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Certified Cape Verdean Death Certificate Translation
eVerbary translates your Cape Verdean death 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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Most 1-3 page documents are delivered within 24 hours. Same-day available.
The registry entry and the doctor's certificate
A Cape Verdean death certificate (certidão de óbito) is issued by the Conservatória or registry delegation that holds the entry, computer-printed with an ink or raised seal; older ones may be handwritten. Under the Civil Registry Code the entry gives the deceased's full name, sex, age, parents, marital status, birthplace and last usual residence, the name of the last spouse, the hour, date and place of death, and whether the body was buried, with the cemetery, or cremated. It also cross-refers to the birth entry and, for a married person, the marriage entry.
The cause of death is not among the items the Code requires in the entry. It is in the doctor's death certificate (certificado de óbito), signed with the doctor's professional licence number and kept by the registry; copies of it are issued only to someone with a legitimate interest. Where no doctor could attend, an administrative authority's report drawn up with two witnesses takes its place. If an insurer or court needs the cause of death, ask the registry for that document and translate it too.
Proving a marriage ended, or settling an estate
In the US a Cape Verdean death certificate usually proves that an earlier marriage ended, supports a survivor's benefit claim, or opens an estate. Because the death entry names the last spouse and refers to the marriage, an officer can match it to the marriage certificate. We translate every field, cross-reference and marginal note as printed, including entry numbers and the registry's seal and signature lines.
Deaths registered before independence in 1975 appear on older, often handwritten forms; we translate them line by line and flag anything illegible rather than guess. Names are copied exactly as written, with Portuguese accents kept. USCIS does not require an apostille; a court that does can obtain one from the registries directorate of the Ministry of Justice. See also the Cape Verdean birth certificate page and our Portuguese 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
The certificate does not say what he died of.
The registry entry does not include the cause. It is in the doctor's certificate, which the registry keeps and releases on a legitimate interest.
The certificate is handwritten.
Older certificates often are. We translate them line by line and mark any word we cannot read.
Does USCIS need an apostille on it?
No. A court or state agency might; ask the office before ordering one.
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