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Certified Latvian Marriage Certificate Translation
eVerbary translates your Latvian 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.
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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.
Civil or church wedding, one certificate
In Latvia a marriage can be concluded at a registry office or by a minister of one of the denominations listed in Section 51 of the Civil Law, such as the Evangelical Lutheran, Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches. Church marriages are then entered in the Marriage Register, so both routes lead to the same marriage certificate (laulības apliecība). A church document on its own is not the registry record; if you have both, we translate both and label each for what it is.
The law lists what the certificate shows: each spouse's given name, maiden surname and marital surname, personal identity number, date and place of birth and citizenship, plus the place and date of the marriage and its number in the Marriage Register. We translate the two surname fields side by side so an officer can follow the change.
Surname choices and gendered endings
Under the Civil Law, spouses can take one spouse's surname as their common name, keep their own, add the other's surname, or form a double surname. Latvian surnames also change form with gender: a husband named Bērziņš and a wife named Bērziņa share the same family name. We transliterate each name exactly as printed, keep the diacritics, and follow the spelling in each spouse's passport when you ask.
For a spousal petition USCIS looks at how earlier marriages ended, so a Latvian divorce certificate or a former spouse's death certificate may be needed as well. USCIS does not require an apostille; if a court asks for one, Latvian sworn notaries issue it. See our Latvian 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
We married in a Lutheran church. Is that a legal marriage?
Yes, if it was entered in the Marriage Register. The registry certificate is the document to translate; the church record can be translated too.
My surname is Ozola and my husband's is Ozols.
That is the same surname in its feminine and masculine forms. We translate both exactly as printed.
Does USCIS need an apostille on the certificate?
No. A complete translation with our certification is what USCIS asks for.
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Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.