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Certified Jordanian Death Certificate Translation

eVerbary translates your Jordanian death 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.

From the Ministry of Health notice to the certificate

A death in Jordan is registered by the Civil Status and Passports Department on the Notification of Death issued by the Ministry of Health, which the family must submit. The department then issues the Certificate of Death (شهادة وفاة, shahadat wafat). Deaths in Jordan are registered within seven days, and deaths of Jordanians abroad within 90 days through an embassy or consulate. Registration more than a year late requires a court order.

The certificate is a 21 by 15 cm cream sheet with a light red and blue pattern, a watermark, the department's stamp in the lower right corner and an ink signature. Older versions are accepted for visas only with a new one. Jordan also issues burial certificates, which are a different document; tell us which one you have so the translation names it correctly. See our Arabic page.

What it is used for in the US

Most often a Jordanian death certificate shows that an earlier marriage ended, for a spousal petition or a remarriage, or supports an estate or insurance claim. If the office needs the cause of death, check whether your certificate states it or whether the Ministry of Health notification does, and translate the one that does. Every stamp and handwritten note is translated.

Certificates are now also issued as PDFs through the Sanad app, with a QR code that can only be checked inside Sanad. For an immigrant visa the State Department asks for a paper certificate or a certified copy, so order one if you can. The deceased's name is a four-part chain; we keep it whole. See the Jordanian marriage certificate and the birth certificate pages.

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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