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Certified Bosnian Identity Card Translation

eVerbary translates your Bosnian 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.

One card for the whole country

Under the Law on Identity Cards of Bosnia and Herzegovina Nationals there is a single identity card (lična karta), equally valid throughout the country. It is issued by the police stations of the cantonal ministries of interior in the Federation, by the Ministry of Interior's public security stations in Republika Srpska, and by the competent body in Brčko District, according to the holder's permanent residence. A national must apply within 60 days of turning 18 and collect the card in person.

The State Department notes that older cards issued under entity or cantonal rules, or in Yugoslav times, ceased to be valid on 31 October 2005. If your file contains one, we translate it as a historic identity document. The card is a plastic, credit-card-size document, and the state agency IDDEEA keeps the central register behind it. See also the Bosnian passport page.

Five languages, two scripts, one number

The card's headings are in Serbian, Bosnian, Croatian, French and English, with the three local languages printed in both Latin and Cyrillic, while the holder's data are entered in Latin script only. The name of an entity is added only at the holder's request. The card gives first and family name, date and place of birth, municipality of residence, sex, JMB, photo, signature and nationality, plus the document number, dates of issue and expiry and the issuing authority.

Because the JMB begins with the date of birth as day, month and the last three digits of the year, it can be checked against the birth date printed beside it. We copy it exactly and flag any mismatch rather than correct it, because a discrepancy is something your attorney should see. Send both sides of the card, since the back carries part of the data. See our Bosnian page and the Serbian identity card page.

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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