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Certified Hong Kong Vehicle Registration Document Translation
eVerbary translates your Hong Kong vehicle registration 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.
$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.
No title, a registration document
Hong Kong has no vehicle title certificate. When a vehicle is registered, the Transport Department assigns a registration mark and issues a vehicle registration document containing the vehicle's particulars to the registered owner, who must be an individual aged 18 or over or an incorporated body. The vehicle licence, renewed annually or every four months depending on the type, is a separate document displayed on the windscreen. For shipping a car to the United States, the registration document is the ownership record.
When a vehicle is sold, a Notice of Transfer on form TD 25 must be lodged with a Transport Department licensing office within 72 hours: the new owner delivers the original notice and the former owner the duplicate. The former owner should keep the registration document until the transfer is registered. A file for a car that changed hands may therefore contain the old document, the TD 25 and a new document.
Translating it for US import and the DMV
We translate the registration document field by field, keeping the registration mark, chassis and engine numbers, make, model, year and the registered owner's name exactly as printed; a US customs broker or DMV compares those numbers with the vehicle. If the document is entirely in English, no translation is needed; any Chinese text is translated in full. We copy any note on the document as well.
A company-owned vehicle is registered in the company's name, so its registration papers may be needed as well; see the articles of association page. Where the TD 25 notice of transfer is in your file, we translate it with its dates so the chain of ownership is clear. The driver's own licence is covered on the Hong Kong driving licence 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.
Frequently asked questions
The DMV asks for my car's title.
Hong Kong issues a vehicle registration document instead. We translate it and note that it is the ownership record.
I bought the car second-hand.
The transfer was registered with a TD 25 notice. We translate the notice and the current document.
Is the vehicle licence the same document?
No. The licence is the windscreen permit; the registration document records the owner.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.