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Certified Cambodian Birth Certificate Translation
eVerbary translates your Cambodian birth 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.
Issued by the commune, often long after the birth
Cambodian births are registered by the civil registrar of the commune or sangkat, a role held by the commune chief, under the oversight of the General Department of Identification at the Ministry of Interior. The certificate is a Khmer form completed by hand or, more recently, printed from the register, with the commune seal and the registrar's signature. Older Khmer documents may also carry French headings.
Civil records were destroyed under the Khmer Rouge, and a system rebuilt in the 1980s was set aside again in the early 1990s, so many adults hold a certificate issued decades after their birth, sometimes on the strength of witness statements. That is normal for Cambodia. The translation keeps the issue date, the registration date and any recital of how the entry was made, because those explain the gap. See our Khmer translation page.
Names, dates and the family book
Khmer puts the family name first, and the certificate does the same. Romanisation of Khmer names has never been fixed, so the certificate, the passport and the identity card can each spell a name differently. We follow the passport spelling and note the variant. Some official documents also carry a traditional lunar date with a Buddhist Era year next to the Gregorian date; we translate both.
A birth certificate is often submitted together with the household's family book, which lists each member. If you need that too, send it with the certificate. Cambodia is not a party to the Apostille Convention; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation legalises documents for use abroad, but USCIS asks for neither. Later corrections are covered on our name change 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.
Frequently asked questions
My birth certificate was issued when I was an adult. Will that look suspicious?
Late and reconstituted birth certificates are common in Cambodia because of the destruction of records after 1975. We translate the issue date and any explanation on the document exactly. Whether more evidence is needed is for the receiving office to say.
My name is spelled differently on my passport.
Khmer names have no single romanisation. We use the passport spelling in the translation and note the other form, so the documents can be matched.
Does it need an apostille?
Cambodia has not joined the Apostille Convention, so there is no apostille. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs legalises documents for foreign use. USCIS requires neither, only a complete certified English translation.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.