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Certified Vehicle Title Translation
eVerbary translates your vehicle title 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.
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Accepted by USCIS and by US universities, colleges and schools, or your money back.
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Most 1-3 page documents are delivered within 24 hours. Same-day available.
Title, registration, or one document doing both
In the United States the title proves who owns a car and the registration proves it may be driven. Most other countries split that differently, or not at all:
- Mexico issues the invoice (factura) as proof of ownership and the circulation card (tarjeta de circulación) for circulation.
- Germany issues the Zulassungsbescheinigung in two parts, the second of which is the ownership document kept out of the car.
- France's carte grise is a single registration certificate covering both.
- Japan's inspection certificate serves as the registration, and a separate export deregistration certificate is issued when the car leaves the country.
- Much of Latin America issues a título de propiedad alongside a circulation permit renewed annually.
The numbers are what a clerk checks
A DMV clerk or a customs officer reads a translated title for one purpose first: to match the vehicle identification or chassis number on the paper against the number stamped on the car. That number, the engine number, the plate, the dates and the full vehicle description — make, model, displacement, weight, colour, number of seats — are reproduced exactly as printed, never reformatted and never tidied up.
Both sides of the document are translated. On a great many registration certificates the reverse carries the ownership history, the technical data or the official stamps, and a translation of the front alone is an incomplete document.
Where a translated title ends up
Titling and registering an imported vehicle at a state DMV, customs clearance on the way in, an insurance application, a private sale, or a court matter where ownership is in dispute. If you are importing the car yourself, the import paperwork travels with it, and the DMV will want your driver's license translated too.
The identifiers are reproduced character for character
A vehicle document turns on its numbers: the VIN or chassis number, the engine number, the plate and the registry entry. Those are reproduced exactly, because a single transposed digit makes the document useless for a title application or an import — and unlike a mistranslated sentence, nobody reading the English will notice.
Where a country uses a chassis number that is not a seventeen-character VIN, the translation says so rather than padding it into the shape a US form expects.
What the title document is, by country
There is frequently no single document called a title. A Mexican vehicle is evidenced by the factura — the invoice — with successive endorsements on the back forming the ownership chain, alongside a state-issued tarjeta de circulación; there is no national title, so the state of issue matters. A Brazilian vehicle carries the CRLV, reissued annually by the state DETRAN, with the RENAVAM as the national registry number. A Colombian vehicle carries the transit license (licencia de tránsito) through the RUNT.
A Russian vehicle carries the PTS, the vehicle passport, which records every owner in sequence — the ownership history is on the document itself rather than in a separate search. A German vehicle carries Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil I and Teil II: Part I stays with the car and Part II evidences ownership, and an import needs Part II. Sending the wrong one is a common reason an import stalls, and it is worth checking before ordering anything.
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
Do you translate both sides of the registration document?
Yes. The reverse often carries the ownership history, the technical data and the stamps, and leaving it out makes the translation incomplete.
Will my VIN or chassis number look different in the translation?
No. It is reproduced character for character. It is the number a clerk compares against the car itself.
Can you translate a Japanese export certificate?
Yes, including the era-year dates, which are converted to the Gregorian calendar individually.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.