Death certificate translation, certified for USCIS
Needed 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.
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From $23.70 per document, certification included. Nothing is charged until you confirm.
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Two documents or ten, the same rules: price by word count, one file back.
Order NowA short document that carries a lot of weight
A death certificate is usually one page, but the date and place of death, the registry record number and the notes on the back are exactly what an officer, a probate clerk or an insurer will check.
The deceased's name as in your documents
The name is spelled to match the way it appears in your own filings, the marriage certificate or the passport of the deceased, so the records line up.
Date of death and date of registration
The two dates often differ by days or weeks. Both are converted to the US format and kept separate.
Registry seals and record numbers
The office, the act record number and the seal are translated or described. A duplicate note is translated too, because it explains a recent issue date.
Old forms and new forms
Soviet booklets, forms from the nineties and current certificates follow different layouts, and the English page mirrors the one you send.
Civil certificate or medical certificate, offices usually want the first
Two documents are issued after a death. The medical one comes from the hospital or morgue, the civil one from the registry, and most offices abroad ask for the civil one.
Civil registry certificate
What offices ask for- A single sheet on security paper from the civil registry, with a series and number and the country's coat of arms; older ones are Soviet folded forms
- The deceased's name, date and place of birth and death, the date of registration, the act record number, the office and the issue date
- The whole page: every field, the form text, the seal, the signature block and any stamp or note on the back
- Asked for by USCIS in widow and family cases, by probate courts, banks, insurers and pension offices
Send the front and the back in one flat photo or scan each.
Medical certificate of death
Hospital or morgue form- A larger printed form, often with a detachable stub, filled by a doctor by hand or on a computer, with the medical institution's stamp
- The deceased's data, the date and time of death, the cause of death in medical terms and the doctor's name and signature
- The whole form as written, with medical terms rendered as printed and without interpretation
- Asked for by insurers and sometimes by courts when the cause of death matters; rarely by USCIS
Send it only if the office named it; if you are not sure, send both and we quote each as its own page.
One page that has to be complete
Form text and numbers
The pre-printed wording of the form, the series and number and the coat of arms are copied or described, so the English page identifies the same certificate.
Place of death and place of registration
The two places can be different towns. Each is transliterated as printed, with the region kept, so the certificate can be traced to the right office.
Handwriting and faded ink
Older certificates are filled by hand. Every legible word is transcribed; an unreadable fragment is marked as such instead of reconstructed.
Back page and attachments
A stamp about a duplicate, a note about the place of burial or an apostille on the back is translated in place, and a blank back is recorded as blank.
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
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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 DocumentDeath certificate translation, the questions we hear most
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.
Does the certificate show the cause of death?
Some forms do, some do not. Whatever is printed is translated exactly; medical terms are rendered as written, without interpretation.
I need it for a bank or an insurance company, not USCIS. Is it the same translation?
Yes. The certificate of accuracy is worded for the office you name when you order, and the translation itself does not change.
The deceased's name is spelled differently in my papers. What do you use?
Tell us the spelling that appears in your other documents and we follow it. If there is none, standard transliteration is used and noted in the file.
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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