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Certified Latvian Passport Translation
eVerbary translates your Latvian passport 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.
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Most 1-3 page documents are delivered within 24 hours. Same-day available.
What needs translating in a Latvian passport
Latvian passports are issued by PMLP and are valid for ten years for holders over 20 and five years for ages 5 to 20. The data page already has English labels, so it rarely causes trouble. What usually needs translating is the rest: notes and stamps in Latvian, and any entry about the holder's name. Passports issued before 30 June 2002 are not valid for travel, though they can still serve as ID in Latvia until they expire.
Latvian non-citizens hold a separate non-citizen's passport, also issued by PMLP, which gives its holder the right to reside in Latvia and travel abroad. Older non-citizen's passports issued with a 50-year validity are not valid for travel. Both kinds are translated the same way as a citizen's passport, page by page. USCIS asks for a complete translation of any foreign-language page you submit. See the general passport translation page and the Latvian identity card page.
Latvianised names and the original form
The State Language Law requires names in passports to be written in Latvian form. A foreign name is rendered by its pronunciation with a Latvian ending, so John Smith can appear as Džons Smits. At the holder's request, and with documentary proof, the passport can also show the original form of the name in Latin letters or a historic family surname. The machine-readable zone at the bottom drops the diacritics.
That is why a US file may show three spellings of one person. We keep each document's spelling as printed and, when you ask, use the passport's form consistently in our translations. See the Latvian name change page and 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
My passport says Džons but my US documents say John.
Latvian law writes names in Latvian form. If your passport shows the original form too, we can follow it; we always keep the printed spelling visible.
My grandmother's passport is from 1999.
Passports issued before 30 June 2002 are not travel documents now, but they are still translated page by page.
The data page is in English already.
Then it usually needs no translation. Pages with Latvian notes or stamps do.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.