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Certified Ivorian Name Change Document Translation
eVerbary translates your Ivorian name change document 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.
$24.95/page
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Accepted by USCIS and by US universities, colleges and schools, or your money back.
24-hour delivery
Most 1-3 page documents are delivered within 24 hours. Same-day available.
A court decision, then a note on the record
In Côte d'Ivoire a surname is changed, or a given name added, removed or corrected, by the court. The applicant files a reasoned petition (requête) with the president of the court, with the full copy and an extract of the record to be corrected and the supporting documents. The decision names the court, the date, the record concerned, the old and new forms, and orders the registrar to correct the register.
Once registered, the change appears as a note in the margin of the civil record, so a new copie intégrale of the birth certificate shows it. A US office usually wants both: the judgment to explain the change and the updated record to prove it. We translate the judgment in full and the margin note word for word. See our French page.
Married names and spelling variants
Many Ivorian name differences are not changes at all. The 2019 marriage law gives a married woman the use of her husband's name, written as Madame, her own surname and given names, then épouse and the husband's name. Her civil records keep her own name, while some cards and letters show the married form. Spelling variants of the same name across documents are also common.
USCIS asks you to account for every name you have used. We translate each document as printed, follow your passport where there is a choice, and add a note where spellings differ. A correction ordered by the court is noted on the birth record itself, which is the strongest evidence you can give. If you have no court decision, a sworn statement is sometimes used instead; see our affidavit translation page and the national ID card 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
Do I need the court decision or the new birth record?
Often both. The decision explains the change; the record shows it in the margin.
My ID card shows my husband's name.
That is the legal use of the married name. We translate it as printed.
My given names are in a different order on two documents.
We translate each as printed and can add a note linking them.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.