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Certified Israeli Death Certificate Translation
Get your Israeli death certificate translated into English by a professional human translator, with a signed certification accepted by USCIS, courts and universities. Flat $24.95 per page and a 100% USCIS acceptance guarantee.
$24.95/page
Flat rate per page, up to 250 words. No hidden fees.
100% USCIS acceptance
Every certified translation is guaranteed to be accepted by USCIS.
24-hour delivery
Most 1-3 page documents are delivered within 24 hours. Same-day available.
The Ministry of Interior, and two calendars
Israeli deaths are registered with the Ministry of Interior, which issues the death certificate. The certificate carries the identity number that ties the record to everything else, reproduced exactly.
Israeli documents frequently carry the Hebrew calendar date alongside the Gregorian one, and the Hebrew year does not line up — its new year falls in autumn. Each is converted individually and both are shown. See our Israeli birth certificate page.
Hebrew script, and burial documents
Hebrew is written right to left and without most vowels, so a name transliterates several ways from one spelling. We follow the passport and note genuine differences.
Burial society documents and cemetery records frequently accompany a death certificate in an estate file and are translated alongside it. See our Hebrew page.
The cause of death is not interpreted
The cause-of-death block is the part of the document that most invites a translator to help, and the part where helping does the most damage. It is written by the certifying doctor, often by hand, often in abbreviations, sometimes in Latin, and frequently hedged — "probable", "consistent with", an underlying condition listed beneath an immediate one. A translation that resolves that into a single clean diagnosis has stated a cause the doctor did not.
So it is reproduced at the register it was written in. Abbreviations are expanded only where the expansion is unambiguous, and flagged where it is not. The distinction between the immediate cause, the underlying cause and contributing conditions is preserved, because insurers and courts read those lines differently. Anything genuinely illegible is marked illegible rather than guessed at — a plausible guess about a cause of death is the most expensive thing a translator can offer.
Where these go, and what each one wants
A death certificate is rarely wanted for its own sake. It goes to an estate or probate court, to an insurer, to a pension or Social Security office, to a bank closing an account, to a registrar before a surviving spouse remarries, or into an immigration file — and those ask for different things. Some want the full certificate including the medical block; some want only the fact and date of death; some want a recent certified copy rather than the original issued years ago.
Ask the office before ordering, because the answer changes what you should get from the registry, not just what we translate. Related: our general death certificate page, autopsy reports and powers of attorney.
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 a page is up to 250 words.
A standard translation is for business or personal use where certification is not needed, such as CVs, client intake forms or marketing material, and is billed at the same $24.95 per page of up to 250 words.
Frequently asked questions
My certificate shows two dates.
One is the Hebrew calendar date. We convert each individually and show both.
Why is the name spelled differently on US documents?
Hebrew is written without most vowels, so one spelling transliterates several ways.
Are burial society documents translated?
Yes, alongside the certificate if you are submitting them.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.