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Certified Malaysian Marriage Certificate Translation
eVerbary translates your Malaysian marriage 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.
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Accepted by USCIS and by US universities, colleges and schools, or your money back.
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Most 1-3 page documents are delivered within 24 hours. Same-day available.
Civil registration under Act 164
Since 1 March 1982, when the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 (Act 164) took effect, every non-Muslim marriage in Malaysia must be registered under that Act, and it is monogamous. The marriage is solemnised by a Registrar of Marriages at a JPN office or a Malaysian mission abroad, or by an Assistant Registrar that JPN has appointed at a temple, church or association. The State Department names the record the marriage register (Daftar Perkahwinan) and describes it as light blue, pink or light green with a holographic seal.
Non-Muslim couples married under law, religion, custom or usage before 1 March 1982 may re-register the marriage with JPN on form JPN.KC06, so a family can hold a later register entry for an older marriage. Malaysia issues no certified copies; JPN issues an extract of the marriage register instead. We translate the register entry or extract in full, including the registrar's stamp and signatures.
Muslim marriages: the Surat Perakuan Nikah
Marriages between Muslims are registered by the Islamic religious authority of the state where they take place, under that state's Islamic family law enactment, and each spouse receives a copy of the Surat Perakuan Nikah. The State Department describes it as light green with a holographic seal, varying by state, and notes that Muslim marriages performed by welfare or non-governmental organisations are not recognised as valid. Formats therefore differ between, say, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.
For a spousal petition USCIS also looks at how earlier marriages ended, so a previous divorce decree or a former spouse's death certificate often goes with this one. Names are kept as printed, with bin, binti, a/l or a/p in place. See our Malay page. If the certificate shows each spouse's identity card number, we copy it digit by digit, since officers compare it with the MyKad translation.
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
We married at a temple in Malaysia.
If a JPN-appointed Assistant Registrar solemnised it, the marriage was registered under Act 164. We translate the certificate you received.
We each have a copy of the Surat Perakuan Nikah.
That is normal for Muslim marriages. One copy is enough for the translation.
Our parents married before 1982 and re-registered later.
Then the register entry is dated after the marriage itself. We translate both dates exactly as printed.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.