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Certified Estonian Name Change Document Translation
eVerbary translates your Estonian name change document 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.
A name entry in the population register
Under the Estonian Names Act, a change of name is made by a vital statistics office or a court and recorded as a name entry in the population register. A person asking for a new given name or surname applies to a county-town local government acting as vital statistics office. The Act lists accepted reasons for a new surname, such as taking the surname of a parent, grandparent or great-grandparent, using one part of a double surname, or taking a spouse's surname.
Because the change lives in the register, the proof is usually a certificate or register extract showing the old and new names, or the court decision where a court made the change. We translate whichever you have, with every date and the personal identification code copied exactly. A photo or scan of the document is enough; we do not need the original. See the Estonian birth certificate page.
Spelling rules and other changes
Names in Estonian documents are written in Estonian-Latin letters. Names from non-Latin scripts, such as Russian, are transcribed under official rules, which is why one person's name can be spelled differently in Estonian and Russian documents without any formal change. We transliterate each name as printed and follow your passport spelling when you ask. Where the source document already gives a non-Estonian name in Latin script, that form is the one applied.
Names also change at marriage, at divorce and, under the Names Act, after a change of gender. For USCIS the point is to connect the names across your documents; see the marriage certificate page and the passport page. When a registry or court restores a premarital surname at divorce, the divorce documents show it. We keep every version of the name exactly as printed in each document. See our Estonian 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
I changed my surname but have no separate certificate.
In Estonia the change is a register entry. A certificate or register extract showing it is what we translate.
My name is spelled one way in Estonian papers and another in Russian ones.
That is transcription, not a legal change. We translate each as printed and can add a note.
Can you use my current passport spelling?
Yes, on request, throughout the translation.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.