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Certified Hong Kong Birth Certificate Translation
eVerbary translates your Hong Kong birth certificate 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.
A certified copy of the birth entry
What people in Hong Kong call a birth certificate is a certified copy of the entry in the births register. Since the 1960s it has been titled "Certified Copy of an Entry in a Register of Births Kept in Terms of the Births and Deaths Registration Ordinance", issued by the Births and Deaths Registry and, since 1997, by the Immigration Department. Older copies read "Copy of an Entry in a Register of Births Kept in the Colony of Hong Kong" and came from the Registrar General's Department. The embossed seal is that of the Registrar General of Births and Deaths before 1997 and the Regional emblem since.
The entry records the date and place of birth, the child's name if one was given, sex, the father's surname and name, the mother's maiden surname and name, and the informant's signature, description and address. Parents register within 42 days. A name can be added or altered later at a births registry, but never after the child turns 11, so an early copy may show no name at all while a later copy shows the added one. We translate the copy you send, column by column.
English, Chinese and missing records
Chinese and English are both official languages in Hong Kong, and the Immigration Department asks for a translation only of documents in neither language. USCIS is different: a document that contains any foreign language needs a full English translation. If every word on your copy is in English, there is nothing to translate; if it carries Chinese names, Chinese text or a chop, we translate the Chinese and reproduce the English as printed. Names follow the spelling on your Hong Kong identity card or passport.
Birth records exist from 1873, except for the Japanese occupation of 1941 to 1945. When a record cannot be found, the State Department accepts a Certificate of No Birth Record together with a Certificate of Registered Particulars from the Registration of Persons Office, which may also list marital history, family members and work experience; we translate both. A father added after registration is covered on the paternity page. See also our Chinese 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 certificate is already in English and Chinese.
If any part is in Chinese, USCIS expects a full translation. We translate the Chinese and keep the English exactly as printed.
My copy says 'Colony of Hong Kong'.
That is the pre-1960s form. It is still a valid record and we translate it in full, seal included.
My name was added after my birth was registered.
Then a later certified copy shows it. Send that copy; we translate the entry and any annotation about the addition.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.