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Certified Hong Kong Divorce Decree Translation
eVerbary translates your Hong Kong divorce decree 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.
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Most 1-3 page documents are delivered within 24 hours. Same-day available.
Decree nisi, then decree absolute
Divorce in Hong Kong is a court process at the Family Court of the District Court. One spouse files a petition, or both file a joint application, at the Family Court Registry in Wanchai, usually after at least one year of marriage. The court first grants a decree nisi. Six weeks later the spouse or spouses apply on Form 5 (petition) or Form 5A (joint application) to have it made absolute, and the Registrar issues a certificate of decree absolute to each spouse. Only the decree absolute ends the marriage.
The State Department lists two versions of the final document, both headed "In the District Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region": Form 6, "Certificate of making Decree Nisi Absolute (Divorce)", with a Matrimonial Causes number beginning FCMC, and Form 7B, the same certificate for a joint application with an FCJA number. It carries the embossed seal of the District Court. We copy the case number, the dates of the decree nisi and the decree absolute, and the seal into the translation exactly.
Older customary divorces and overseas use
Before 7 October 1971, a customary Chinese marriage could be dissolved by the spouses' mutual written consent signed before two witnesses, without a court. Since then every divorce has gone through the courts. A family file can therefore hold a handwritten consent document for an older divorce, which we translate with its signatures and witnesses, and a court certificate for a newer one. If the decree absolute is entirely in English, USCIS does not need it translated; Chinese text means a full translation.
For use in proceedings abroad, the State Department advises a sealed copy of the decree from the District Court, authenticated by the High Court Registry. For a new marriage or a spousal petition, see the Hong Kong marriage certificate page; if you are separated rather than divorced, see judicial separation. Names follow your passport spelling if you send it. See 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
I only have the decree nisi.
A decree nisi does not end the marriage. US authorities look for the certificate making it absolute; we translate whichever you hold.
My parents divorced by a signed agreement in the 1960s.
Before 7 October 1971 customary marriages could end that way. We translate the agreement with its witnesses.
Is my decree in English enough?
If it has no Chinese text, USCIS needs no translation. If it does, we translate the whole decree.
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