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Certified Lithuanian Name Change Document Translation

eVerbary translates your Lithuanian 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.

Recorded as an amendment to your civil record

In Lithuania a change of given name or surname is registered by a civil registry office, which adds an amendment record to the person's latest civil status record, such as the birth or marriage record. On request the office issues an extract certifying that amendment record, electronic or printed and signed. People aged 16 or over apply themselves; for a younger child a parent applies, with the other parent's written consent, which can be sent with a qualified e-signature.

Applications can be made in person, through a representative with a power of attorney, or through a Lithuanian consulate. In a US file the extract is the bridge between documents in the old name and documents in the new one. We translate both names exactly as printed, and you should send it together with the birth certificate and the passport that show each name.

Surname forms and new spellings

Many Lithuanian name changes concern a woman's surname form: a married form in -ienė, a maiden form in -aitė, -ytė, -utė or -ūtė, or the form in -ė that the Lithuanian Language Commission allows without reference to marital status. Moving between them changes the record even though the family name is the same, and we translate each version exactly as printed.

Since 1 May 2022, Law No. XIV-903 has also allowed the letters w, q and x in some names, so a name may now be spelled with one of those letters. How a US agency records a change of name is up to that agency; ask it. Keep every extract that shows a former name, since each one links two of your documents. See the Lithuanian marriage certificate page and our Lithuanian 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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