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Certified Latvian Birth Certificate Translation
eVerbary translates your Latvian 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.
What a Latvian birth certificate records
A Latvian birth certificate (dzimšanas apliecība) is issued by the registry office (dzimtsarakstu nodaļa) of a local government, by a Latvian mission abroad, or by the Ministry of Justice Civil Registry Department. Under the Civil Status Documents Law it gives the child's name, surname and personal identity number, the time and place of birth, the parents' names and personal identity numbers, and the institution, date and number of the entry in the Birth Register. We copy every number exactly.
The certificate also has separate boxes for citizenship and for ethnicity (tautība), both for the child and for each parent. These are different facts in Latvian law, so we translate them as two fields and never merge them. If a parent is unknown, the law says the boxes stay blank, and the translation shows them blank too. For an adopted child, the adoptive parents are not entered as parents on the certificate.
Repeat certificates, statements and name forms
A replacement can be ordered through the latvija.gov.lv e-service or at any registry office. You can ask for a new certificate or for a statement (izziņa) on the birth registration, and the statement can be emailed as an electronic document with a secure e-signature. We translate e-signed statements in full. The EU multilingual standard form attached to some certificates only works inside the EU; a US office still needs a complete English translation.
Names are entered in literary Latvian, so a foreign name may appear in a Latvianised form with an added ending, and the original form can be added if the family documents it. We transliterate both as printed. Older records may contain Russian; see our Latvian page and our Russian page, and the Latvian name change 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
My certificate lists both citizenship and ethnicity.
Both are standard fields on Latvian birth certificates. We translate each one separately, exactly as printed.
I only have an e-signed statement from the registry, not a paper certificate.
That statement is an official registry document. We translate it in full, signature details included.
My birth certificate has a multilingual EU form attached.
That form is for use inside the EU. US offices still want a full English translation, which we provide.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.