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Certified Angolan Identity Card Translation

eVerbary translates your Angolan identity card 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 Bilhete de Identidade

Angolan citizens prove their identity with the Bilhete de Identidade (BI), issued by DNAICC under the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. Under Law 4/09 as amended in 2017, the card shows its number, issue and expiry dates, and the holder's full name, parents' names, birthplace, date of birth, sex, height, marital status, residence, photo, signature and fingerprint. The State Department describes the front with the emblem at upper left, the number at lower left and the photo on the right.

The chip on the current model can hold data that is not printed, such as the tax number, social security number, birth registration number and voter number. Since Decree 245/21 the BI number is also the holder's tax identification number (NIF). Earlier cards remained valid, and holders of lifetime cards had five years to replace them, so older BIs still turn up. We translate what is printed on both sides. See our Portuguese page.

How the BI connects to your other documents

A first BI is issued on the full birth record or, for people baptised before 1 June 1963, a baptism certificate. That link matters when names differ: the BI should follow the birth record, and a BI number on a bank, tax or court document lets an officer tie it to you. We copy the number and dates character by character.

Marital status and residence are printed on the card and can be out of date; we translate them as printed and do not update them. A US bank, DMV or employer may accept a translated BI as a second identity document; send both sides. For travel identity see the Angolan passport 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.

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