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Certified Taiwanese Lease Agreement Translation

eVerbary translates your Taiwanese lease agreement 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.

Leases under the Civil Code

Taiwanese leases are governed by the Civil Code. A lease of real property for more than one year must be in writing, or it is treated as a lease without a fixed term (art. 422), and no lease may run longer than twenty years, although it can be renewed (art. 449). If the landlord sells the property after handing it over, the lease continues against the buyer, except an unnotarised lease longer than five years or without a fixed term (art. 425).

A notarised lease carries extra weight. Under article 13 of The Notary Act, a notarial deed for the lease of a building with a fixed term and an obligation to return it at the end can state that it is directly enforceable, so the landlord can enforce the return without first suing. If your lease has a notary's certificate attached, we translate it together with the contract.

What US offices look for

A lease is usually asked for as proof of residence in Taiwan or of rental income. We translate the parties, the address, the term, the rent in New Taiwan dollars, the deposit and every clause. Dates in Minguo years are followed by the Gregorian year in brackets, and seal impressions and handwritten additions are noted where they appear. Any special terms the parties added are translated in the order they appear.

If the lease supports proof of funds, see the Taiwanese bank statement page; if you own the property, see the Taiwanese property deed page. See also our Chinese page. A US office may also want proof that the lease was actually performed, such as rent receipts or bank transfers; we translate those as separate documents. A lease written in both Chinese and English needs translation only of the Chinese parts.

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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