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Certified Hong Kong Property Deed Translation
eVerbary translates your Hong Kong property deed 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.
Deeds, not title certificates
Hong Kong registers deeds rather than titles. The Land Registry records the instruments that affect a property, such as an assignment, a mortgage or a deed of mutual covenant, and the registered documents themselves are the evidence of ownership. There is no single government title certificate. A Land Titles Ordinance providing for title registration was passed, but the Land Registry still describes title registration as in preparation, so deeds remain the proof.
The usual summary is a land search of the land register, which has four parts: property particulars, including a property reference number; owner particulars, with the owner's name; incumbrances, such as the deed of mutual covenant, agreements for sale and purchase and mortgages; and deeds pending registration, meaning instruments lodged but not yet registered. Plain or certified copies of registered documents, including government leases, can be ordered from the Land Registry or online through IRIS.
Translating a land search and the deeds
A US lender, court or estate administrator usually needs both the land search and the key deeds. We translate the register with each memorial number, date and consideration as printed, keep amounts in Hong Kong dollars, and rebuild the tables with the same columns. Names follow passport spelling. If the documents are entirely in English, no translation is needed for USCIS; any Chinese text, including Chinese owner names, is translated in full.
A power of attorney used to sell or mortgage the flat is covered on the power of attorney page, and tenancies on the lease agreement page. For an inherited flat, the death certificate is usually needed too. Long deeds such as a deed of mutual covenant are translated in full only if you need them; often the land search and the latest assignment are what a lender asks for first, and the rest can follow later. 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
Where is my title certificate?
Hong Kong has none. Ownership is proved by registered deeds and shown on a land search.
What is a deed of mutual covenant?
It governs a multi-owner building and is registered as an incumbrance. We translate it in full if you need it.
My land search is in English and Chinese.
We translate the Chinese entries and keep the English as printed, so the whole register reads in English.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.