's note.
Date of change
The date the change was registered is converted to the US format and kept distinct from the certificate's issue date.
Registry seal and record number
The office, the act record number and the seal are translated or described.
Certificate or extract
Whether you hold a certificate, a registry extract or a court decision on the change, the translation mirrors that document's layout.
Registry certificate or court decision, which document links your names
The link between an old name and a new one is usually a certificate from the civil registry. Where the change went through a court, or the registry corrected a record by court order, the court decision is the document instead.
Registry certificate of change of name
Most common document- A single sheet on a security form with a seal, the office name and an act record number
- Name before, name after, date and place of birth, the date of the change and the issuing office
- Every field, the seal and any note on the back are translated
- Asked for by USCIS when the name on a birth certificate differs from the passport
Send a photo of the front and the back, even if the back looks empty.
Court decision on the name or record
When a court ruled- Several typed pages with the court's header, the case number, the ruling, the judge's signature and seal
- The facts established, the old and new names, the order to the registry and the date it took effect
- The whole decision is translated, including the stamp that it entered into force
- Asked for by USCIS and courts when no certificate exists or the registry record was corrected
Send every page, including the last one with the seal and the note on entry into force.
The whole certificate, not just the two names
Form number and layout
The series and number of the form and the position of each field are kept, so the reader can compare the two documents line by line.
Handwritten fields
Older certificates are filled in by hand; each entry is translated as written, with unclear letters checked against your other documents.
All three parts of each name
Surname, given name and patronymic are each stated before and after, so a change in only one part is not missed.
Issuing office in full
The office name, district and region on the seal and in the header are translated, so the reader sees which registry recorded the change.
One translation, accepted where you need to file
The same certified file works for immigration, courts, universities and employers. Say who it is for when you order and the certificate is worded for that office.
USCIS
Green card, citizenship and asylum filings. Certification statement on every page set.
Immigration courts
Same certified translation, laid out page by page so the clerk can compare it with the original.
Universities and WES / ECE
Admissions offices and credential evaluators get the certified English file with the original attached.
Employers and licensing boards
HR departments get the translation with the certificate, ready to attach to an application.
From a photo on your phone to a certified PDF
Upload and confirm
Send the document, check the page count and the date, pay by card.
A native speaker translates
One certified native-speaking translator per order. The original is read by a person, not a machine.
Names and dates are checked
Every name is compared with your passport spelling, every date and number with the original.
Delivered as one PDF
Translation, signed certificate and a copy of the original in one file, in your account.
From $23.70 per document. Certification included.
The price is based on word count. A certificate, passport or letter is usually the minimum. You see the exact price and delivery date right after upload, before you pay, and it does not change afterwards.
Price My DocumentChange of name translation, the questions we hear most
I changed my surname by marriage. Do I need this document?
Usually not; the marriage certificate records the surname taken, and its translation is the link. This page is for changes registered separately.
My name was changed in childhood and only a stamp on the birth certificate shows it. What do you translate?
The stamp, as part of the birth certificate translation. If you also obtained a certificate or extract about the change, send it and it is translated as its own page.
Which spelling do you use for the old name?
The one in the documents that carry it, such as an old passport or diploma. Tell us when you order; if there is none, standard transliteration is used and noted.
Will USCIS accept this translation?
It follows what USCIS asks for: the whole document in English plus a signed statement that the translator is competent and the translation is complete and accurate. Every order includes that statement, signed and dated by the translator.
How much does it cost and how fast is it?
From $23.70 per document, certification included. A one-page document is usually ready the next business day; the date is confirmed before you pay.
Twenty document types, two languages
Each document and each language has its own page with its own specifics and price. Something else? Upload it and we quote it by hand.
Civil statusBirth certificateThe first document in almost every immigration packet. Translated in full by one translator, with the signed certificate of accuracy USCIS asks for, and names spelled the way your passport spells them.Learn more
Civil statusMarriage certificateThe document that proves the marriage behind a spousal petition, a joint filing or a surname change. Translated in full by one translator, with both spouses' names spelled as in your passports and a signed certificate of accuracy in the same PDF.Learn more
Civil statusDivorce certificateProof that an earlier marriage ended is required in most spousal and family cases. Whether you hold a registry certificate or a court decision, it is translated in full by one translator, with a signed certificate of accuracy in the same PDF.Learn more
Civil statusDeath certificateNeeded to prove that a marriage ended, to file as a widow or widower, or to settle an estate and insurance abroad. Translated in full by one translator, with a signed certificate of accuracy in the same PDF.Learn more
IdentityPassportA foreign passport is bilingual on the data page, but the visas, border stamps and handwritten notes are not. We translate the pages that carry text, count only those pages, and deliver a signed certificate of accuracy in the same PDF.Learn more
IdentityInternal passport / ID cardThe internal passport is where the address history, marital status and children of a citizen are recorded, and USCIS forms ask about all three. We translate the pages with entries, count only those, and sign the certificate of accuracy.Learn more
IdentityDriver's licenseA license is two sides of a card: personal data on the front, categories and dates on the back. Both are translated on one page, with your name as in your passport and the categories kept as printed, not converted to US classes.Learn more
EducationDiplomaCredential evaluators want a literal translation of the diploma, not an opinion about what the degree equals in the US. That is what you get: the exact title, the qualification line, the numbers and seals, with a signed certificate of accuracy.Learn more
EducationTranscript / diploma supplementThe supplement is where the evaluator spends most of the time: every course, every grade, every hour. It is translated line by line, with grades and scales kept as printed, with the translator's signed certificate attached.Learn more
EducationSchool certificateThe secondary school certificate and its grade sheet are the first thing a college, a community college or an evaluator asks for. Both are translated with the subjects and grades exactly as printed, and a signed certificate of accuracy.Learn more
LegalPolice clearance certificateA certificate of no criminal record is asked for in green card, adjustment and consular cases, and it goes stale quickly. It is translated in full, including the apostille and the electronic signature block, with a signed certificate of accuracy.Learn more
IdentityMilitary IDUSCIS and consular officers ask about military service, and the military ID booklet is the document that answers. We translate every page that carries an entry, list the blank ones, and sign the certificate of accuracy.Learn more
Work & financeWork record bookThe work record book is your employment history in one booklet: every hire, transfer and dismissal with the order number and the employer's stamp. It is translated entry by entry, with only filled pages counted, and a signed certificate of accuracy.Learn more
Work & financeEmployment letterAn employment letter confirms your position, dates and salary, and it is asked for in work-based petitions, experience verification and sponsor cases. It is translated in full, letterhead to stamp, with a signed certificate of accuracy.Learn more
Work & financeBank statementSponsor forms, student financial proofs and investor cases all need bank documents in English. Statements are translated page by page with amounts, dates and account details exactly as printed, and a signed certificate of accuracy.Learn more
MedicalMedical recordDischarge summaries, doctor's certificates and clinic extracts are needed for the immigration medical exam, for continuity of care with a US doctor and for court and insurance cases. They are translated in full, with terms and units as written, and a signed certificate of accuracy.Learn more
MedicalVaccination recordThe civil surgeon and the school nurse both need to read which vaccine was given on which date. Vaccination cards and certificates are translated line by line, with vaccine names rendered to their standard English abbreviations and the originals kept.Learn more
LegalPower of attorneyA notarized power of attorney is read by whoever has to trust it: a bank, a court, a title company. It is translated in full, including the notary's certification block, the register number and the apostille, with a signed certificate of accuracy.Learn more
Civil statusChange of name documentWhen the name on your birth certificate is not the name on your passport, USCIS asks for the document that links them. The change of name certificate is translated in full, with the old name spelled as in your old documents and the new one as in your passport.Learn more
LegalAffidavit / statementStatements from relatives, witnesses and the applicant carry cases where a certificate does not exist or an event needs a voice. They are translated as written, in the first person, with the notary's block, with the translator's signed certificate attached.Learn moreYour document, translated right
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