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Certified Taiwanese Paternity Acknowledgment Translation

eVerbary translates your Taiwanese 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.

Acknowledgment under the Civil Code

In Taiwan a child born outside marriage is related to the mother without any formality. Under article 1065 of the Civil Code, a child acknowledged by the biological father is deemed born in wedlock, and a father who has raised the child is deemed to have acknowledged it. If he refuses, the child, the mother or another legal representative can sue him for acknowledgment, or sue his heirs after his death (art. 1067).

Acknowledgment is a status registration under the Household Registration Act, filed with the household registration office within 30 days, and it must be filed in person unless the office accepts a good reason. Once registered, it appears in the remarks of the household registration transcript, which is usually what a US office wants to see as proof. The father's transcript records it as well.

New surnames and court records

Acknowledgment is one of the grounds on which the Name Act allows a child's surname or given name to be changed, so the transcript may show a new name entered soon after. We translate each entry with its date in Minguo years and the Gregorian year, and give the old and new names exactly. Where acknowledgment came from a court judgment, the judgment is a separate document and should be translated as well.

For US purposes, legitimation can matter for citizenship and immigration benefits; ask your attorney which documents to submit. See the Taiwanese name change page and our Chinese page. Names follow the passport spelling you give us. An acknowledged child is treated as born in wedlock, so the same transcript can also matter for an estate. Minguo dates are followed by the Gregorian year in brackets.

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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