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Certified Pakistani Language Certificate Translation
Certified translation of the documents that certify language proficiency in Pakistan, including the registry annotations and endorsements that carry the legal effect and that a reader unfamiliar with the system will otherwise skip.
$24.95/page
Flat rate per page, up to 250 words. No hidden fees.
100% USCIS acceptance
Every certified translation is guaranteed to be accepted by USCIS.
24-hour delivery
Most 1-3 page documents are delivered within 24 hours. Same-day available.
Urdu is the national language, not the first language of most
Urdu is Pakistan's national language and the medium of much schooling, but it is the first language of a minority — Punjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and Saraiki speakers make up much of the population.
So an Urdu certificate attests a second language for most Pakistanis, which is a different thing from a native-speaker credential. We name the language and do not infer a first language from nationality.
Where certification comes from
Urdu proficiency is certified by university language centres, notably the National University of Modern Languages, and by the education boards whose secondary certificates record Urdu as an examined subject.
A board result recording Urdu as a subject is not a proficiency certificate but it is evidence, and we name which document it is.
Urdu and Hindi
Urdu and Hindi are largely the same spoken language written in different scripts — Perso-Arabic and Devanagari — and diverging in formal and technical vocabulary.
A person literate in one is not necessarily literate in the other, which is the part a US reader misses. We name the script.
English, and the bilingual documents
Pakistani higher education runs substantially in English, and documents are largely in English or bilingual, so an English certificate is frequently unnecessary and a translation may be too.
Ask the office first. See our Urdu page.
Ordering, and what the certification covers
Upload the document, choose certified translation at $24.95 per page of up to 250 words, and it comes back typically within 24 hours as a PDF formatted to mirror the original, with a signed certificate of translation accuracy on letterhead. Marginal annotations are translated in place, in the margin, and every seal, stamp and registry endorsement is translated with the text. See how we translate and certified versus standard.
Frequently asked questions
Is Urdu my client's first language?
For most Pakistanis, no. Punjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and Saraiki are more common first languages.
Where does certification come from?
University language centres, notably NUML, and education board results recording Urdu as an examined subject.
Is Urdu the same as Hindi?
Largely the same spoken language in different scripts. Literacy in one does not imply literacy in the other.
Do I need a translation?
Often not — Pakistani documents are largely in English or bilingual.
Ready to get started?
Upload the document and receive the certified translation, typically within 24 hours.