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Certified Saudi Vehicle Title Translation

eVerbary translates your Saudi vehicle title 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.

The registration card stands in for a title

A US DMV asking for a Saudi title is usually looking for the vehicle registration card, widely called the istimara, issued by the traffic authorities of the Ministry of Interior. It records the registered owner and describes the vehicle, and most traffic services, including its renewal, run through the Ministry of Interior's Absher platform. We translate every field, owner and vehicle details alike.

If you are bringing a car to the US, the DMV and customs will want the registration card, the bill of sale and any export papers; see vehicle import documents. Export papers issued by the Saudi authorities are translated as separate documents. Check that the owner named on the card is you before the car is shipped; if it is someone else, the DMV will ask how ownership passed.

Reading the card

The chassis number (the VIN) and the plate number are copied character by character, and where a plate is written in both Arabic and Latin characters we keep both. A missing digit in a VIN can stop a registration, which is why we never retype it from memory. Dates of registration and expiry given in the Hijri calendar keep their form, and we add the Gregorian equivalent so the DMV can read them.

Each state DMV sets its own rules for foreign vehicles; ask yours and see our DMV translation page. A translation does not prove that the car meets US safety or emission standards; that is a separate question for customs and the DMV. If the car was bought from a dealer, the sales invoice is translated too. See also the Saudi driver's license page and 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.

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