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Certified Moroccan Name Change Document Translation
eVerbary translates your Moroccan 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.
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Accepted by USCIS and by US universities, colleges and schools, or your money back.
24-hour delivery
Most 1-3 page documents are delivered within 24 hours. Same-day available.
A family name changes only by decree
Moroccan civil status law treats the family name as fixed: it is chosen at first registration, reviewed by the High Commission of Civil Status, chaired by the Historiographer of the Kingdom, and once final it binds the holder and their descendants. It can be changed only by decree. The application goes to the High Commission with full copies of the birth records of the applicant and their children, criminal record extracts, evidence of the name sought, and a form giving the old and new names in Arabic and Latin characters. The 2021 civil status law kept the commission.
A first name is different: it can be changed by a judgment of the court of first instance for a valid reason. The law also requires first names to be Moroccan in character and bars titles such as Moulay, Sidi or Lalla from the registered name. That is why a person known as Moulay Ahmed may appear on the birth record simply as Ahmed. A US form may ask for every name used; we translate what each document shows and leave the question of other names to you.
Spelling corrections are not name changes
Many "name" problems in a Moroccan file are really transcription problems: the Arabic name is the same, but its Latin spelling differs between documents. Under the civil status law, a wrong Latin transcription is corrected by authorisation of the Minister of the Interior, following the Arabic original, not by a court. A US agency may see that correction note on a birth certificate and take it for a change of name.
A change by decree or judgment is noted in the margin of the birth record, so the full copy, not the extract, is the document that shows the history. We translate the decree, judgment or marginal note exactly, with both names as printed, and follow your passport spelling where you ask. See our Arabic page and our French 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.
Frequently asked questions
My family name changed by decree years ago.
We translate the decree and the marginal note on your birth record, with both names exactly as printed.
Only the French spelling of my name was corrected.
That is a transcription correction, not a name change. We translate the note as written.
Can you put my new name on an old document?
No. Each document is translated as printed; the decree or judgment explains the difference.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.