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Certified Korean Birth Certificate Translation
eVerbary translates your Korean birth 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.
24-hour delivery
Most 1-3 page documents are delivered within 24 hours. Same-day available.
Korea does not issue a birth certificate either
South Korea abolished the hoju household register on 1 January 2008, after the Constitutional Court struck it down, and replaced it with the family relations registration system. There is no standalone birth certificate. What stands in for one is the basic certificate (기본증명서), which records the birth, and the family relations certificate (가족관계증명서), which shows parents, spouse and children.
Where an office asks for the old family register copy (호적등본), the document that now answers is the family relations certificate — the old register no longer exists as a current document. See our Korean family relation certificate page.
Two systems in one file
Because the change happened in 2008, a Korean family file routinely contains documents from both systems, and they are not the same document. A pre-2008 hoju extract and a post-2008 family relations certificate record overlapping facts in different structures, and the translation says which system each came from rather than presenting them as interchangeable.
Korean names are usually three syllables — family name first — and romanise several ways: Lee, Yi and Rhee are the same name. We follow the passport and note genuine differences. See our Korean 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
Which certificate is the birth certificate?
The basic certificate (기본증명서). Many files also need the family relations certificate (가족관계증명서) to show parentage, and offices asking for the old family register copy (호적등본) now mean that one.
My old documents are from the hoju system.
Ordinary for anything before 2008. We translate them and say which system they came from, rather than treating them as the same document as a modern certificate.
Why is my surname spelled differently in different places?
Korean romanisation varies — Lee, Yi and Rhee are one name. We follow your passport and note the difference.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.