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Certified Angolan Property Deed Translation

eVerbary translates your Angolan property deed 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.

Land belongs to the State: the concession title

Under Angola's Constitution and the Land Law (Law 9/04), land is the original property of the State, which grants rights over it: private ownership, a surface right, or customary or civil use rights, among others. The authority that grants a right issues a título de concessão stating the nature of the land, the type of right, the date, the term of the concession, the granting authority and any price and transfer tax (sisa) paid.

So an Angolan "property deed" may be a concession title rather than a freehold deed. We translate the type of right literally (direito de superfície, surface right) and do not call it ownership if the document does not. The title's number, the area and any plot references are copied exactly, because a buyer, lender or court will compare them with the registry record. See our Portuguese page.

The land registry

Rights granted under the Land Law must be entered in the land registry (registo predial), and they take effect against third parties only from registration. The registrar refuses to register a right without the concession title. A certificate from the land registry office typically shows the registered right, the holder and any charges, and we translate each entry with its number and date.

Transfers may come with a notarial deed, a prior authorisation from the granting authority or a court decision; we translate all of them. US uses include proof of assets, estate matters and divorce property division. See the Angolan lease agreement and power of attorney pages. 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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