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Certified Hong Kong Language Certificate Translation
eVerbary translates your Hong Kong language 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.
HKDSE language subjects and the LPAT
Most Hong Kong language results come from two sources. The HKDSE reports English Language and Chinese Language like other senior secondary subjects, on levels 1 to 5 with 5** and 5* at the top. Teachers of English and Putonghua take the Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers (LPAT), run by the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority with the Education Bureau. The English assessment has five papers, Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking and the Classroom Language Assessment, and the Putonghua assessment has its own papers.
To meet the language proficiency requirement a teacher must reach Level 3 or above in every paper. A Certificate of Merit goes to a teacher with an overall level of 4 or above, and the Education Bureau issues an Attainment Certificate on request to anyone who has fully met the requirement. We translate the paper names, levels and certificate titles exactly, without converting them to another scale.
What a US reader needs
US schools and employers usually want to see each level and what the scale is. We translate the result slip or certificate with its candidate number and dates, and add a short translator's note on the scale where the document does not explain it. A certificate entirely in English needs no translation; Chinese text, including the candidate's Chinese name or an official chop, is translated in full.
The HKDSE certificate as a whole is covered on the Hong Kong high school diploma page, and university English results on the academic transcript page. LPAT results are reported paper by paper, so a result notice can show Level 3 in some papers and a lower level in others; we translate every paper's level, not just the overall outcome, and keep the candidate number exactly as printed. Names follow your passport spelling. 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
What is LPAT Level 3?
It is the level a Hong Kong teacher must reach in every paper to meet the language requirement. We translate it as printed.
I have an Attainment Certificate from the Education Bureau.
That confirms you met the English or Putonghua requirement. We translate it in full.
Is my HKDSE English result a language certificate?
It is a subject result on the HKDSE. We translate it with the rest of the certificate.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.