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Certified Iraqi Vehicle Title Translation

eVerbary translates your Iraqi vehicle title 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 registration document is the title

Iraq has no separate car title. Under the Traffic Law No. 8 of 2019 the registration document (وثيقة التسجيل) is defined as the ownership document that the registration officer issues to the vehicle's owner, and the registration records are proof of ownership against everyone. The document is valid for five years, and the General Traffic Directorate of the Ministry of Interior issues the vehicle's two number plates. The law also calls it a registration permit (إجازة التسجيل).

Iraq has been replacing its old permanent plates with new national plates meant to be uniform across the country. The Central Statistical Organization counted about 3.35 million vehicles on new plates and 4.63 million on the older permanent plates at the end of 2022, so both formats appear on documents. We copy plate, chassis and engine numbers exactly as printed.

Importing, claiming and selling

In the US an Iraqi registration document is needed mainly to import a vehicle, to prove ownership for an insurance or legal claim, or to sell a car in Iraq through an agent. The vehicle's make, model, year, colour and type are translated, and so is every transfer or endorsement. A sale in Iraq through a relative may also need an Iraqi power of attorney.

Names are translated in the order printed and follow your passport spelling, and previous owners listed on the document are translated too. If the vehicle was transferred several times, each transfer is kept in order. Vehicles registered in the Kurdistan Region may have documents partly in Kurdish; see our Sorani Kurdish page, our Arabic page and the general vehicle title translation page. For the driver, see the Iraqi driver's license 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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