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Certified French Driver's License Translation
eVerbary translates your French driver's license 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.
Pink paper or credit-card format
Since 16 September 2013 France has issued the European credit-card driving licence (permis de conduire), with a chip and a machine-readable zone. It is valid for 15 years for categories A and B; heavy categories (C, D and their variants) depend on age and medical checks. Renewal is an administrative step, not a new test. The card follows the model common to EU member states, so its numbered fields match those on other European licences; we keep the field numbers and translate their contents.
Many drivers still hold the old pink folding paper licence (permis rose trois volets), which remains valid until 19 January 2033 and can be exchanged free online through France Titres (ANTS). Both formats list each category with the date it was obtained, and we translate each line in order so a DMV can match categories to dates. A digital licence exists in the France Identité app, but it complements the card and does not replace it.
Points and the driving record
France uses a points licence: a new driver starts on a probationary licence with 6 points and reaches the full 12 after the probation years without offences. The card itself does not show the balance. For that, the holder downloads the relevé d'information intégral, which lists remaining points, validity, offences, medical checks and road-safety courses, or an attestation de droit à conduire.
A US insurer or state DMV that asks for your driving history usually wants the relevé, not the card; we translate both. The holder downloads it through the Mes points permis service with a FranceConnect login, or requests it from a prefecture. Each US state decides whether to exchange or recognise a foreign licence, so check with yours. See also the driving record page, the Haitian licence page and our French 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 licence is the old pink paper one.
It is valid until 19 January 2033. We translate all three panels.
My insurer wants proof of my driving history.
That is the relevé d'information intégral, downloadable by the holder. We translate it in full.
Does the US accept the France Identité digital licence?
Send the physical card. The digital version is a complement, even in France.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.