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Certified Angolan Name Change Certificate Translation
eVerbary translates your Angolan name change 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.
A change in the birth record
Angola still applies the Civil Registration Code of 1967, adopted under Portuguese rule. Under article 131, a name fixed in the birth record can be changed only with the authorisation of the Minister of Justice, except where the change follows recognition of paternity, adoption, marriage, a court correction of the record, or the addition of family surnames to a record that shows only a given name. The change is then entered as a note (averbamento) on the birth record.
So the usual proof of an Angolan name change is a recent full copy of the birth record showing the note, sometimes with the ministerial order or court decision behind it. We translate the record, the note and the decision, keeping the old and new names exactly as written. If the change was made by court order, the court's name and case number are copied exactly. See our Portuguese page.
Names by marriage and by parentage
The Code limits a full name to six words: at most two given names and four surnames. The Family Code gives a child the right to both the father's and the mother's surnames, and lets a spouse take the other's surname on marriage, a right that ends on divorce. A person can therefore appear under different combinations of surnames across documents without any formal name change.
Where your documents differ for these reasons, we translate each as printed and can add a translator's note explaining that the names refer to the same person; see the Angolan marriage certificate and paternity acknowledgment pages. The US name you use is set by your US documents. 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
My name changed after my father recognised me.
That change is entered on the birth record without ministerial authorisation. We translate the record and note.
I have four surnames. Do you keep them all?
Yes. We keep every surname in the order printed.
My name changed by marriage only.
The marriage record is the proof. We translate it with any note on the birth record.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.