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Certified Palestinian Identity Card Translation

eVerbary translates your Palestinian identity card 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.

The green hawiya

The Palestinian identity card (hawiya) is issued by the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Interior in Ramallah to Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza. It comes in a green cover; the laminated data page shows the Palestinian eagle in the background, the photo on the left, and the Ministry's stamp at the bottom left partly covering the photo. The first card is free; a replacement for a lost, stolen or damaged card costs a fee. Applicants complete a form stamped at a service office authorised by the Ministry of Justice.

The card's entries are printed in both Arabic and Hebrew. We translate every field from both languages and note where the two differ, for example in the spelling of a name. The cover is part of the document too, and any handwritten or stamped entries inside it are translated as well. A clear scan of both sides is enough for us to work from.

The ID number and East Jerusalem cards

According to the State Department, the ID number on the card is generated by the Israeli Civil Administration in the West Bank, which is why the same number appears on Palestinian civil documents and in Israeli records. We reproduce it digit for digit and never reformat it, because it is the key that links your birth, marriage and passport records.

Palestinians in East Jerusalem are Israeli permanent residents and hold an Israeli identity card instead; see our Israeli identity card page. Some West Bank and East Jerusalem residents also hold Jordanian T-series travel documents. See our Palestinian passport page, our Arabic page and our Hebrew page. Dates of birth and issue are translated as printed, and the issuing office is named as it appears on the card.

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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