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Certified Jordanian Paternity Acknowledgment Translation

eVerbary translates your Jordanian paternity acknowledgment 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.

Filiation runs through the courts and the family book

Jordan has no separate civil form called a paternity acknowledgment. Family law, including custody, belongs to the Sharia courts for Muslims and the ecclesiastical courts for Christians. A child born to a Jordanian father is registered on the hospital's birth notification together with the father's family book, so the birth certificate and the family book are themselves the record of who the father is.

Where parentage was disputed, recognised late or never registered, the record is a court decision, followed by registration at the Civil Status and Passports Department. For births to unmarried mothers there is no registration deadline. Adoption is not legal in Jordan, so a document described as an adoption is usually a guardianship or care arrangement; we translate it for what it says. See our Arabic page.

What a US officer looks for

For a child's petition or citizenship case, USCIS looks for the legal tie between parent and child. Where the father was not Jordanian, the birth was registered on the parents' passports instead of a family book, so the passports become part of the evidence. The Jordanian birth certificate naming the father is the starting point, and the family book page listing the child often supports it. If a court decision established parentage, translate it with the certificate.

We translate the court's decision in full, including the parties, the grounds and the operative part, and keep the Arabic term in brackets where English has no exact match. Dates of the hearing and of the decision are kept apart, and any note that the decision is final is translated, since an officer will look for it. Every stamp and signature is included. Names follow the four-part Jordanian order and the passport's spelling. Where the parents' marriage also matters, see the Jordanian marriage certificate 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.

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