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Certified Lebanese Power of Attorney Translation

eVerbary translates your Lebanese power of attorney 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.

Made before a notary

A Lebanese power of attorney (وكالة) is normally drawn up or authenticated by a notary public (الكاتب العدل). The notary is a public officer linked to the Ministry of Justice under Law 337 of 8 June 1994; he authenticates documents to give them official form or to prove their date, keeps a daily register summarising each deed, and may not give copies to anyone but the parties without a court order. The document carries the notary's name, office, number in his register, fiscal stamps and seal.

Powers of attorney come up in many Lebanese procedures: a lawyer holding one can request your judicial record or court records, and the traffic authority lets an agent carry out vehicle transfers. We translate the whole deed, including the notary's formulas and the list of powers, because a US bank or court reads the powers literally. Limits, durations and revocation clauses are kept word for word.

Using it in the US, or sending one to Lebanon

A Lebanese power of attorney used in the US is translated in full, notary's certification included. Lebanon is not party to the Apostille Convention, so where a US court or registry wants authentication, it would be legalisation by the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, not an apostille. Ask the receiving office before ordering it. USCIS asks for neither, only a complete translation with the translator's certification of accuracy.

The other direction is common too: Lebanese abroad sign a power of attorney so a relative can act for them in Lebanon. Ask the Lebanese consulate or the authority in Lebanon how it must be signed and in which language; if you have an English document to be used there, ask what it accepts. See our general power of attorney translation 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.

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