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Certified Malaysian Power of Attorney Translation

eVerbary translates your Malaysian 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.

Malaysian powers of attorney and statutory declarations

A power of attorney made in Malaysia may carry a certificate of execution by a lawyer, a notary public or a commissioner for oaths, and that certificate is part of the document. Statutory declarations are common alongside it: JPN, for instance, requires them for marriage registration and identity card amendments, made before a Commissioner for Oaths, a Justice of the Peace or a magistrate. We translate the operative text, the execution clause and every stamp.

A power of attorney drafted in English needs no translation, though a Malay stamp on it does. Where the document is in Malay or bilingual, we translate the whole of it and keep names, MyKad numbers and property descriptions exactly as written. Signatures are marked as signatures, and seals are described and translated, so the officer can see who executed the document and before whom.

Use abroad: Wisma Putra, not an apostille

Malaysia is not a party to the Apostille Convention. Wisma Putra's Consular Division attests letters of power of attorney and statutory declarations for use abroad, and a copy rather than an original must first be endorsed by a notary public. The receiving country's embassy may then add its own endorsement. We translate the attestation stamps as well if they are on your copy.

A US court, bank or title company sets its own requirements for a foreign power of attorney; ask before you sign. USCIS does not require attestation of translations. See the Malaysian property deed page if the power concerns land, and our Malay page. Tell us where the document will be used; we keep the property descriptions and the parties' details exactly as the original states them.

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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