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Certified Macedonian Criminal Record Certificate Translation

eVerbary translates your Macedonian criminal record 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.

Two certificates from the basic court

North Macedonia no longer issues police certificates; they were discontinued at the end of 2014. Criminal records are kept by the courts, and the State Department lists two certificates from the basic court in the area where you were born: the certificate of non-conviction (уверение за неосудуваност), covering pending investigations, trials and sentences not yet final, and the penal record certificate (уверение од казнена евиденција), covering final sentences. Both are needed for a complete criminal history.

Citizens born abroad request them from the basic court of their place of residence; foreigners who lived in the country, from the court where they were registered as residents. A third party with a power of attorney can apply for you. Each certificate carries a round seal and the signature of the court official, and both now exist as digitally signed electronic documents with a QR code that leads to the court's copy.

For an immigrant visa

The records also cover misdemeanours and alternative sentences such as fines, bans and deportations, so a certificate can list more than criminal convictions. We translate every entry, with the court, number, date and personal number it was issued under. If a certificate was issued under a former name, keep the marriage or name change document with it. Check the State Department reciprocity page for North Macedonia and see what the NVC asks for.

Someone who served a prison sentence may also be asked for the discharge document (otpusen list) issued by the Administration for Implementation of Sanctions. It is issued only to people who served time in prison, not to those who were fined or given suspended sentences. USCIS does not require an apostille on any of these; if a court or state agency does, the basic courts issue apostilles. See our Macedonian page and the Macedonian identity card 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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