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Certified Somali Marriage Certificate Translation
eVerbary translates your Somali 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.
$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.
Usually no certificate exists
Somalia has had no functioning civil registration system since 1991 and the archives were destroyed, so marriages of that whole period generally produced no civil record. A marriage is concluded as a religious marriage contract (nikah) before a sheikh and witnessed, and the document — if there is one — is religious rather than civil.
That is not a defect in anyone's file and not something a translation can fix. What these files carry instead is declarations from the couple and witnesses, letters from elders or community organisations, consular documents, or UNHCR and camp registration from a country of first asylum. We translate all of them. See our Somali birth certificate page.
Names without surnames
A Somali name is given name, father's name and grandfather's name rather than a family surname, so a husband and wife share nothing in their names and a US form asking for a married surname has nowhere to put anything. We reproduce each name as given and make the structure explicit.
Documents may be in Somali, Arabic, Italian or English, and a single file can hold all four — see our Somali and Arabic pages.
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
We have no marriage certificate.
That is the common Somali situation and it is well understood. We translate the declarations, letters, consular or camp documents you do have.
My wife and I have no surname in common.
Somali names are patronymic, so that is expected. We reproduce both as given and explain the structure.
Our document is a religious one.
We translate it in full, including the witnesses and the officiant, and identify it for what it is.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.