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Certified Taiwanese Marriage Certificate Translation
eVerbary translates your Taiwanese 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.
$24.95/page
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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.
Since 2008, registration makes the marriage
Since 23 May 2008, a marriage in Taiwan must be made in writing, signed by at least two witnesses and registered by both spouses at the household registration office (Civil Code, art. 982). The registration date is the date the marriage takes effect. Before that date a public ceremony with two witnesses was enough and registration was not required, so an older marriage can be valid without it. The office issues a marriage certificate with a red wet seal, and the marriage also appears in the remarks of each spouse's household registration transcript.
For a US visa the State Department accepts the marriage certificate, or the marriage registration record together with the household registration transcript. Offices do not issue certified copies; they print a new original instead, and that is what we translate. Same-sex marriage has been recognised in Taiwan since 24 May 2019, and those certificates are translated in exactly the same way. Dates are given in Minguo years, which we keep and follow with the Gregorian year in brackets: 108 (2019).
Spouses keep their own surnames
Under article 1000 of the Civil Code each spouse keeps his or her own surname. A spouse may put the other's surname in front of their own (冠姓) only by a written agreement registered with the household office, and may return to the original surname once during the same marriage. If the certificate or transcript shows two surnames joined together, we translate the name exactly as printed and follow the spelling in that spouse's passport.
Names are written in Traditional characters with the surname first, and the two spouses' passports may use different romanisation systems, so we spell each name as that person's passport does. For a spousal petition USCIS also looks at how earlier marriages ended, so a former spouse's divorce certificate or death certificate is often needed too. See our Chinese 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
We married in Taiwan before 2008 and never registered.
Before 23 May 2008 a public ceremony with two witnesses made a valid marriage. Send what you have; we translate it as issued.
The office would not give me a certified copy.
Taiwanese offices print a new original instead. That original is what we translate.
My wife's name shows two surnames together.
That is a spouse's surname added under the Civil Code. We translate it exactly as printed.
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Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.