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Certified Angolan Death Certificate Translation
eVerbary translates your Angolan death 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.
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Accepted by USCIS and by US universities, colleges and schools, or your money back.
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Most 1-3 page documents are delivered within 24 hours. Same-day available.
The doctor's certificate and the assento de óbito
A death in Angola is registered by the Conservatória do Registo Civil on the basis of the certificado de óbito, the death report issued by the doctor or hospital, together with the deceased's identity card and the ID of the person declaring the death. The registry then keeps the assento de óbito, issued as a computer-printed copy with the national emblem, a Ministry of Justice stamp and the registrar's signature. A family file may contain both, and they are different documents.
Copies are requested at the conservatória or through SIAC, and certified copies are made by a notary from the original. The State Department warns that many registry offices could not keep their records during the civil war of 1975 to 2002, so a death from those years may have no record at all. Ask the receiving office what it accepts instead; we translate whatever you have. See our Portuguese page.
What US offices use it for
In a US file an Angolan death certificate usually proves that an earlier marriage ended, supports a survivor's claim or opens an estate. Under the Family Code a widow or widower keeps the late spouse's surname until remarrying, so the survivor's later documents may still carry it. If an insurer needs the cause of death, check which of your documents states it and send that one; we translate every field, stamp and note as printed.
Older family records may date from colonial times, or be kept in the cédula pessoal, the booklet issued at birth registration in which later events are noted. We translate those pages too. See the Angolan marriage certificate page. Angola is not a party to the Apostille Convention, so where a US court or agency wants an authenticated original, the document is legalised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MIREX) and then by the consulate of the country where it will be used. USCIS does not ask for that.
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.
Frequently asked questions
I have the hospital's certificate, not the registry's.
The hospital report is the basis for registration, not the registration itself. We translate either; most offices want the assento.
My father died during the war and there is no record.
That is common in Angola. We translate whatever substitute you have, such as a court decision.
The death is noted in an old cédula.
We translate the cédula pages that record it, notes included.
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Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.