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Certified Lebanese Name Change Document Translation
eVerbary translates your Lebanese name change document 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.
The civil register entry is the reference
In Lebanon a person's legal name is the one in their entry in the civil register, kept by the Directorate General of Civil Status at the district office where the family is registered. Lebanese authorities treat that entry as the reference: the Ministry of Justice, for example, warns that a form not filled in exactly as on the identity card or the civil registration extract will be ignored. After any change or correction, ask for a recent individual extract, which shows the name as it now stands on the register.
The decision behind the change is a separate document. In a US file you typically need both: the decision, which explains why the name changed, and a recent birth certificate or extract that shows the new name. We translate both and use the same spelling across them. If the decision corrects a spelling error rather than changing the name, we translate its wording exactly, since an officer may need to see which it was.
Spelling variants are not name changes
Many Lebanese name differences are not changes at all. Arabic names are romanised in different ways (Mohammad, Mohamad, Muhammad; Khoury, El Khoury), and documents may give or omit the father's name in the chain. When the Arabic is the same, the name has not changed; we transliterate as printed and can add a translator's note that the spellings refer to the same person, which is often what a US office needs.
If your passport spelling differs from your other documents, tell us which to follow. A translator cannot change the name on a document; only the issuing authority can. If two documents give different dates or parents' names, that is not a spelling question: we translate each as printed and point out the difference, and the correction has to come from the Lebanese authority that issued the document. See the Lebanese passport page and our Arabic 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 name is spelled three ways in my documents.
If the Arabic is the same, it is one name. We can add a note linking the spellings.
Do I need the court decision?
If your name actually changed, yes, together with an extract showing the new name.
Will you change my name to match my US documents?
No. We translate as printed, following your passport spelling when you ask.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.