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Certified Chinese Birth Certificate Translation
Get your chinese birth certificate translated into English by a professional human translator, with a signed certification accepted by USCIS, courts and universities. Flat $24.95 per page and a 100% USCIS acceptance guarantee.
$24.95/page
Flat rate per page, up to 250 words. No hidden fees.
100% USCIS acceptance
Every certified translation is guaranteed to be accepted by USCIS.
24-hour delivery
Most 1-3 page documents are delivered within 24 hours. Same-day available.
The document USCIS asks for is not the hospital one
This is the most consequential thing to know about Chinese birth records, and it is where most of the wasted effort goes. Births in mainland China since 1996 produce a medical certificate of birth (出生医学证明), issued by the hospital. For US immigration purposes, what is generally required instead is a notarial birth certificate (公证书) issued by a local notary public office (公证处), which attests to the facts of birth by reference to the medical certificate, the household register or the archives.
For a birth before 1996, or where the medical certificate no longer exists, the notary issues a factual certificate built from the hukou household register (户口簿) or police records instead. Either way, the notarial booklet is the document that travels.
Check whether you need a translation at all
Notarial booklets are very often issued bilingually, with an English translation bound in alongside the Chinese. If yours is one of those, you may not need a translation service — and we would rather tell you that here than take the order. Look at the booklet before you buy anything.
Where a translation is needed — a hukou, a medical certificate on its own, a notarial certificate issued in Chinese only, or a document an officer has questioned — we translate it in full, including every seal and the red notarial stamp. Names are matched to the passport romanization; see our Chinese page.
What USCIS requires
The requirement is the same for every country: 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 on your birth certificate is part of the document, so every one is translated.
For general guidance on certificates from any country, see birth certificate translation and our USCIS certified translation 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 a page is up to 250 words.
A standard translation is for business or personal use where certification is not needed, such as CVs, client intake forms or marketing material, and is billed at the same $24.95 per page of up to 250 words.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need the hospital certificate or the notarial one?
For US immigration filings it is generally the notarial certificate from a notary public office. The hospital medical certificate of birth is what the notary works from, not what is usually filed.
My notarial booklet already has English in it.
Then you may not need us. Many are issued bilingually. Check the booklet first — we would rather say so than sell you a translation you already have.
I was born before 1996 and have no medical certificate.
The notary can issue a factual certificate from the household register or archives instead. We translate whichever document you end up with.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.