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Certified Laotian Birth Certificate Translation
eVerbary translates your Laotian 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.
$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.
Issued by the district, not a national registry
Laos has no central vital-records registry. A Lao birth certificate comes from the district or provincial administration where the birth took place, and the State Department notes that documents can usually be obtained only in person by someone living in Laos, sometimes by a relative. Many people born there never had one: in 2018 the Ministry of Home Affairs put birth registration at only 43% of the population.
The US Embassy in Vientiane does not accept a village birth record in place of the certificate, and it asks applicants to bring the family book as well, because the birth is also recorded there. If you have both, we translate both; see our Laotian identity card page for the family book and the new ID card.
Born before 1975, or born in a camp
A certificate from the Royal Lao period is usually printed in Lao and French, and Lao spelling has changed since, so the same name can look different on an old and a new document. Many Lao and Hmong Americans have no Lao birth certificate at all; their files rest on camp registrations from Thailand, US resettlement papers and affidavits. We translate what you have and name the issuing body as it stands.
Lao names put the given name first and the surname second. Hmong names written on a Lao document are in Lao script, so the clan name has to be matched to the spelling on your US records. See our Lao page and our Hmong 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
I was born in Laos and have no birth certificate.
Common, especially for families who left after 1975. USCIS has its own rules for secondary evidence such as affidavits; we translate whatever documents you do have.
Is a village birth record enough?
Not for the US Embassy in Vientiane, which asks for the district certificate. Other offices decide for themselves.
Does USCIS want an apostille?
No. Laos does not issue apostilles in any case; it is not party to the convention. USCIS needs a complete certified translation.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.