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Certified Salvadoran Criminal Record Certificate Translation
Get your Salvadoran criminal record certificate translated into English by a professional human translator, with a signed certification accepted by USCIS, courts and universities. Flat $24.95 per page and a 100% USCIS acceptance guarantee.
$24.95/page
Flat rate per page, up to 250 words. No hidden fees.
100% USCIS acceptance
Every certified translation is guaranteed to be accepted by USCIS.
24-hour delivery
Most 1-3 page documents are delivered within 24 hours. Same-day available.
Who issues it
Salvadoran records come as a solvencia de la Policía Nacional Civil and an antecedentes penales from the Ministerio de Justicia, which report different things.
See our Salvadoran birth certificate page and our Spanish page.
Identifiers, and two surnames
The national identity number printed on the certificate is reproduced exactly, never translated. It is what ties the certificate to the rest of a file.
Both surnames are carried across in the order the document gives them. Dropping the second is how a person stops matching their own documents, and on a criminal record certificate a name that does not match is worse than no certificate.
What the certificate actually says
These documents are narrower than the English phrase that comes to hand for them. Most state that a specific register — a national criminal registry, a court archive, a police database — holds no entry for the named person as at the date of issue. "Has no criminal record" is a much larger claim: it asserts something about the person rather than about one registry on one day, and it silently covers jurisdictions the issuing authority never searched.
So the wording is translated at the scope the original had, with the registry named as the document names it. Where a certificate says an entry exists, the entry is translated exactly — the offence as classified in that country's own law, the article cited, the sentence — and no attempt is made to find a US equivalent offence, because there frequently is none and asserting one would recharacterise a conviction.
These certificates expire
Almost every country issues these with a validity period, commonly three or six months, and the receiving office applies its own rule on top. A certificate that has aged out will be refused whatever the translation says, and a translation cannot make an old certificate current. If yours is near the edge, order a fresh one before ordering a translation rather than after.
Check two things with the office before you buy anything: how recent the certificate has to be, and whether they want it apostilled — because an apostille is applied to the original document, so it has to happen before the translation, not after. Related: our general criminal record page and our USCIS page.
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 a page is up to 250 words.
A standard translation is for business or personal use where certification is not needed, such as CVs, client intake forms or marketing material, and is billed at the same $24.95 per page of up to 250 words.
Frequently asked questions
Which certificate does the office want?
Countries in the region often issue more than one, reporting different things. Ask before ordering rather than after.
Is the identity number translated?
Reproduced exactly. Identifiers are not translated.
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.