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Certified Cuban Name Change Document Translation
Certified translation of the documents that record a change of name in Cuba, including the marginal annotations and registry endorsements that carry the legal effect and that a reader unfamiliar with the system will otherwise skip.
$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 Registro del Estado Civil
Cuban civil registration is kept by the Registro del Estado Civil under the Ministry of Justice, and a change of name is granted by resolution of the ministry rather than by a court in the ordinary case.
The resolution is then recorded against the birth inscription, and a certification issued afterwards carries the annotation. We name the resolution and its number precisely, because it is the instrument the reader verifies.
Certificación literal, and the short form
Cuba issues a certificación literal — a full transcription of the entry including its marginal annotations — and shorter extracts that omit them. For a name change you need the literal, and people routinely order the short one.
Check what you have before paying for a translation. A short extract showing only the current name proves nothing about the change.
The carné de identidad
The carné de identidad number is an eleven-digit code built from the date of birth plus a serial, so it does not change with a name and it encodes the birth date on its face.
That makes it a strong cross-check against the birth certificate, and we reproduce it exactly rather than redacting or abbreviating it.
Legalisation, not apostille
Cuba is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention, so a Cuban document for use in the United States is legalised through the Cuban ministry and the consulate rather than apostilled. Those stamps are pages of the packet and are translated with the rest.
Cuban documents also carry sellos del timbre — revenue stamps — affixed and cancelled on the page, and we describe them rather than ignoring them. See our Cuban birth certificate page.
Ordering, and what the certification covers
Upload the document, choose certified translation at $24.95 per page of up to 250 words, and it comes back typically within 24 hours as a PDF formatted to mirror the original, with a signed certificate of translation accuracy on letterhead. Marginal annotations are translated in place, in the margin, so the reader can see that the change was recorded against the original entry rather than written into a fresh document. See how we translate and certified versus standard.
Frequently asked questions
Who grants a name change in Cuba?
The Ministry of Justice by resolution, in the ordinary case, rather than a court.
Literal or extract?
You need the certificación literal. A short extract omits the marginal annotations and proves nothing about the change.
Does my carné number change?
No. It is built from the date of birth plus a serial, so it survives a change of name and encodes the birth date.
Can I apostille a Cuban document?
No. Cuba is not a party to the Convention, so it goes through consular legalisation.
Ready to get started?
Upload the order, the resolution or the annotated certificate and receive the certified translation, typically within 24 hours.