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Certified Spanish Identity Card (DNI) Translation

eVerbary translates your Spanish identity card (DNI (Documento Nacional de Identidad)) 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.

The DNI, compulsory from 14

The Spanish national identity document (Documento Nacional de Identidad, DNI) is issued by the Ministry of the Interior through the Dirección General de la Policía. Spaniards resident in Spain must hold one from the age of 14. Under the 2025 royal decree that now governs it, a DNI is valid for two years under age 5, five years from 5 to 29, ten years from 30 to 69, and beyond ten years, with a stated date, from 70. The card has a chip with qualified electronic certificates, and the decree also provides a digital version on a mobile phone.

The front shows the DNI number with its check letter, surnames and name, date of birth, sex, nationality, issue and expiry dates, the card's support number (número de soporte), photo and signature. The back gives the address, place of birth, the parents' given names, the issuing team number and three machine-readable lines. The number with its letter also serves as the holder's tax number (NIF), so we copy it character by character.

DNI, NIE and what to send

Only Spanish nationals hold a DNI. Foreign residents are identified by a foreigner's identity number (NIE) on their own documents, so a Spanish bank statement or lease may show an NIE instead. A US bank, DMV or employer may accept a DNI as a second identity document; send both sides, since the parents' names and place of birth are on the back, and we translate every field on both.

Several card designs are in circulation, and we translate whichever you have. See the Spanish passport page if you need a travel document too. Identity cards from Latin America have their own pages, such as the Mexican identity card page. See our Spanish page. Names are copied with their accents and the letter ñ exactly as printed, and where a US form has room for only one surname we still keep both in the translation.

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.

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