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Certified Iraqi Legal Separation Translation
eVerbary translates your Iraqi legal separation 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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Judicial separation means divorce in Iraq
Under the Iraqi Personal Status Law No. 188 of 1959 a marriage ends by talaq, by judicial separation (التفريق القضائي) ordered by the court, or by khul' agreed between the spouses. The English term is misleading: tafriq is a judgment that dissolves the marriage, not a separation that leaves it in place as a US legal separation does. If your Iraqi document says تفريق, it records the end of the marriage.
This matters when a US court, a state agency or USCIS asks whether you are still married. We translate تفريق قضائي literally and, where helpful, add a translator's note that under Iraqi law it dissolves the marriage, so nobody reads separation in its American sense. The judgment comes from the Personal Status Court (محكمة الأحوال الشخصية) and is translated with its seals, case number and dates.
Revocable divorce and the waiting period
The nearest Iraqi equivalent to a period of separation is the waiting period (العدة) after a revocable divorce (طلاق رجعي). Under Article 38 the husband may take his wife back during that period without a new contract; once it ends without reconciliation, or if the divorce was irrevocable (بائن), the couple can live together again only under a new contract, if at all. A document recording a revocable divorce therefore needs its dates translated exactly.
If you are separated in fact but no Iraqi court has ruled, there may be nothing Iraqi to translate; US courts deal with separation under their own law, and the Iraqi marriage contract is then usually the only document they need. If you hold a divorce document, see the Iraqi divorce decree page; for the marriage itself, the Iraqi marriage certificate page; and our Arabic 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 tafriq. Am I still married?
Tafriq is a court judgment dissolving the marriage. We translate it exactly and can add a note explaining the term.
We divorced revocably and then reconciled.
Send every document you have; we translate each with its dates so the sequence is clear.
Does a US legal separation need an Iraqi document?
Only if an Iraqi court has ruled on your marriage. Ask your attorney.
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Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.