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Certified Iraqi Divorce Decree Translation
eVerbary translates your Iraqi divorce decree 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.
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A Personal Status Court document
In Iraq a divorce is recorded by the Personal Status Court (محكمة الأحوال الشخصية), not by a civil registry. The US State Department lists the Iraqi divorce document as وثيقة الطلاق (wathiqat al-talaq), issued by that court and bearing the seal of the Higher Judicial Council and the judge's signature in green ink. Those marks are part of what shows the document is genuine, so the seal, the signature, the case number and every endorsement are translated along with the text.
Under the Personal Status Law No. 188 of 1959 a marriage ends in one of three ways: a talaq pronounced by the husband (or by the wife where he has delegated it to her), a judicial separation (تفريق قضائي) ordered by the judge, or a khul' agreed between the spouses. The document names which one it is, and the translation keeps that term rather than flattening all three into the word divorce, because a US attorney or court may need to know who ended the marriage and how.
Revocable or final, and the dates on it
Article 38 of the same law distinguishes a revocable divorce (طلاق رجعي), during whose waiting period (العدة) the husband may take his wife back without a new contract, from an irrevocable one (طلاق بائن), after which the couple could remarry only under a new contract, or not at all after a third divorce. The word on your document matters for a later marriage in the US, so we translate it precisely and do not interpret it.
If your document shows more than one date, each is translated as written and labelled as the document labels it. Iraqi Arabic names the months كانون الثاني, شباط, آذار and so on; we give them as January, February, March. Documents from the Kurdistan Region may be in Kurdish as well as Arabic, and the State Department notes that Kurdistan Regional Government documents must also be certified by the federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs. See the Iraqi marriage certificate page, our Arabic page and our Sorani Kurdish 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 document says talaq, not divorce.
Talaq is the husband's divorce under Iraqi law. We keep the term and translate it so the meaning is clear.
Is the judge's green signature translated?
We mark the signature and translate the court seal and every stamp around it.
Does USCIS need it legalised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?
No. USCIS needs a complete certified translation. A court or agency may ask for more; check with it first.
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