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Certified Saudi Death Certificate Translation
eVerbary translates your Saudi death 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.
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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.
Registered by Civil Affairs on a police report
A Saudi death certificate (shahadat wafat) is issued by the Ministerial Agency for Civil Affairs of the Ministry of Interior, in the district where the deceased lived. According to the State Department, Civil Affairs registers the death on the basis of a Ministry of Interior police report, a burial letter from the cemetery and identity documents. The certificate is white or blue with the Civil Affairs seal, and there is a separate form for non-Saudis. Certified copies are available through the Sharia courts.
In the US the certificate usually proves that a marriage ended, supports a survivor's or widow's petition, or opens an estate. The deceased is identified by a ten-digit number: 1 at the start for a Saudi citizen, 2 for a resident with an iqama. We copy it digit by digit, along with the place and date of death. See our Arabic page.
Widows, heirs and dates
Under the Family Law a widow observes a waiting period of four months and ten days before remarrying, and the Ministry of Justice asks a widow who remarries for the heirship document. A family file therefore often contains the death certificate, the heirship deed from the court and a new marriage contract. Each is translated as a separate document.
The date of death is usually given in the Hijri calendar. If the certificate gives both calendars, we keep both. We keep it as printed and add the Gregorian date, so an officer can line it up with the dates on the remarriage or on US forms. Where the place of death is a hospital or district, we transliterate the name and keep the Arabic visible.
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
Does the certificate show the cause of death?
We translate whatever is printed. If an insurer needs a cause, check whether a medical report states it.
My mother remarried after my father died.
The heirship deed and the new marriage contract often go with the death certificate. We translate all three.
The death was registered by the Sharia court, not Civil Affairs.
Send what you have; we translate court copies with their seals.
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Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.