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Certified Saudi Marriage Certificate Translation
eVerbary translates your Saudi 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.
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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.
Certificate or contract: two documents from the court
Marriages in Saudi Arabia are concluded under Sharia law and recorded by the courts of the Ministry of Justice. The State Department describes two documents. The marriage certificate is a small booklet with a green cover and leaves out the financial terms. The marriage contract (aqd al-nikah) sets out the dowry (mahr), the witnesses and the other terms; current contracts are on A4 letterhead with the ministry's small book logo, and older ones on oversize paper of about 11 by 28 inches. Either one is accepted for immigration.
Under the 2022 Family Law, a marriage contract must be registered, and a person under 18 cannot be registered as married without court authorisation. Today contracts are prepared on the ministry's Najiz platform and concluded before a marriage official. We translate the contract in full: the dowry, any conditions, the guardian, both witnesses and every seal. See our Arabic page.
Previous marriages, foreign spouses and embassy weddings
To notarise a marriage with a non-Saudi spouse, the Ministry of Justice asks a previously married woman for the electronic divorce document number or a copy of the paper divorce, and a widow for the heirship document. Documents from abroad must be certified by the ministry. USCIS also looks at how earlier marriages ended, so a divorce deed or death certificate often belongs in the same file.
Foreign residents sometimes marry at their own embassy in Saudi Arabia. The State Department says such a marriage must be endorsed by the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, whose stamp shows two crossed sabers and a tree. We translate that stamp along with the embassy certificate. Saudi Arabia joined the Apostille Convention in December 2022; USCIS does not require an apostille.
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
Do I need the green booklet or the contract?
The State Department accepts either. The contract gives more detail, including the dowry; we translate whichever you send.
The contract lists a deferred dowry.
We translate the advanced and deferred amounts exactly as written, in riyals.
We married at our embassy in Riyadh.
The certificate needs the Saudi foreign ministry's endorsement stamp. We translate the certificate and the stamp.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.