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Certified Chinese Marriage Certificate Translation
eVerbary translates your Chinese marriage 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.
$24.95/page
Flat rate per page, no word cap. No hidden fees.
Money-back guarantee
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.
The red booklet and the notarial certificate
China issues two different things and they are not interchangeable. The red marriage booklet (结婚证) comes from the marriage registration office at the time of the marriage, carries a photograph of the couple, and is what people hold. The notarial certificate of marriage (结婚公证书) comes from a notary public office afterwards, reproduces the booklet and attests the marriage for use abroad.
Both are accepted for US immigration purposes and the notarial certificate is generally the one preferred, because it is produced for exactly this use. If you only hold the booklet, find out which the office wants before ordering — see our Chinese birth certificate page.
The English already in the booklet is not the certification
Notarial certificates are produced bilingually, with a Chinese page, an English page and a statement that the two correspond. It is reasonable to assume that settles the translation requirement. It does not: the notary office's translator certification does not state the translator's competence in both languages and is not signed, which is what the USCIS standard requires.
The ordinary fix is to file the document together with a proper certification, which is what we issue. Mainland documents are in simplified characters and those from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan in traditional; both are the same service — see our Chinese 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 notarial certificate already has English in it. Why do I need a translator?
Because the notary office's certification does not state the translator's competence in both languages and is not signed, which is what USCIS asks for. Filing the document with a proper certification is the usual fix.
I only have the red booklet.
It is accepted for US immigration, though the notarial certificate is generally preferred. Ask the office which it wants before you order anything from us.
Do you translate the couple's photograph page?
We translate every field printed on it. The photograph itself is described rather than reproduced, and nothing printed is left out.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.