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Certified Puerto Rican Marriage Certificate Translation
eVerbary translates your Puerto Rican marriage 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
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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 US record that is written in Spanish
Puerto Rico is part of the United States and its marriages are registered by the Registro Demográfico of the Department of Health. The certificate is a domestic US record — and it is written in Spanish, which is why a mainland office that cannot read it asks for a translation of a document it will then treat as domestic.
That is not a contradiction, and it is worth explaining to an office that seems confused by it. See our Puerto Rican birth certificate page.
Two surnames, and what the 2009 law did not touch
Puerto Rican records carry two surnames and both are part of the legal name; dropping the second is how a person stops matching their own file.
Law 191 of 2009 invalidated Puerto Rican birth certificates issued before 1 July 2010, and people still arrive holding one. That invalidation does not extend to marriage certificates, so an older marriage certificate is not void for that reason — but if your file also needs a birth certificate, check that one.
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
Puerto Rico is part of the US. Why do I need a translation?
Because the record is in Spanish. The office will treat it as a domestic US document and still needs to read it.
Was my certificate invalidated by the 2009 law?
That law applied to birth certificates issued before 1 July 2010, not to marriage certificates. If your file also needs a birth certificate, check that one.
Are both surnames kept?
Both, in the order the document gives them.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.