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eVerbary translates French documents into certified English for $24.95 per page with no word cap, by professional human translators. 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
Flat rate per page, no word cap. No hidden fees.
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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.
Price, speed and what is included
| How it works | |
|---|---|
| Price | $24.95 per page with no word cap, the same as every language paired with English. The signed certificate of translation accuracy, every stamp and seal, formatting and a PDF are included. No minimum. |
| Turnaround | Most orders are delivered within a few hours; one to three pages within 24 hours at most. Expedited (+$4.99 per page) takes about half the time. Expedited Plus (+$9.98 per page) delivers one to three French pages in about 4 hours, for orders placed on a weekday between 8:00 AM and 4:59 PM Eastern. |
| Accepted by | USCIS, the NVC, courts, DMVs and other government agencies, universities, schools, credential evaluators such as WES and ECE, and employers in the United States — guaranteed, or your money back (terms). |
| Who translates | A professional human translator in the United States who works in French, never machine translation; a second reviewer checks it before delivery. |
| Notarization | Not needed for USCIS. When another office asks for it: $34.90 per order. |
| Paper copy | The certified PDF is included; a printed, signed copy by mail is from $19.95. |
Haiti, Africa, Quebec, France: different paperwork
Most of the French documents we translate are not from France. They come from Haiti, where civil records are in French although people speak Creole; from West and Central Africa — Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso — where the civil registry, the courts and the schools all work in French; from Quebec, Belgium and Switzerland; and from France itself. Each follows its own formats, and the translation follows the document in front of us rather than a French template.
Haitian records have their own pages: birth certificates, marriage certificates and the rest of the Haitian documents listed below. For France, see the French birth certificate page.
Full copy, extract with parents, extract without
A French birth record (acte de naissance) is issued in three forms. The copie intégrale reproduces the whole entry with every marginal note; the extrait avec filiation gives the person and the parents; the extrait sans filiation leaves the parents out. An office that needs to see parentage — USCIS among them — cannot use the last one, so check which form you hold before paying for a translation.
The marginal notes (mentions marginales) record marriage, divorce, a civil partnership, recognition by a parent, a change of name or death. They are often the reason the document was requested, and every one is translated in place.
Dates written in words, and the late registration judgment
A French civil act writes its dates and hours out in full — "the twelfth of March two thousand and five, at ten past nine" — and the translation keeps them in words rather than silently turning them into figures. Names are kept exactly as spelled on the document, accents included.
Across Francophone Africa, a birth that was not registered on time is established by a court: the jugement supplétif d'acte de naissance, a judgment standing in for the missing record, which the registrar then transcribes. It is one of the most common documents in asylum and family cases, and it is translated as the judgment it is — court, parties, findings and order — not as a birth certificate.
Diplomas, transcripts, police records
French-system grades run from 0 to 20, with 10 usually the pass, and are translated as printed: converting them is a credential evaluator's job, not a translator's. The baccalauréat, the licence and the master keep their names with an explanation rather than being renamed after American degrees.
A French criminal record extract is bulletin n° 3 of the casier judiciaire, the only one a person can request for themselves; African police certificates (extrait de casier judiciaire) are issued by the court of the place of birth. Both are translated in full, stamps and all.
Documents by country
Each of these pages describes the document as that country issues it — the authority, the format, the annotations and what offices in the United States ask for.
- France: Birth Certificate · Marriage Certificate · Police Record · Academic Transcript · High School Diploma · University Diploma
- Haiti: Birth Certificate · Marriage Certificate · Divorce Document · Certificate of Good Conduct · Academic Transcript · High School Diploma · University Diploma
- Cameroon: Birth Certificate · Marriage Certificate · Divorce Certificate · Police Record · Academic Transcript · High School Diploma · University Diploma
- The DR Congo: Birth Certificate · Marriage Certificate · Divorce Certificate · Police Record · Academic Transcript · High School Diploma · University Diploma
- Morocco: Birth Certificate · Marriage Certificate · Police Record · Academic Transcript · High School Diploma · University Diploma
- Senegal: Birth Certificate · Marriage Certificate · Divorce Certificate · Criminal Record Certificate · Academic Transcript · High School Diploma · University Diploma
- Côte d'Ivoire: Birth Certificate
- Guinea: Birth Certificate · Marriage Certificate · Divorce Certificate · Criminal Record Certificate · Academic Transcript · High School Diploma · University Diploma
- Mauritania: Birth Certificate · Marriage Certificate · Divorce Certificate · Criminal Record Certificate · Academic Transcript · High School Diploma · University Diploma
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
Is a certified French translation accepted by USCIS?
Yes. USCIS asks for a complete English translation and the translator's certification that it is accurate (8 CFR 103.2(b)(3)); every translation carries that signed certification, and acceptance is guaranteed or your money back.
My birth certificate says "extrait sans filiation". Is that a problem?
For most US uses, yes: it leaves out the parents, which is usually what the office needs to see. Order a copie intégrale or an extrait avec filiation before translating.
I have a jugement supplétif instead of a birth certificate.
That is the normal document for a late-registered birth in Francophone Africa. We translate it as the court judgment it is; whether it is enough for your case is a question for your attorney.
Do you convert French grades to the American scale?
No. Grades are translated as printed. Conversion is done by a credential evaluator such as WES or ECE.
How much does French to English translation cost?
$24.95 per page with no word cap, the same as every other language, with the signed certification, the translation of every stamp and seal, and formatting included. Most certificates are one or two pages and come back within 24 hours.
Ready to get started?
Upload your documents and receive your certified translation, typically within 24 hours.