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Certified Palestinian Marriage Contract Translation
eVerbary translates your Palestinian marriage contract 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.
A religious contract, not a civil certificate
There is no civil marriage in the West Bank or Gaza. A Muslim marriage is concluded before a Sharia court or a ma'thoun (marriage official) under the Supreme Judge's Department, and the document is a marriage contract ('aqd zawaj). The parties and their guardians (wokala) appear in person or by proxy, with their IDs, any previous divorce papers and a medical test, mainly for thalassemia. The contract is drafted by hand, signed by everyone and stamped by the ma'thoun, then registered at the court, which issues the signed and stamped original. It carries a blue or purple seal.
Christian marriages are recorded by the community: the Latin Patriarchate issues a certificate on a white background with its stamp, and a Greek Orthodox certificate comes from the church where the wedding took place. In recent years Sharia courts have also issued typed contracts. The West Bank applies the Jordanian Personal Status Law of 1976 and Gaza the Egyptian Family Rights Law of 1954, so the wording can differ between the two.
Dowry, witnesses and amendments
A Sharia contract names the spouses, the guardian and the witnesses and usually records the dowry (mahr); we translate every amount in the currency written and every party exactly as named. Amendments can be written on the original or issued as an amended contract, and the court can also issue a Proof, Acknowledgement or Confirmation of Marriage. The US Embassy accepts any of these from the competent authority, and we translate whichever you hold.
A November 2019 decree-law set the minimum marriage age at 18 for both spouses, with exceptions granted by the courts. For a spousal petition, earlier marriages also need proof of how they ended: see our Palestinian divorce decree and death certificate pages and our Arabic page. A photo or scan of the contract is enough for us to translate it; we do not need the original, and every seal and marginal note is translated.
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
Our contract is handwritten.
Handwritten Sharia contracts are the normal form. We translate every line, stamp and signature.
We only have a Confirmation of Marriage from the court.
The US Embassy accepts it from the competent court. We translate it in full.
The dowry is in dinars.
We keep the amount and the currency exactly as written.
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Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.