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Certified Cape Verdean National ID Card Translation
eVerbary translates your Cape Verdean national ID 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.
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Accepted by USCIS and by US universities, colleges and schools, or your money back.
24-hour delivery
Most 1-3 page documents are delivered within 24 hours. Same-day available.
From Bilhete de Identidade to CNI
The Cartão Nacional de Identificação (CNI) was created by Decree-Law 19/2014 to replace the Bilhete de Identidade, which until then was still issued under a colonial decree of 1956. It is compulsory for every Cape Verdean citizen from the age of four, at home or in the diaspora, and optional from birth registration. The Directorate-General of Registries, Notaries and Identification runs it; applications are taken at registry offices and at the Casa do Cidadão. Valid identity cards stayed in force until each holder received a CNI, so both still circulate.
The CNI is a polycarbonate card with a chip, its data engraved by laser. The front shows surname(s), given name(s), sex, height, nationality, date of birth, the civil identification number (NIC), the expiry date, the photo and the signature. The back shows the holder's parents (filiação) and the machine-readable zone. Names and parents are entered exactly as in the birth record. Send both sides: each carries data the other does not.
Reading the NIC
The NIC is built from the holder's date of birth (four digits for the year, two for the month, two for the day), a letter for sex (M or F), a three-digit sequence number and a check digit. Anyone can therefore check the first eight digits and the letter against the date of birth and sex printed on the card. We copy the NIC character by character and flag any mismatch rather than correct it; only the issuing authority can.
The decree forbids anyone to photocopy or reproduce the CNI without the holder's consent, so a scan you send us for translation is made with yours. Where the card is used to show parentage, the parents' names on the back are translated exactly as they appear there. In the US the card is usually a second identity document beside the passport. An older Bilhete de Identidade is translated the same way, field by field. 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
Do you need both sides of the card?
Yes. The parents' names and the machine-readable zone are on the back.
There is a letter in the middle of my number.
That is the sex marker (M or F) in the NIC, between the date of birth and the sequence number. We copy it exactly.
I still have the old Bilhete de Identidade.
Valid BIs remained in force until replaced by the CNI. We translate either one.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.