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Certified Taiwanese Property Deed Translation

eVerbary translates your Taiwanese property deed 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.

Ownership certificates and the register

Real estate in Taiwan is registered by the land registration office for the city or county, and under article 758 of the Civil Code a transfer has no effect until it is registered. After registration the owner receives a land ownership certificate (土地所有權狀) and, for a building, a building ownership certificate (建物所有權狀), each bearing the office's seal and its head's signature stamp. We translate both in full.

The register itself is the stronger evidence. A transcript of the register (登記簿謄本) is available in categories: anyone can obtain one that hides the owner's birth date and parts of the name and ID number, while the owner can obtain the full version. A US bank or court needs the parcel number, area, ownership share and any mortgage entries, which we translate line by line.

Areas, shares and inheritance

Areas are given in square metres and ownership shares as fractions, which we copy exactly without converting to other units. Dates are in Minguo years, followed by the Gregorian year in brackets. If you are inheriting property, registration needs a household transcript recording the death and the heirs' current transcripts, among other documents, so the family records often travel with the deed.

See the Taiwanese death certificate page and the Taiwanese power of attorney page if someone in Taiwan will act for you. See also our Chinese page. Names follow the passport spelling you give us. Where the transcript lists other rights such as mortgages, each entry is translated with its date and holder as printed. We also translate the certificate's serial number and seal.

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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