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Certified Hong Kong Power of Attorney Translation

eVerbary translates your Hong Kong power of attorney 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.

Ordinary and enduring powers of attorney

Hong Kong distinguishes an ordinary power of attorney, which ends if the donor loses mental capacity, from an enduring power of attorney under the Enduring Powers of Attorney Ordinance (Cap. 501), which is meant to continue. An enduring power must be made on the prescribed form and signed in the presence of a solicitor licensed to practise in Hong Kong, and a registered medical practitioner certifies the donor's mental capability; neither may be a blood relative of the donor. We translate the prescribed form with every certificate on it.

A power of attorney used abroad, for example to sell a flat in Hong Kong while living in the US, is often signed before a Hong Kong notary public. The Registrar of the High Court apostilles documents signed by a notary, and lists powers of attorney among them, and since 1 September 2025 notaries can request e-Apostilles online. We translate the apostille certificate as part of the document.

Scope, signatures and names

The powers granted are translated clause by clause, with any limit on property, accounts or duration exactly as written, because a US bank or court will read the scope literally. The donor's and attorney's names are copied as printed and follow passport spelling where you send it; identity card numbers are copied in full. If the power of attorney is entirely in English, USCIS needs no translation; any Chinese text needs a full one.

For a power of attorney used to sell or mortgage a flat, see also the Hong Kong property deed page. Any revocation is translated too, with its date, so a US reader can see whether the power was in force on a given day. For a company acting through an attorney, see the articles of association page. 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.

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