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Certified Hong Kong Lease Agreement Translation
eVerbary translates your Hong Kong lease agreement 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.
Stamping, CR109 and registration
A Hong Kong tenancy agreement must be stamped within 30 days of signing; the Inland Revenue Department's Stamp Office issues a stamp certificate, now often electronically, and the landlord, tenant and any other signatories are liable for the duty. For a domestic tenancy, the landlord submits a Notice of New Letting or Renewal Agreement, Form CR109, to the Rating and Valuation Department within one month of signing. Translating the stamp certificate and the endorsed CR109 shows a US reader that the lease was formally recorded.
Tenancy agreements can also be registered at the Land Registry. Registration protects the tenancy's priority against a later buyer or mortgagee; a tenancy registered within one month of signing takes priority from the date it was signed. A market-rent tenancy of three years or less keeps its priority without registration, unless it contains an option to renew. We translate whatever stamp certificate or registration memorial number the agreement carries, exactly as printed.
What we translate
We translate the whole agreement with its schedules: the parties, the premises, the term, the rent and deposit in Hong Kong dollars, the clauses on repairs and termination, and every signature and stamp. A lease is often used in a US file as proof of residence in Hong Kong, so the address is kept exactly as written, in English where the original gives it. If the agreement is entirely in English, no translation is needed for USCIS; any Chinese text means a full translation.
Names follow passport spelling. For the property itself, see the Hong Kong property deed page; for a lease signed by an attorney, the power of attorney page. Renewal agreements and letters ending a tenancy are translated the same way, and a photo or scan of the signed, stamped copy is enough; we do not need the original. Amounts stay in Hong Kong dollars. 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
My lease has a stamp certificate attached.
That shows the stamp duty was paid. We translate it with the agreement.
What is the CR109?
The landlord's notice of a new letting to the Rating and Valuation Department. We translate it if it is in your file.
I need the lease as proof of address.
We keep the address exactly as written and translate every page, signatures included.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.