Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Driver and Vehicle Services: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

Worth knowing about Minnesota DVS

Minnesota DVS requirements in detail

The form is part of the translation

Minnesota is one of the states that names its own certificate.

The Certificate of translation form (PS33210, revised June 2026) restates the rule, asks for a description of the document and the subject's name and date of birth, and has the translator certify three things: the document is accompanied by a full English translation, the translation is true and accurate, meaning that all the words on the document have been correctly translated, and the translator is not related to the subject.

The translator then chooses one category and signs, under penalty for an intentionally false translation.

DVS lists the form on its forms page as the way to provide proof of document translation and links an approved translation vendor list next to it (DVS ID card forms and documents).

If you order from us for Minnesota DVS, upload the form with your document and say in the order notes that it is for Minnesota DVS, so it can be completed with the translation.

Where the rule and the form differ

The administrative rule, Minn. R. 7410.0400, subpart 5, lists seven kinds of translator and no catch-all: accredited by the American Translators Association, recognized by the Minnesota Translation Laboratory, certified by a court, approved by an embassy or consulate, affiliated with USCIS or a US government jurisdiction, a US attorney or someone affiliated with one, or a vendor on the state's list.

The current DVS form keeps those categories and adds an eighth, "a qualified non-professional, competent to translate," and its instructions say a qualified and competent non-professional may translate (Certificate of translation form, PS33210 (06/2026)).

We have not resolved that difference for you. A certified translation from a professional service fits the form as DVS publishes it today.

If a station applies the rule's narrower list, the category that a translation service can meet is a translator accredited by the American Translators Association, which eVerbary assigns on request (see below).

Documents people usually translate

• A foreign driver's license, for the written and road test route
• Foreign birth certificates presented as identity
• Foreign marriage certificates and divorce decrees for a name change
• Foreign passports and national ID documents
• Foreign court orders for a legal name change

What an eVerbary translation includes

• A complete English translation of every page, stamps, seals and handwritten notes included, laid out like the original so each line can be matched.
• A signed certificate of translation accuracy on letterhead, with our contact details, delivered as a PDF you can upload or print.
• $24.95 per page of up to 250 words, certification included; 24 hours for one to three pages as standard. Regular clients who need it can get delivery in as little as 30 minutes, on request.
• Notarization added at checkout ($34.90 per order) when the office asks for a notarized translation.

Submitting the translation to Minnesota DVS

• Bring the original document, the English translation and the completed form PS33210 to the driver's license office when you apply; DVS cannot accept documents in another language without an acceptable translation (Certificate of translation form, PS33210 (06/2026)).

• With a foreign license you take the written and road tests; you do not need a permit before your first road test, and DVS asks you not to get an ID card before the license (Class D driver's license for new residents).

If you need a translator certified by ATA

Some offices accept only a translator who is personally certified by the American Translators Association (ATA). eVerbary assigns one on request, for the languages ATA certifies into English:

To order it, ask for a free quote and write in the notes that the translation is for Minnesota DVS, what it is for, and that you need a translator individually certified by ATA, plus anything else the office asks for (notarization, delivery by email to the office).

We confirm the price and the translator before you pay. ATA does not certify other languages into English, so no translator anywhere holds ATA certification for them.

For those languages we provide a notarized certified translation instead, at $44.95 per page plus notarization ($34.90 per order); ask the office to confirm it accepts that, and write its answer in the quote notes.

How to order

1. Scan or photograph every page of the document, front and back, including any stamps on the reverse.
2. Upload it, choose the language and "certified", and see the price before paying.
3. Receive the PDF, usually within 24 hours for one to three pages, and submit it with the copy of the original wherever the office asks for it.

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