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Certified Somali Power of Attorney Translation
Certified translation of the documents that grant authority to act in Somalia, including the registry annotations and endorsements that carry the legal effect and that a reader unfamiliar with the system will otherwise skip.
$24.95/page
Flat rate per page, up to 250 words. No hidden fees.
100% USCIS acceptance
Every certified translation is guaranteed to be accepted by USCIS.
24-hour delivery
Most 1-3 page documents are delivered within 24 hours. Same-day available.
What documentation exists, and what does not
Somalia has had limited functioning civil registration for decades, and a Somali power in a US file is frequently issued by an embassy, by a regional administration, or before witnesses rather than by a national notary.
A US adjudicator examines what the document actually is. We describe the issuing body and the seals as they appear and never dress a document up as something it is not.
Somaliland, Puntland and the seals
A document may be issued by the Somaliland or Puntland authorities, whose seals and letterheads differ from the federal ones and whose recognition is a question for the receiving body.
We translate the seal text and name the issuing authority as printed. What weight it carries is not ours to assert, and a translation that quietly normalises it removes the adjudicator's evidence.
Legalisation, and the diaspora
Somalia is not a party to the Apostille Convention. Documents move by legalisation where a mission is available, and in practice much is done through embassies abroad.
With large communities in Minnesota, Ohio and Washington, Somali powers in US files commonly concern family matters and remittances. We translate the endorsements present.
Names, and the absence of a family name
Somali names are a chain of given names — the person's own, the father's, the grandfather's — with no family name, so siblings share the second and third elements and a married woman keeps her own chain.
Filing the third element as a surname produces mismatches across documents. Dates may follow the Islamic calendar. See our Somali page.
Ordering, and what the certification covers
Upload the document, choose certified translation at $24.95 per page of up to 250 words, and it comes back typically within 24 hours as a PDF formatted to mirror the original, with a signed certificate of translation accuracy on letterhead. Marginal annotations are translated in place, in the margin, and every seal, stamp and registry endorsement is translated with the text. See how we translate and certified versus standard.
Frequently asked questions
Who issues a Somali power?
Frequently an embassy, a regional administration, or witnesses. We describe the issuing body as it appears.
My document is from Somaliland.
We translate the seal and name the authority. Whether it is recognised is the receiving body's question.
Does an apostille work?
No. Somalia is not in the Convention and documents move by legalisation where a mission exists.
Which part is the surname?
There is none. A Somali name is a chain of given names, so siblings share the later elements.
Ready to get started?
Upload the document and receive the certified translation, typically within 24 hours.