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Certified Hong Kong University Diploma Translation
eVerbary translates your Hong Kong university diploma 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.
Acceptance guaranteed
Accepted by USCIS, the NVC, courts, DMVs and other government agencies, universities and schools, credential evaluators such as WES and ECE, and employers in the United States, or your money back. See terms.
24-hour delivery
Most 1-3 page documents are delivered within 24 hours. Same-day available.
Degrees with honours classifications
Hong Kong bachelor's degrees are usually awarded with an honours classification. At the University of Hong Kong, First Class Honours corresponded to a cumulative GPA of 3.60 to 4.30 for earlier cohorts, and later intakes are classified on a graduation GPA. The classification can appear on the degree certificate, the transcript or both, and an evaluator looking at a Hong Kong degree will want to see it, so we translate it word for word rather than replacing it with a US equivalent.
We copy whatever the certificate states: the university, the degree and field, any classification, the date of conferral, signatures and the university seal, keeping the Latin or formal wording of the degree title as it appears. If the certificate is entirely in English, USCIS and most evaluators need no translation; any Chinese text, a Chinese name or a seal in Chinese, means a full translation of the document.
Diploma and transcript together
Evaluators normally ask for the degree certificate and the academic transcript together, because the classification and the grade point average are only meaningful side by side. Names follow your passport spelling. For earlier schooling, see the HKDSE page. If the classification appears only on the transcript, we say so in a translator's note rather than adding it to the diploma. A scan or photo of each document is enough; we do not need the originals.
USCIS does not require an apostille. If a foreign authority does, the Registrar of the High Court apostilles documents signed by a Hong Kong notary public, such as a certified true copy of the degree; the Judiciary's list of public documents it accepts does not include university certificates themselves. Apostilles issued since 1 September 2014 can be checked on the Judiciary's e-Register. 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 certificate says First Class Honours.
We translate the classification exactly. An evaluator, not the translator, decides what it equals in the US.
Does my HKU degree need a translation?
Only if it contains Chinese text. If it does, we translate the whole certificate.
The school asks for an apostilled degree.
In Hong Kong that usually means a notarised copy apostilled by the High Court Registrar. We translate the result.
Is acceptance by universities, colleges and schools guaranteed?
Yes. Our certified translations are guaranteed to be accepted by universities, colleges and schools in the United States — and by USCIS, the NVC, courts, government agencies and employers — or your money back. The guarantee covers the translation itself, not the original document or the admission decision, and it covers credential evaluation agencies such as WES and ECE as well. Full terms are in our refund policy.
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Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.