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Certified Saudi Name Change Document Translation
eVerbary translates your Saudi name change 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.
$24.95/page
Flat rate per page, no word cap. No hidden fees.
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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.
How Saudi names are recorded
Saudi civil records give the full name as a chain: the given name, the father's name, the grandfather's name and the family name. The national ID card prints that full name in Arabic with an English rendering, and the ten-digit ID number stays the same whatever happens to the name. That number is the most reliable link between documents issued before and after a change.
A change of name is recorded by the Civil Affairs agency of the Ministry of Interior, and the person's ID card and other records are then updated. Compare the ten-digit number on the old and new cards: it is the thread that links them, so we copy it exactly on both. Bring whatever Civil Affairs issued, the old and new ID cards and, if relevant, the birth certificate. We translate each one exactly as printed.
Spelling differences are not name changes
Many apparent name changes in a US file are only transliteration: Abdulrahman, Abdul Rahman and Abd al-Rahman are one Arabic name. The same applies to family names written with or without a separate Al, such as Al-Qahtani and Alqahtani. Spellings can also differ between an old ID card and a new passport. We follow your passport spelling for every name and keep the Arabic visible.
How a US agency records a change of name is up to that agency; ask it. For a passport or naturalisation record, the agency may want the old and new documents side by side, translated as separate documents with the same spelling conventions. For a court petition in the US, see court-certified translation. See also our Arabic 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 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
My name is spelled three ways on my documents.
Common with Arabic names. We follow your passport and keep the Arabic visible.
My old and new ID cards have the same number.
That is expected: the number links the records. We copy it exactly on both.
Can you put my new name on an old certificate?
No. Each document is translated as printed; the change record explains the difference.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.