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Certified Palestinian Birth Certificate Translation
eVerbary translates your Palestinian birth 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.
$24.95/page
Flat rate per page, no word cap. No hidden fees.
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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.
Who issued it depends on the year and the place
For a birth in the West Bank or Gaza, the issuing authority depends on when it happened. Between 1948 and 1967 the Government of Jordan issued certificates to West Bank residents and the Government of Egypt to Gaza residents. Israel issued birth certificates to Palestinians born between 1967 and 1993. Today replacement certificates for all of these births are issued by the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Interior, so a family file may hold a Jordanian-era original and a newer PA replacement for the same person. We translate each document as what it is. See our Jordanian birth certificate page.
A current PA certificate has a white background with a lightly coloured block for the personal data. The heading reads "State of Palestine, Ministry of Interior, Department of Civil Affairs" in English at the top left and in Arabic at the top right. The Ministry's seals sit at the bottom right, the employee's signature at the bottom left and a gold seal at the bottom centre; older versions have no gold seal. The first original is free and further originals carry a fee. Every seal and signature is described in the translation.
ID numbers, asterisks and Gaza certificates
The certificate normally shows the child's and parents' ID numbers, which we copy digit for digit. The State Department notes that children of parents with non-final legal status may receive certificates with asterisks in place of ID numbers; the translation reproduces the asterisks rather than leaving the field blank. Palestinians born before 1948 inside the pre-1967 boundaries of Israel can obtain a birth extract from the PA, which the US Embassy in Jerusalem accepts.
For births after 14 June 2007, the US accepts a Gaza certificate only once it has been issued or verified by the PA Ministry of Interior in Ramallah, and obtaining that verification is the applicant's task. East Jerusalem residents generally hold Israeli records instead; see our Israeli birth certificate page, our Arabic page and our Hebrew page. We do not need the original: a photo or scan of the certificate is enough.
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
I have a Jordanian certificate from the 1960s and a newer PA one.
Both can be valid records of the same birth. We translate each and keep the names as each one prints them.
My certificate shows stars where the ID number should be.
That happens when a parent's status was not final. We reproduce the asterisks exactly.
I was born in Gaza after 2007.
For US purposes the certificate needs PA verification in Ramallah. We translate the certificate and the verification stamp.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.