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Certified French Passport Translation
eVerbary translates your French passport 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.
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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.
What needs translating in a French passport
French passports are biometric, valid for 10 years for adults and 5 years for minors, and are applied for at any mairie with a registration station; a minor's passport stays usable after the holder turns 18 until it expires. The data page follows the international machine-readable format, so it is often clear on its own. What tends to need translating is French text elsewhere in your copy: endorsements, observations and stamps.
USCIS asks for a complete English translation of any foreign-language document you submit, so if you include passport pages with French text, those pages are translated. Visas and entry stamps from other countries are in their own languages and are translated too when you submit those pages. We do not need the original passport: a clear scan of each page is enough. See the general passport translation page and our French page.
Usage names and spelling across documents
A French passport can carry a usage name (nom d'usage) next to the family name, for example a spouse's name or the other parent's name, added on request with supporting documents. The birth and marriage acts show only the family name, so the same person can appear under two surnames in one file. The translation keeps both exactly as printed, which lets an officer link them.
Accents count: a passport may print a name without them in the machine-readable lines and with them in the visual zone. We follow the passport spelling throughout your file when you ask, and where a civil record spells a name differently, we keep its spelling visible so nothing looks altered. For the civil records behind it, see the French birth certificate and identity card pages, and for Haiti the Haitian 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 passport shows my married name but my birth act does not.
That is a usage name. It is translated as printed, and the marriage act links the two.
My passport was issued when I was a minor.
It stays valid until its expiry date even after you turn 18.
Does the data page need translating?
Only the pages you submit with French text do. We translate every one you send.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.