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Certified Iranian Name Change Document Translation
Certified translation of the documents that record a change of name in Iran, including the marginal annotations and registry endorsements that carry the legal effect and that a reader unfamiliar with the system will otherwise skip.
$24.95/page
Flat rate per page, up to 250 words. No hidden fees.
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Every certified translation is guaranteed to be accepted by USCIS.
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Most 1-3 page documents are delivered within 24 hours. Same-day available.
The shenasnameh is a booklet
The Iranian birth record is the shenasnameh (شناسنامه), an identity booklet issued by the Civil Registration Organization that accompanies a person for life — later pages record marriage, children and eventually death, and corrections are entered in it.
So a change of name appears as an entry in the booklet rather than as a separate certificate, and the whole booklet including its blank and stamped pages is what should be scanned. A single page rarely proves anything.
The registration office decides
A change of name is applied for to the Sabt-e Ahval, the Civil Registration Organization, and granted where the name is deemed inappropriate under the applicable criteria; contested cases go to a court or commission.
Iran has also maintained lists of permissible given names, so a change may be a replacement of a name that was not approved. The instrument states the basis and we translate it as written.
The national code, and the old booklets
The national code (کد ملی) is ten digits with a check digit and does not change with a name; the first three digits indicate the issuing locality. It is the reliable identifier.
Iran replaced the old handwritten shenasnameh with a machine-readable version, so a person may hold both, and the numbering differs between them. Both are genuine and we describe each.
Solar Hijri, and Persian names
Iranian documents are dated in the Solar Hijri calendar, whose year begins at the spring equinox, so 1402 spans parts of 2023 and 2024. Each date is converted individually and both are shown.
Persian romanises inconsistently and one name appears as Hosein, Hossein and Husayn. Iranian surnames were adopted relatively recently by statute, so very old records may carry none. See our Persian page.
Ordering, and what the certification covers
Upload the document, choose certified translation at $24.95 per page of up to 250 words, and it comes back typically within 24 hours as a PDF formatted to mirror the original, with a signed certificate of translation accuracy on letterhead. Marginal annotations are translated in place, in the margin, so the reader can see that the change was recorded against the original entry rather than written into a fresh document. See how we translate and certified versus standard.
Frequently asked questions
Which page of the shenasnameh do I send?
All of them. The booklet records events across its pages and a single page rarely proves anything.
Who grants an Iranian name change?
The Civil Registration Organization, where the name is deemed inappropriate. Contested cases go further.
Does the national code change?
No. Ten digits with a check digit, and the first three indicate the issuing locality.
My document says 1402.
Solar Hijri, spanning parts of 2023 and 2024. We convert each date individually.
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Upload the order, the resolution or the annotated certificate and receive the certified translation, typically within 24 hours.