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Certified Palestinian Power of Attorney Translation

eVerbary translates your Palestinian power of attorney 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.

Acting for someone in the West Bank or Gaza

Powers of attorney are a practical necessity for Palestinians abroad, because several documents can only be obtained in person or by an authorised agent. The State Department notes, for example, that the Non-Conviction Certificate must be collected by the applicant or by an agent with a power of attorney, and that Gaza documents must be verified in Ramallah by the applicant or an authorised family member. How a power of attorney signed abroad must be certified depends on where it will be used, so ask the office that will receive it.

A power of attorney (wakala) names the principal and the agent with their ID numbers, lists the acts the agent may perform, and carries the certifying official's stamp. We translate each power exactly as worded, because its scope, whether general or limited to one property or one case, decides what the agent may do. Any condition or time limit in the power is translated word for word.

Translating it into and out of English

We translate Palestinian powers of attorney into English for US banks, courts and agencies, and the translation keeps every stamp, signature and certification, in order. ID numbers, plot numbers and case numbers are copied exactly. If the power concerns land, it will usually name the plot as in the land records; see our Palestinian property deed page. Witness names and the date and place of signing are reproduced as written.

Names are transliterated from Arabic and follow the passport spelling when you ask. A power of attorney used outside the West Bank and Gaza is normally legalised rather than apostilled, as the State of Palestine is not on the Hague Apostille Convention's status table. See our Arabic page. A scan or photo of the signed document is enough for our translation.

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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