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Certified Spanish Paternity Acknowledgment Translation

eVerbary translates your Spanish paternity acknowledgment 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.

How filiation outside marriage is established

Under the Spanish Civil Code, the father of a child born outside marriage is legally established in one of several ways: by his declaration on the official form when the birth is registered, by recognition before the Civil Registry official, in a will or another public document such as a notarial deed, by a decision in a registry file, or by a final court judgment. Each leaves a different document, but all of them end up in the child's Civil Registry entry.

The clearest proof for a US office is therefore a literal birth certificate showing both parents, together with the deed or judgment if recognition came later. The date of recognition can matter to a US case, so we translate every date exactly as printed. If recognition was made by notarial deed, the deed names the notary and gives a protocol number, which we copy exactly.

The child's surnames

Once both parents are established, the child has both their first surnames, in the order the parents agree. A birth certificate issued before recognition and one issued after can therefore show different surnames, and both are genuine. If filiation is later corrected, the child or descendants can apply within two months of the new entry to keep the surnames they have been using.

Where paternity was decided in court, the judgment and any DNA expert report may be needed too. Recognitions in Latin America have their own pages, such as the Mexican paternity acknowledgment page. See our Spanish page. A father living in the US can also sign a recognition before a Spanish consular officer acting as notary, which is a Spanish public document like any other.

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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