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Certified Saudi Paternity Acknowledgment Translation
eVerbary translates your Saudi paternity acknowledgment 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.
How Saudi law establishes paternity
Under the 2022 Family Law, paternity is established in only three ways: birth within a valid marriage, acknowledgment, or evidence. A child born during the marriage, or within ten months after it ends, is the husband's child unless it was impossible for the spouses to have been together. A husband who denies paternity must bring a li'an claim within 15 days of learning of the birth, and the court orders a DNA test if the wife agrees.
Acknowledgment has strict conditions: the child must be of unknown parentage, the age gap must make it plausible, and a father's acknowledgment requires the child to have been born under a valid or defective marriage contract. The same article also lists a DNA test among the conditions. A Saudi paternity acknowledgment is therefore not the US kind of document for a child born outside marriage.
What a US file usually contains instead
Most Saudi files prove parentage through the birth certificate, which names the father, together with the parents' marriage contract. Where paternity was disputed, the court judgment and any DNA expert report are part of the record. Adoption is not legal in Saudi Arabia; the State Department notes that guardianship is available but does not change parentage and is not accepted for immigration purposes.
We translate each document exactly, with every date in Hijri and Gregorian form. Names follow your passport spelling, and the father's name in the child's name chain is kept in its place, since that is how Saudi records show descent. Which documents prove the relationship for your petition, and whether a DNA test in the US is needed, is a question for your attorney. See 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
Can I get a paternity acknowledgment from a Saudi registry?
Not in the US sense. Paternity follows from marriage, acknowledgment under strict conditions, or a court ruling.
We have a guardianship deed for a relative's child.
We can translate it, but the State Department says guardianship is not accepted for immigration.
A Saudi court ordered a DNA test.
Then the judgment and the test report are part of the record. We translate both.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.