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Certified Palestinian Paternity Acknowledgment Translation

eVerbary translates your Palestinian paternity acknowledgment 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.

Filiation in Sharia court records

In the West Bank and Gaza, filiation of Muslim children is a personal status matter, decided under the Jordanian Personal Status Law of 1976 in the West Bank and the Egyptian Family Rights Law of 1954 in Gaza and recorded by the Sharia courts. A child's father is normally established through the marriage, and the birth certificate issued by the Ministry of Interior names both parents. Where paternity is acknowledged or disputed, the Sharia court records it, and the court's deed or decision is the document to translate.

There is no Muslim adoption in the West Bank or Gaza, and the State Department notes that Christian adoptions are rare and decided case by case. A document that places a child in someone's care is not an adoption certificate, and we translate its title literally so it is not read as one. Notes added to the birth record later, such as a correction, are translated too.

Guardianship and custody documents

Family files often include guardianship and custody documents instead of an acknowledgment. The State Department explains that guardianship (wilaya or wisaya) generally belongs to the father, while care of minor children (hadana) is customarily given to the mother. A mother who needs to act alone, for example to apply for a child's passport, may need a court order or special custody rights from the Sharia court. We keep these Arabic terms next to their English rendering.

Such court documents carry the court's seal and the judge's signature, both translated. They are usually read with the Palestinian birth certificate and the parents' marriage contract. See our Arabic page. Where the documents use different spellings of the same name, we transliterate each as printed and can follow the passport spelling. A photo or scan of each document is enough; we do not need originals.

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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