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Certified Guatemalan Police Record Translation
eVerbary translates your Guatemalan police record 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.
Guatemala issues two separate certificates, from two separate bodies
This is where Guatemalan files go wrong most often. There are two documents and they are not interchangeable:
- Antecedentes penales — criminal records, issued by the Organismo Judicial, covering criminal court proceedings.
- Antecedentes policiacos — police records, issued by the Policía Nacional Civil, covering police records.
You usually need both, and they expire
Depending on the procedure, an office may ask for one or for both, and applicants regularly obtain one and discover months later that the other was also required. Ask what was requested before ordering anything, from us or from Guatemala.
Both certificates are valid for six months from issue, so a certificate obtained early in a long process can expire before it is filed. Check the issue date against your deadline. We translate either or both, including the statement made when no record is found — a clean record is a finding and the document saying so is worth having.
What USCIS requires
The requirement is the same for every country: 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 on your police record is part of the document, so every one is translated.
State agencies set their own rules and are not bound by that one — see government agencies. What our certification states is set out 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
Which one do I need, penales or policiacos?
Ask the office receiving them; many procedures require both. They come from different institutions and one does not substitute for the other.
My certificate says no record was found.
That is a finding and we translate it in full. A document stating a clean record is evidence.
How long are they valid?
Six months from issue, so check the date against your filing deadline before paying for a translation.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.