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Certified Iraqi Driver's License Translation

eVerbary translates your Iraqi driver's license 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.

The ijazat al-sawq under the Traffic Law

The Iraqi driving licence is called إجازة السوق (ijazat al-sawq, literally driving permit). Under the Traffic Law No. 8 of 2019 it is issued by the licensing officer of the General Traffic Directorate of the Ministry of Interior, after a fitness report from a specialised medical committee, a technical test and a practical test. It is valid for ten years and can be renewed, and the card is headed with the Ministry of Interior and the traffic directorate of the issuing province.

Instructions No. 6 of 2021 introduced a laser-engraved card with security features in Arabic and Kurdish, and licence classes modelled on the 1968 Vienna Convention: A1 and A for motorcycles, B for cars up to 3,500 kg, then BE, C1, C1E, C, CE, D1, D1E, D, DE and T. If yours is an older licence in an earlier format, we translate it the same way, every class and date included.

What a US DMV reads

We translate every field on both sides of the card in the order printed, so each class stays matched to any date or restriction beside it, and we copy the licence number exactly. The name chain is translated in order and spelled as in your passport, so the DMV can match the licence to your other documents. Province names are given in their usual English form, such as Baghdad, Basra or Nineveh.

Each state decides whether a foreign licence counts toward a US one; a translation does not give a right to drive. Ask your DMV and see our DMV translation page. A Kurdistan Region licence may include Kurdish; see our Sorani Kurdish page. For identity, see the Iraqi national ID card page, and for the car itself the Iraqi vehicle title 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.

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