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Certified Afghan Birth Certificate Translation

eVerbary translates your Afghan birth certificate into English for $24.95 per page with no word cap, by a professional human translator, with a signed certification. Most orders are delivered within a few hours. Accepted by USCIS and by US universities, colleges and schools, or your money back.

The tazkira, in two forms

Afghanistan does not issue a birth certificate in the sense a US office expects. The central identity and civil document is the tazkira, and two formats circulate: the traditional handwritten paper tazkira, still valid, and the biometric e-tazkira smart card introduced in 2018. They look nothing alike and the translation names which one you hold.

Afghans abroad with no tazkira can apply through the ghayabana — absentee — process at a consulate. The e-tazkira normally requires biometrics in person, which is why people outside Afghanistan often end up with the paper version. See our Afghan asylum documents page.

Solar Hijri dates, two languages, and names without surnames

Afghan documents are dated in the Solar Hijri calendar, whose year begins around 21 March, so each date is converted individually rather than by a fixed offset — an error here moves a date of birth by a year.

Documents may be in Dari, in Pashto, or carry both on one page; send them and we will tell you which. Many Afghans have no family name at all, which US forms handle badly. The name is reproduced as the document gives it and the structure made explicit rather than inventing a surname. See our Persian and Dari and Pashto pages.

What USCIS requires

Under 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3), a foreign-language document must be accompanied by a complete English translation and the translator's certification that it is accurate. Every seal, stamp and marginal note is part of the document, so every one is translated.

State agencies set their own rules — see government agencies — and what our certification states is on this page.

How it works

Upload a photo or a scan of your document, pick the language pair and check out online. You never have to mail originals: a legible copy is all we need.

A professional human translator, never machine translation, translates the document word for word and mirrors the layout of the original. Every certified translation ships with a signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy that meets the requirements of USCIS, courts and universities.

Your translation is delivered digitally, usually within 24 hours for documents of one to three pages, and same-day delivery is available. If anything needs adjusting, we revise it.

Certified vs. standard translation

A certified translation is a word-for-word translation accompanied by a signed statement attesting to its accuracy and completeness. It is what official bodies require: USCIS, courts, universities and government agencies. Certified translations are $24.95 per page, where one sheet of your document is one page, with no word cap.

A standard translation is the same professional human translation without the certificate, for when you only need to understand the content or for internal or informal use. It is billed at the same $24.95 per page with no word cap.

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