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Certified Iraqi Paternity Acknowledgment Translation
eVerbary translates your Iraqi paternity acknowledgment 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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Accepted by USCIS and by US universities, colleges and schools, or your money back.
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Most 1-3 page documents are delivered within 24 hours. Same-day available.
Lineage under the Personal Status Law
Iraqi law treats paternity as lineage (النسب), governed by the Personal Status Law No. 188 of 1959. Under Article 51 a wife's child is attributed to her husband when at least the minimum term of pregnancy has passed since the marriage contract and the spouses could have met. Article 52 allows a man to acknowledge a child of unknown parentage, even on his deathbed, if he could be the father of a child of that age, and Article 53 covers a person of unknown parentage who acknowledges a parent, if the parent confirms it.
Because lineage follows from marriage, the documents that prove paternity are usually the marriage contract and the child's birth record. A separate acknowledgment or court decision appears where parentage was disputed or not recorded at birth. The Births and Deaths Registration Law No. 21 of 2024 refers to court decisions establishing or denying lineage, which the registration offices then record. We translate such decisions in full.
Documents and US uses
For a US petition by a father, the evidence is usually the Iraqi birth certificate naming him, the Iraqi marriage contract and any court decision on lineage. A court judgment carries the court's name, the case number, the date and the judge's signature, and every element is translated, including the court's reasoning and any reference to the articles of the law.
Names matter more than usual here, because a child's name chain contains the father's and grandfather's names. We translate the chain in order and follow your passport spelling, so the father's name on the child's documents matches his own. Every stamp and marginal note is translated, and the dates are given with English month names. See our Arabic page and our page on court translations.
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
Iraq did not give us a paternity form like the US one.
Paternity follows from the marriage, or from a court decision on lineage. We translate whichever you have.
My child's name already includes my name.
Yes, Iraqi name chains include the father's name. We keep it in order.
Is the court's reasoning translated?
Yes. A judgment is translated in full.
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Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.