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Certified Bosnian Passport Translation

eVerbary translates your Bosnian passport 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.

Four languages on one passport

Bosnian passports are issued by the interior authorities, and the State Department describes their text as being in four languages: Bosnian and Croatian in Latin script, Serbian in Cyrillic, and English. According to the state agency IDDEEA, which personalises civil, service and diplomatic passports, the passport has been biometric since 15 October 2009, with an electronic chip used to verify the holder's identity. Applications are made in person only.

Adult passports are valid for 10 years, and minors' passports for three to five years depending on the child's age. Although part of the data page is in English, a certified translation covers the whole document: the Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian headings, every entry and exit stamp, visas, endorsements and handwritten notes. See our Bosnian page and the Bosnian identity card page.

Names and older passports

IDDEEA keeps the central registers for both passports and identity cards, so names and dates should match across your documents. Letters such as č, ć, đ, š and ž are kept in the translation as printed, and where you need another spelling we follow the one in your passport throughout. If two of your documents disagree, the translation shows that rather than hiding it, because the difference is something your attorney should see.

Passports issued before the biometric model, and expired ones, still serve as evidence of identity and travel history. We translate them as issued, with their validity dates and every stamp. A passport is often filed together with a birth extract to show a consistent name. USCIS does not require an apostille on a translated passport. See also the Croatian passport 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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