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Certified Cape Verdean Divorce Certificate Translation
eVerbary translates your Cape Verdean divorce 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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At the Conservatória or in court
Cabo Verde has two routes to divorce. Spouses who both agree can file for divorce by mutual consent at the Conservatória do Registo Civil if they have no minor children, or if custody has already been settled by a court. They must file a list of common property and an agreement on dividing it, any maintenance agreement, an agreement on the family home and the prenuptial agreement if there is one. The registrar holds a conference, checks the agreements and approves (homologa) the divorce. Every other divorce goes to court.
However it was granted, the divorce is noted on the marriage entry and on both spouses' birth entries. The State Department lists the divorce certificate (certidão do divórcio) as issued by the Conservatória dos Registos on the island where the divorce was decreed, and the Social Security Administration says divorce records are requested from the court that granted them. A court divorce therefore usually leaves the judgment as well as the registry record, and the judgment sets out custody, maintenance and property.
What a US office will look at
For a spousal petition USCIS looks at how each earlier marriage ended. A divorce certificate shows that it did; a marriage or birth certificate issued after the divorce shows it too, as a marginal note. A judgment may show two dates, the decision and the date it became final, and the registry note adds a registration date; each is translated as printed so the dates can be matched. Translate what the office asks for, and both the judgment and the certificate if you are unsure.
The Code also lists, among the notes added to a birth entry, a spouse's keeping the other's surname after the marriage ends, so a name may change or stay on later documents. Separation is not divorce: see the legal separation page, and the Cape Verdean marriage certificate page. For a court or agency that needs an apostille, the Ministry of Justice's registries directorate issues it. See 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
We divorced at the Conservatória, without a judge.
That is possible in Cabo Verde when both agree and there are no minor children or custody is already settled. We translate the registry decision and certificate.
Do I need the court judgment or the certificate?
It depends on the office. The certificate proves the marriage ended; the judgment gives its terms. If unsure, translate both.
My marriage certificate already mentions the divorce.
Divorces are noted on the marriage and birth entries. That note is translated with the rest of the certificate.
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