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Certified South African Medical Records Translation
eVerbary translates your South African medical records 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.
Mostly in English
South African doctors and hospitals generally write in English, and an English record needs no translation. Parts may be in Afrikaans, especially letters from doctors and hospitals in Afrikaans-speaking areas, older hospital records and printed forms from before 1994; those parts are translated, and anything illegible is marked rather than guessed. See our Afrikaans page.
Children's health is recorded in the Road to Health Booklet, the patient-held record of growth, clinic visits and immunisations, which is usually what you have for a child's vaccination history.
What US offices ask for
USCIS reads foreign medical records mainly in waiver cases, disability exceptions and asylum claims. The immigration medical examination is done in the US by a civil surgeon, who may ask for vaccination records; an English Road to Health Booklet is read as it is.
For a medico-legal examination after an assault, see our expert report page; for disability evidence, our disability certificate 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 records are in English. Do I need a translation?
No. Only parts in Afrikaans, such as a letter, a form heading or a stamp, need translating.
What is the Road to Health Booklet?
The booklet South African clinics give for each child, recording growth, visits and immunisations. It is the usual proof of a child's vaccinations.
The handwriting is hard to read.
We translate what can be read and mark any word that cannot be read with certainty. We do not guess at medical terms.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.