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Certified Spanish Marriage Certificate Translation
eVerbary translates your Spanish 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.
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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.
Civil or religious, but always registered
Spanish law allows a civil wedding, before a mayor or a councillor, a court's Letrado de la Administración de Justicia, a notary or a consular officer, or a wedding in a religious form the State recognises, including Catholic canon-law marriage. A religious marriage is entered in the Civil Registry on the church's certificate, and full civil effects depend on that registration. The document a US office wants is therefore the registry's certification of the marriage entry (certificación de matrimonio), preferably the literal version, rather than a parish certificate.
Since 2005 the Civil Code gives marriage the same requirements and effects whether the spouses are of the same or different sex, so a certificate may name two husbands or two wives. Together with the marriage, the registry records the couple's matrimonial property regime, whether the default one or one agreed in a notarial marriage contract (capitulaciones matrimoniales), and any later separation, divorce or nullity. A literal certificate shows those entries, which answers an officer's question whether the marriage is still in force.
Names, the family book and earlier marriages
The certificate lists each spouse with his or her own two surnames, and we translate them exactly as printed, following each passport spelling if you ask. Older couples may also hold a Libro de Familia, the family book in which marriages and children were noted. The 2011 Civil Registry Law stopped its issue when it took effect in April 2021, but books issued before then keep their legal effect, and we translate them page by page.
For a spousal petition, earlier marriages must be shown to have ended: see the Spanish divorce decree and death certificate pages. Weddings in Latin America have their own pages, such as the Colombian marriage certificate page. USCIS does not require an apostille; where another office does, the Ministry of Justice or a High Court of Justice issues it. Send a clear photo or scan of each page; we do not need the original certificate.
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 married in church. Is the parish certificate enough?
The legal record is the Civil Registry entry. We can translate both, but send the registry certificate.
What is the Libro de Familia?
A family book that recorded marriages and children. It has not been issued since April 2021, but older ones remain valid and we translate them.
Our certificate mentions capitulaciones.
That is a notarial marriage contract on property. We translate the reference as printed; the contract itself is a separate document.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.