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Certified Malaysian Legal Separation Translation

eVerbary translates your Malaysian legal separation 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.

Judicial separation under Act 164

For non-Muslim marriages, the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 allows the High Court to grant a decree of judicial separation (section 64). The spouses remain married, and the decree does not prevent a later petition for divorce (section 65). If you hold such a decree, it is the Malaysian document closest to a US legal separation, and we translate it in full.

Act 164 does not apply to Muslims, whose family matters are governed by state Islamic family law and decided in the Syariah courts. If an office asks a Muslim couple for a separation document, ask what it actually needs; the answer may be a court order on maintenance or custody rather than a separation decree. We translate whatever the Syariah court issued.

Tribunal certificates and couples living apart

A civil couple in difficulty often first goes to the Marriage Tribunal at JPN. If they are not reconciled, it issues a certificate (form JPN.KC29) that is valid for five years, and that certificate is a step towards a contested divorce petition. It is not a separation decree, though it may be what you have. We translate whichever document records your situation and let the office decide what it proves.

Until a decree absolute, the marriage certificate remains the current record. How a period of separation affects a US case is a question for your attorney. See the Malaysian divorce decree page and our Malay page. A decree of judicial separation, if you have one, should be translated together with the marriage certificate, so the officer sees both the marriage and its current status.

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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