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Certified Ivorian Marriage Certificate Translation
eVerbary translates your Ivorian marriage certificate 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.
Only the civil marriage counts
Under the 2019 marriage law (Law 2019-570), a marriage in Côte d'Ivoire is celebrated by the civil registrar (officier de l'état civil) of the mairie, or of the sous-préfecture where there is no mairie, and only that civil marriage has legal effect. Both spouses must be 18. The banns are posted a month before, and the ceremony takes place before two adult witnesses. A customary or religious ceremony, however important to the families, is not a substitute, so the civil certificate is the one a US office needs.
The registry issues an extrait d'acte de mariage, a short version, or a copie intégrale, the full record with both spouses and their parents. Like birth records, they carry a round blue seal with ETAT-CIVIL in the centre and are reissued as new duplicates rather than certified copies. The couple also receives a livret de famille and a certificate of civil celebration. See our French page.
Property regime, earlier marriages and the married name
At the registry the couple declares whether they choose community of property or separation of property, or hand in a notarial marriage contract, and the record notes the choice. We translate the regime exactly, because it can matter to a US court or bank. The law forbids a new marriage before the previous one is dissolved, and after a divorce only once the judgment is noted in the margin of the earlier marriage and birth records.
A married woman has the use of her husband's name, not an obligation to take it: the law writes it as Madame, her own surname and given names, then épouse and the husband's surname. We keep that form and follow each passport. A previous divorce judgment or a former spouse's death certificate is often needed too, alongside the birth certificate.
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
We also had a customary wedding.
Only the civil marriage has legal effect in Côte d'Ivoire. We can translate both documents and say which is which.
Should I send the extrait or the copie intégrale?
The copie intégrale is the full record, with both sets of parents. It is the safer choice for immigration.
My certificate says épouse before my husband's name.
That is the legal form of a married woman's name. We keep it and translate it accurately.
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Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.