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Certified Eritrean Identity Card Translation
eVerbary translates your Eritrean identity 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.
$24.95/page
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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.
Blue cards, new cards and provisional cards
Eritrean identity cards are issued by the Department of Immigration and Nationality. The blue card was issued from 1992, first as voter ID for the 1993 independence referendum, until February 2014. It still reads "Provisional Government of Eritrea", its entries are handwritten, and it usually shows only the year of birth. A blue card punched once means the holder applied for the newer card.
A machine-readable card valid for 15 years was introduced in 2015 and 2016 but issued to few people. Since about 2018 a provisional card valid for five years has been in use; the word "provisional" appears only in the Tigrinya text, not in the English or Arabic. Each card is translated front and back as the card it is. See our Tigrinya and Arabic pages.
Residence cards and family cards
Because so few identity cards have been issued since 2014, many Eritreans prove their identity with a residence card (nay nebarinnet): a stamped, usually laminated printout from the zone's digital population register, issued by the sub-zone administration and meant to be renewed yearly. Its resident number begins with two letters for the zone, such as AS for Maekel or ZD for Debub, then C for an individual or F for a family entry.
Children appear on the family identity card, a similar printout that lists the whole household. Numbers are reproduced exactly, and names are given in the order printed with your passport spelling. See the Eritrean passport 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 ID card shows only a year of birth.
That is normal on the blue card. The translation shows what the card shows and does not add a full date.
My card has a hole punched in it.
On the blue card a single perforation usually means the holder applied for the newer card. We note it in the translation.
I have a residence card, not an identity card.
Many Eritreans do. We translate it in full, including the resident number and the stamp.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.