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Certified Hong Kong Name Change Document Translation
eVerbary translates your Hong Kong name change document 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.
Deed poll and the identity card record
An adult's change of name is recorded by amending the registered particulars at a Registration of Persons Office of the Immigration Department, which gives a deed poll as an example of the supporting document to produce. The new identity card then shows the symbol N, meaning the reported name has changed since first registration. Because the particulars in an HKSAR passport must be identical to those on the permanent identity card, the passport is amended afterwards, and a passport issued with amended particulars keeps the validity of the old one.
A child's name is handled at the births registry. A parent can add a name to, or alter the name in, the birth entry by attending in person, making a declaration and producing the birth certificate, but no addition or alteration can be made after the child turns 11. A new certified copy of the birth entry showing the change is issued in about nine working days.
Linking the old and new names
For a US petition the point of these documents is to connect every name in your file. We translate the deed poll in full, with the old and new names, the date, signatures and the witness's details, and keep both names exactly as written. If the deed poll is in English, USCIS needs no translation of it; Chinese text is translated. Names in your other documents follow your current passport spelling unless you ask otherwise.
Send the birth certificate showing the old name, the deed poll and the new identity card or passport together and we translate them as a set. A Hong Kong notary's certified true copy of a deed poll can be apostilled by the Registrar of the High Court if another authority asks. USCIS does not require an apostille for 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
My deed poll is in English.
Then USCIS needs no translation of it. Any other documents in Chinese that use your old name may still need one.
My child's name was changed at the births registry.
That is possible until the child turns 11. We translate the new certified copy of the birth entry.
Why does my ID card show an N?
It means your name has changed since you first registered. The deed poll explains the change.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.