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Certified Jordanian Marriage Certificate Translation

eVerbary translates your Jordanian 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.

A religious contract, then a civil certificate

Jordan has no civil marriage. Muslims marry by a contract signed before a Sharia court judge and Christians before a clergy member, and the marriage is valid once the contract (Katib Al Kitab) is signed. The Civil Status and Passports Department (دائرة الأحوال المدنية والجوازات) then registers it and issues the Certificate of Marriage: the couple bring their family book (دفتر العائلة) and the contract to any office. Registration is due within 90 days, and the records are centralised, so any office will do.

For US immigration the State Department expects the civil certificate, not the court contract alone. The current 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 only together with a new one. Certificates may be issued in Arabic or in English; only the Arabic needs translating. See our Arabic page.

Names, digital copies and earlier marriages

A Jordanian woman keeps her own name when she marries, so the certificate shows two different family names and nothing on it changes the wife's surname. Each name is a chain of given name, father's name, grandfather's name and family name; we keep that order and follow the spelling in each spouse's passport. If the contract itself is in your file, with the dower and any conditions, we translate it as a separate document.

Since March 2025 the department also issues certificates as PDFs through the Sanad app. Their QR code can only be checked inside Sanad, which only Jordanians can use, so the State Department asks immigrant visa applicants for paper certificates or certified copies. A prior divorce certificate or death certificate is often needed too; see what the NVC asks for.

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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