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Certified Spanish Birth Certificate Translation
eVerbary translates your Spanish birth 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.
Literal, extract or multilingual
A Spanish birth certificate is a certification of the entry in the Civil Registry (Registro Civil), which the Ministry of Justice runs. The Civil Registry Law provides two forms: the literal certification (certificación literal), which reproduces the whole entry, and the extract (certificación en extracto), which gives the main data and is what the registry issues unless the literal is requested. If no entry exists, the certification is negative. A person registered in Spain can download a literal certificate from the Ministry's electronic office with Cl@ve; it carries a secure verification code (CSV) that anyone can check online.
For a US immigration or citizenship file the literal certificate is the safer choice, because it shows both parents and anything later entered on the record, such as a recognition or a change of name. Spain also issues a multilingual extract (certificación plurilingüe) under the 1976 Vienna convention of the International Commission on Civil Status, which Spain ratified in 1980. Its field labels are printed in several languages, but it carries no translator's certification. See our Spanish page.
Two surnames and the personal code
Every Spaniard has two surnames, normally the first surname of each parent. Under the Civil Registry Law the parents agree the order before registration; if they do not, the registrar decides in the child's interest, and the order set for the eldest child applies to later brothers and sisters. An adult can ask to reverse the order. We translate both surnames in the order printed and never drop the second one, which US forms sometimes mistake for a middle name or leave out.
Since 30 April 2021 each birth registration opens an individual record with a personal code (código personal) that never changes; we copy it and any older registry references exactly. If you are claiming Spanish nationality through a parent or grandparent, see Spanish citizenship by descent. Certificates from Latin America have their own pages, for example the Mexican birth 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
Do I need the literal certificate or the extract?
For USCIS the literal is safer: it shows the whole entry and both parents. We translate whichever you send.
I have a multilingual certificate. Is that enough?
It has labels in several languages but no translator's certification. Most people send the literal certificate with a certified translation.
My certificate is a PDF with a CSV code.
That is the Ministry's electronic certificate. We translate it in full, verification code included.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.