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Certified Refugee and UNHCR Document Translation
eVerbary translates your refugee and UNHCR document 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.
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Accepted by USCIS and by US universities, colleges and schools, or your money back.
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Most 1-3 page documents are delivered within 24 hours. Same-day available.
Documents issued where no state was issuing any
For people who spent time in a country of first asylum, the documents that establish identity and history are frequently not from their own government at all: UNHCR registration and refugee status determination records, camp registration cards, ration or assistance records, IOM travel and medical documents, and resettlement case files.
These are the documentation of record for large numbers of people and they are what a file carries instead of civil records — see our asylum page. We translate them as what they are, naming the issuing agency exactly rather than describing a UNHCR card as though it were a national identity document.
Case numbers are the spine of the file
A UNHCR or IOM case number ties every document in a resettlement file to every other one, and it is reproduced character for character. Family members share a case number, which is frequently the only evidence that they are a family at all where no civil registry issued anything.
Where a name appears transliterated differently across documents from different agencies — which happens constantly, because each transliterated independently from a script the applicant may not have written it in — we reproduce each as given and note the variation rather than picking one.
What these files also contain
- Registration and status determination documents
- Camp or settlement identity cards
- Medical and vaccination records from the country of first asylum
- School records issued in a camp or by an NGO
- Declarations and letters of support from agencies and community bodies
- Travel documents issued in lieu of a passport
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
Is a UNHCR card an identity document?
It is what it says it is, and we translate it that way rather than describing it as a national identity document.
My name is spelled differently on each agency's documents.
Common, because each transliterated independently. We reproduce each as given and note the variation.
Are case numbers translated?
Reproduced character for character. They are what ties a family's documents together.
How much does it cost?
$24.95 per page with no word cap.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.